Final Prospect Series Standings
Click below to check the Final Prospect Series Point Standings through Sunday, Sept. 17. Final point standings will be published later today.
Prospect Series Standings to Sept. 10
Click below to check Prospect Series Point Standings through Sunday, Sept. 10. Final point standings will be published Sept. 18.
2CT Prospect Series Cancelled at Georgian
INNISFIL, AUGUST 30, 2023 – Georgian Downs cancelled live racing on August 29 midway through the card due to unsafe track conditions, and as a result the Prospect Series division in race eight was not contested.
The Standardbred Improvement Program committee has decided to equally divide the purse and points among the seven horses that were not scratched from the eighth race.
All participants have been notified, and the Prospect Series standings will be updated on September 5 to reflect this result.
Please email ossprogram@ontarioracing.com if you have questions.
Owners Able to Designate Agent for OSS Payments
Ontario Racing is now able to offer ownership groups the option of assigning an “Agent” or single payee to receive Ontario Sires Stakes purse cheques or Breeders’ Awards.
This option was developed in partnership with Standardbred Canada through feedback from participants about the difficulty in depositing cheques with a comma or the word ‘or’ between owner names.
Click here to download the form to assign an agent.
Ontario Racing is continuing to work towards offering Direct Deposit for OSS payments.
Email ossprogram@ontarioracing.com if you have questions
Reminder: Prospect Series Qualifying Standard Changed
TORONTO, JULY 6, 2023 – In advance of the two-year-old events which begin on July 15, Ontario Racing would like to remind horsepeople that in 2023 the Prospect Series will use the overnight qualifying standard and not the added money standard.
For the 2023 season Prospect Series horses will be considered qualified if they meet the qualifying times listed under rules 12.02.01 and 12.02.02 in the Rules of Standardbred Racing.
At the conclusion of the racing season the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) will consider a permanent revision to the Rules of Standardbred Racing with the benefit of feedback from the 2023 season.
NOTE: This change means the qualifying times in the Racing Guide will not apply to Prospect Series events.
For more information, please email ossprogram@ontarioracing.com.
Gold Leg Two For 3YO Trotting Fillies Postponed July 6
MILTON – Woodbine Entertainment has cancelled live racing for today (June 30) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and as a result, the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series Leg 2 for three-year-old trotting fillies has been postponed to Thursday, July 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The two Gold divisions will go postward as originally drawn.
Environment Canada’s air quality index for Milton is listed as ‘High Risk’ and expected to remain at this level into Friday night.
Woodbine’s decision to cancel comes through consultation with the Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) and is consistent with the AGCO air quality guidelines.
Click here to view Woodbine’s cancellation announcement.
If you have questions, please email ossprogram@ontarioracing.com
3YO Trotting Fillies Gold Leg 1 Moved to June 13
MILTON – Woodbine Entertainment has cancelled live racing for today (June 8) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and as a result, the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series Leg 1 for three-year-old trotting fillies has been postponed to Tuesday, June 13 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The two Gold divisions will go postward as originally drawn.
The decision to postpone was made by Woodbine due to the Environment Canada Special Air Quality Alert for Toronto, and is consistent with the advice Woodbine received from veterinarians, medical practitioners, and other racing officials including the AGCO.
Click here to view Woodbine’s cancellation announcement.
Click here to view the AGCO’s recommendation to the industry.
If you have questions, please email ossprogram@ontarioracing.com
Prospect Series Qualifying Times Changed to Overnight Standard
TORONTO, JUNE 5, 2023 – Ontario Racing’s Standardbred Improvement Program (SIP) Committee is pleased to announce that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has accepted its proposal to align the qualifying standard for the Prospect Series with the standard for overnight races.
For the 2023 season Prospect Series horses will be considered qualified if they meet the qualifying times listed under rules 12.02.01 and 12.02.02, rather than the standard for added money races under rule 11.02.01.
“We are thankful to the AGCO for accepting our proposal,” said Standardbred Improvement Program Committee Member and Ontario Racing Board Member Ian Fleming. “The Prospect Series provides valuable racing opportunities to Ontario Sired horses and this change will increase participation in these events.”
At the conclusion of the racing season the AGCO will consider a permanent revision to the Rules of Standardbred Racing with the benefit of feedback from the 2023 season.
For more information, please email ssnyder@ontarioracing.com.
NOTE: This change means the qualifying times in the Racing Guide will not apply to Prospect Series events.
For Prospect Series qualifying times please refer to the times listed below in Section 12 of the Rules of Standardbred Racing.
Click here to view Section 12 of the Rules of Standardbred Racing – Qualifying Races
Click here to view Section 11 of the Rules of Standardbred Racing – Horses Permitted to Race
Yearling Nomination Deadline May 15
The yearling nomination deadline for the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program is May 15, 2023.
Please submit your nomination payment through the OSS online payment form by midnight on May 15, 2023, or by mail postdated no later than May 15, 2023.
The fee is $100 ($80 USD) and nominates foals of 2022 to race in 2024 and 2025.
All yearlings must be registered at time of nomination and Standardbred Canada requires that the DNA and microchipping be completed before the foal is registered. To register your foal online with Standardbred Canada click here.
Nominations made after May 15, 2023, are subject to a late fee. A Late Nomination costs $500 ($USD TBA).
Prior to August 15, 2023, the late Yearling Nomination fee is $500 (USD TBD).
Between August 15, 2023, and March 15, 2024, foals of 2022 will be subject to a two-year-old Late Nomination fee of $1,500 CDN.
KEY DOCUMENTS
Yearling Nomination sustaining online form
Cheques should be made payable and mailed to
Ontario Sires Stakes
c/o Woodbine Mohawk Park
PO Box 160
Campbellville, ON
L0P 1B0
If you have questions about nominating a horse to the OSS, please contact the Program Coordinator at (416) 407-4841 or ossprogram@ontarioracing.com.
Two-Year-Old OSS Sustaining Payment Due March 15
If you intend to race your two-year-old in the 2023 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program, please submit your sustaining payment by mail, postdated no later than March 15, 2023, or through the OSS online form.
The sustaining payment is $600 ($460 USD). Two-year-olds sustained to the 2023 OSS must have been nominated as a yearling in 2022.
If your two-year-old was not nominated to the OSS as a yearling in 2022, it can still be nominated by submitting the $1,500 ($1,115 USD) late fee and form prior to March 15, 2023.
Once nominated, the two-year-old can then be sustained for the 2023 two-year-old season by submitting the $600 sustaining payment, also by March 15, 2023.
KEY DOCUMENTS
Two-year-old sustaining form PDF
Two-year-old sustaining online form
Two-year-old late nomination form
Cheques should be made payable and mailed to
Ontario Sires Stakes
c/o Woodbine Mohawk Park
PO Box 160
Campbellville, ON
L0P 1B0
If you have questions about sustaining a horse to the OSS, please contact the Program Coordinator at 416-407-4841 or ossprogram@ontarioracing.com