The 2020 Virtual O’Brien Awards Gala will be video streamed live right here, on standardbredcanada.ca on Sunday, January 31 starting at 7:00 p.m. (EST).
The online stream, made possible by Standardbred Canada, is brought to you by co-sponsors Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals ~ Effective Supplements Through Science, and Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The Virtual O’Brien Awards Gala will be hosted by Ken Middleton and Jason Portuondo and feature live cut-ins with some of the finalists and winners along with cut-ins from Red Shores Racetrack Casino at Charlottetown Driving Park who are hosting a VIP Gala.
There will be lots of opportunities for viewers to be involved in the Virtual Gala. A digital O’Brien Awards program available for viewing online will be posted on January 31 in advance of the Virtual Gala along with links to the Online Silent Auction and Virtual Photo Gallery.
You can follow all of the action of Canada’s national harness racing awards event, starting with the Red Carpet Live coverage with Host, Kelly Spencer, live from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (EST), on standardbredcanada.ca and SC’s Facebook page. Kelly will be interviewing some of the finalists and special guests as they arrive on the Virtual Red Carpet.
At 6:30 p.m. (EST) there will be a 30 minute intermission and we’ll also have Video Greetings available for watching at your leisure during that break.
Standardbred Canada will also provide live updates on the event through its social media channels. For anyone tweeting or adding photos to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, please use the #OBriens20 hashtag.
To take a look at the finalists, click here.