Toronto, April 26, 2002-The Ontario Horse Racing Industry Assocation (OHRIA) has announced that starting fees for the upcoming 2002 Ontario Sires Stakes season have been reduced by 25 percent. Starting fees for Grassroots, Gold Eliminations and Trillium Series events will be 1.5 percent of the added money, down from 2 percent in previous years. There

Former OSS star Cathedra to US Hall of Fame Cathedra, an Ontario Sires Stakes champion filly at two and three, is one of three broodmares elected to the U.S. Living Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y. A daughter of Run The Table and the Oil Burner mare Cathedral City, Cathedra was bred by Tymal Farms

Nutraceutical Alliance 2002 3rd Annual Nutraceutical Alliance Symposium May 10 and 11, 2002 Lifetime Learning Centre � Ontario Veterinary College � University of Guelph, Canada MSM in Equine Joint Disease � Garlic for Horses Research results � Yeast as an inhibitor of mycotoxin production in equine feed � Hemp as a Nutraceutical � The role

Toronto, March 12, 2002-For the third time in as many years, the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) has announced major funding increases for the Ontario Sires Stakes program. A total of $2.5 million will be added to the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) coffers in 2002. Since the beginning of the 2000 season, OSS purses

Mississauga/February 4, 2005 Since its inception (1994), the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) has been a very effective voice in representing the interests of the industry. As the voice for all industry segments, OHRIA is undergoing a restructuring to reflect the realities of industry revenues and to realign itself to better achieve its original

OSS Stars Precious Delight, Duke Of York, Donven Promise, Liberty Balance win O'Brien Awards; Bax voted Canada's top trainer of 2001 Four stars of the rich Ontario Sires Stakes program in 2001 were front and center at the annual O'Brien Awards on Feb. 2. The O'Brien Awards are the highest honour harness racing bestows upon

MISSISSAUGA, NOV. 13, 2001 — After years of hard work, Don McElroy has earned his first Lampman Cup as the top driver in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. A mainstay in the Ontario Sires Stakes driver colony for the last five seasons, McElroy says a combination of dumb luck and effort landed him the honour

CAMPBELLVILLE, NOV. 11, 2001 — John Bax raced four horses in three Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night and went home with three wins and one second. The Peterborough horseman opened the $2 million Gold Series Championship with a one-two finish in the two-year-old trotting filly event when Natashas Kiss

CAMPBELLVILLE, NOV. 7, 2001 — Two of North America's Breeder's Crown champions are Ontario born and bred and both colts will compete at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night in the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final Championships. Duke Of York makes his first start since the Oct. 19 Breeder's Crown Final in the two-year-old trotting colt

CAMPBELLVILLE, NOV. 6, 2001 — A total of $2 million is on the line at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night when the top trotters and pacers from the Ontario Sires Stakes program go head-to-head in their season ending Super Finals. For the last six months some of the most talented Standardbreds ever to come out