by Karen Hauver, OSS Administration Coordinator

Toronto, ON — A list of Ontario farms wishing to board out of province mares for the Ontario Resident Mare Program has been posted on the Ontario Horse Racing website at www.ontariohorseracing.ca.

This list is comprised of farms whose owners have submitted their information and will be updated as new farms are added.

A requirement of the Ontario Resident Mare Program is that the mare be resident in Ontario for 180 consecutive days surrounding foaling. Once the mare has met the requirements, the resulting foal will be registered as Ontario bred and the person who enrolled the mare will be eligible for Ontario Bred Rewards. These rewards amount to 15 percent of the horse’s earnings in OSS and selected Open stakes. The top Ontario Bred Rewards earner in 2015 earned more than C$99,000.

The new C$2 million Owners’ Purse Bonus, which begins in 2017, will reward the owner of Ontario bred horses on a pro-rata basis according to their earnings in Ontario overnight races. Horses that are Ontario sired or Ontario bred are eligible for this bonus. If the horse is both Ontario sired and Ontario bred, the owner will receive double the bonus.

For more information on the Ontario Resident Mare Program, please contact Robin McClure at Standardbred Canada (905.858.3060) or Karen Hauver at 519.369.3545.