50Th Anniversary

Ontario Sires Stakes and TROT Magazine

Get Your Picture On The Cover Of TROT!

October 10, 2024

Each celebrating their 50th Anniversary, the Ontario Sires Stakes and TROT Magazine have teamed up to give you the opportunity to have your picture on the cover of TROT, this Saturday night at Woodbin...

Hiawatha Horse Park

OSS Anniversary Tour Wraps Up At Hiawatha

September 06, 2024

Hiawatha Horse Park will host the final stop of the Ontario Sires Stakes 50th Anniversary celebration tour on Saturday, Sept. 7.

Cathedra

Hiawatha Horse Park An Important Part Of OSS History

September 06, 2024

When Hiawatha Horse Park opened as part of the Ontario racing scene in 1988, the OSS was already in its 15th season of competition.

Grand River

OSS Anniversary Celebrations Continue At Grand River

September 05, 2024

The Ontario Sires Stakes 50th Anniversary celebration tour is making its penultimate stop on Friday, Sept. 6 at Grand River Raceway.

Sammy Silk

The OSS From Elmira Raceway To Grand River

September 05, 2024

Grand River Raceway is a track that was built for the modern age but came with a nod to the past.

Harness racing at Hanover Raceway

OSS Anniversary Celebrations Continue At Hanover

August 22, 2024

The Ontario Sires Stakes 50th Anniversary celebration tour will be making a stop at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 24, when an 11-race card will feature the final of the Balanced Image Stakes and a...

Apaches Fame

Harness Racing Roots Run Deep In Hanover Community

August 20, 2024

When the Ontario Sires Stakes program was launched in 1974, Hanover Raceway was chosen as an original host, much to the delight of everyone even remotely involved in the sport.

AM Playgirl

The OSS From Barrie Raceway To Georgian Downs

August 09, 2024

In November of 2001, Georgian Downs became the first new track of the 21st century to be constructed in Canada and the 14th in Ontario to embrace slots.

General D Brook

How Kawartha Downs Helped Racing Stars Get Their Start

Kawartha Downs, located in Fraserville Ont., just a bit south of Peterborough, is one of the original tracks that has hosted Ontario Sires Stakes racing from its very beginning and will celebrate the ...

Beau Jim

Clinton A Proud OSS Host From The Very Beginning

Clinton Raceway has been a proud host of Ontario Sires Stakes racing from the very first year, way back in 1974, now 50 years ago. This rather small, yet quaint venue has hosted a lot of great harness...

Dovers Surge and driver Dave Wall

Memories Of Dresden Raceway And The OSS

Dresden Raceway, often dubbed “Little Saratoga,” is an original host track for the Ontario Sires Stakes.

Rideau Carleton Raceway on opening night on Sept. 1, 1962

A Look Back At Rideau Carleton And The OSS

Rideau Carleton Raceway, which was opened in 1962, was one of six “A” tracks chosen to present OSS action in that first year.

Maywood Susie and driver Ron Waples in the Western Fair winner's circle in 1975

Western Fair A Harness Racing Pioneer Track In Ontario

Recognized as the true pioneer track of the province where harness racing under the lights made its debut in 1961, Western Fair Raceway has been a proud host of OSS competition since the very beginnin...