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2025-05-15T12:21:08-04:00May 15, 2025|

#betontario to support Ontario horse racing jobs and breed development programs

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The popularity of “Buy Canadian” programs as a response to U.S. threats on Canada’s sovereignty has been extended to Ontario’s horse racing industry in a campaign called Bet Ontario (#betontario). Ontario Racing is encouraging those that choose to bet on horse racing to consider the critical importance of wagering on the races conducted in Ontario.

2025-03-05T16:11:34-05:00March 5, 2025|

Two-Year-Old OSS Sustaining Payment Due March 17

If you plan to race your two-year-old in the 2025 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program, please submit your sustaining payment by mail, postdated no later than March 17, 2025, or through the OSS online form. The sustaining payment is $600 ($450 USD). Two-year-olds sustained to the 2025 OSS must have been nominated as a yearling