O'brien Awards

Standardbred Canada has released the breakdown of the voting for the 2021 O'Brien Awards.

Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2021 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, during a Virtual Gala videostreamed on standardbredcanada.ca on...

The 33rd edition of the O’Brien Awards, celebrating and honouring the best in Canadian harness racing, took place virtually this evening on Sunday (Feb. 6).

Standardbred Canada is proud to present the 2021 Virtual O’Brien Awards Gala this evening (Sunday, Feb. 6), on standardbredcanada.ca.

Blair Corbeil has been involved in harness racing for 25 years, but 2021 marked the first time a horse he has owned was named a finalist for an O’Brien Award… and the second time as well.

Chasing O’Brien Award trophies never gets old for veteran horseman John Bax, who has a pair of 2021 trotting finalists in Duly Resolved and recently retired Up And Ready.

With big aspirations from the start of his career, trainer Nick Gallucci is well on his way to achieving his dreams.

The O’Brien Awards Handicapping Contest, sponsored by Tara Hills Stud, is now open to Standardbred Canada members and racing fans (over the age of 18).

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As the yearling portion of the 2018 Standardbred Horse Sale neared completion, Joseph Lyons Mound looked to buy one more horse for his family’s racing stable. He had his eye on two fillies but was uns...