Ontario Sired yearlings had a strong showing at the Standardbred Horse Sales Company auction in Harrisburg, PA. The three-day yearling portion of the sale concluded on Wednesday (Nov. 4). In all, 118 Ontario Sired yearlings reached a total gross of $6,273,000 for an average of $53,161 that was 18 per cent higher than the complete yearling sale average of $45,192.
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London Classic Yearling Sale average of C$32,663 up nearly 7 per cent
New and stable government funding and a diverse lineup of Ontario stallions helped the London Classic Yearling Sale (LCYS) set a new record for average of C$32,663 that was the highest in the five years the auction has been operated by the Western Fair District in London, ON.
D A Johnny Cash breaks OSS record for rookie trotting colts with first Gold triumph
D A Johnny Cash set a 1:52.3 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) record for 2-year-old trotting colts while winning the lone C$150,000 OSS Gold Leg 5 event on Friday (Oct. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Verily smashes OSS record for rookie trotting fillies with 1:53 Gold triumph
Verily smashed the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) record for 2-year-old trotting fillies, previously shared by four fillies, with a 1:53 score in the first of two $100,000 OSS Gold Leg 5 events on Friday (Oct. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Fellow division leader Major Contender won the second Gold test in 1:54.1.
Beyond the bucket list: Jug-winning trainer John Pentland is on top of the world
Ontario trainer John Pentland said winning the Little Brown Jug was never on his bucket list. That’s not because he didn’t very much want to win it, just that it seemed so improbable he didn’t dare to dream that big.
Shes A Bulldog posts minor upset in OSS Gold for 3-year-old pacing fillies
Shes A Bulldog kicked home with authority to win the lone $150,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Leg 5 division for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Friday (Sept. 25) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in a career-best 1:49.2.
Ontario’s Standardbred industry receives additional funding of more than $14 million
Ontario Racing is excited to announce that it is immediately contributing additional funding of more than $14 million to the Ontario Standardbred horse racing industry as part of the Ontario government’s plan to increase support to protect agriculture and rural jobs across the province.
Borderline Mobby upsets Beau Jangles in OSS Gold
Borderline Mobby and James MacDonald upset reigning Canadian and U.S. Horse of the Year Beau Jangles in the lone C$140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series Leg 2 event on Saturday (June 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The mile was 1:48.2.
Beau Jangles dominates Gold test in terrible weather to remain undefeated through 15 career starts
In the first Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series race of 2026 for sophomore pacing colts, the reigning Canadian and U.S. Horse of the Year defeated a field of eight and overcame both terrible weather and Post 8.
Dave Briggs to USHWA HOF Screening Committee
Dave Briggs, a member of the harness racing Communicators Hall of Fame as selected by the U.S. Harness Writers Association and also voted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, has been appointed to a four-year term on USHWA’s Hall of Fame Screening Committee.