O'brien Awards

The best in Canadian harness racing was honoured at the 2017 O'Brien Awards on Saturday night, and to honour those involved our first batch of photos from Saturday have now been posted online.

Standardbred Canada has released the breakdown of the voting for the 2017 O'Brien Awards. The ceremony took place Saturday, February 3, 2018, at the Hilton Mississauga/ Meadowvale Hotel in Mississauga...

"It's a pretty big thrill, it probably won't sink in for a couple of days. I'm just taking it all in right now."

"We were sitting at a table with Ariana G's people. We really thought it came down to us two...but she did so much special stuff up here, beating the boys. But we were hopeful."

"The O'Brien Awards is all about class, from start to finish. And [Somebeachsomewhere] was a class horse, and this is a class move on behalf of Standardbred Canada."

On Saturday, February 3, Standardbred Canada announced the winners for the 2017 O’Brien Awards, at the 29th edition of the annual O’Brien Awards Black Tie Gala held at the Hilton Mississauga / Meadowv...

On Saturday, February 3, at the O’Brien Awards Gala, Standarbred Canada announced that the O’Brien Award for Horse of the Year is now named the Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the Year Award.

Tonight is the night! The 29th edition of the O’Brien Awards, celebrating and honouring the best in Canadian harness racing, takes place this evening, Saturday, February 3 at the Hilton Mississauga / ...

“It’s not just knowledge. There’s chemistry and rapport between us and that’s all very helpful. It creates an environment where success can be facilitated.”

The road returning Tom Rankin to the O'Brien Awards has been full of twists, turns and a fair share of bumps. Now 16 years after last winning, Rankin has a shot at going home with a pair of O'Brien tr...

If you aren’t able to attend the 2017 O’Brien Awards Black Tie Gala, you can still enjoy the event via Standardbred Canada’s social media channels and video streaming on standardbredcanada.ca this Sat...