Righteous Resolve

2023 O'Brien Award winners

2023 O'Brien Award Winners Announced

February 03, 2024

Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black Tie Gala in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Saturday, Feb. 3...

2023 O'Brien Awards - Roy Maxwell

Retiring Righteous Resolve Seeks O'Brien Repeat

January 25, 2024

Entering 2023 with high hopes off of a two-year-old campaign that saw her walk away an O’Brien Award winner for two-year-old trotting fillies in 2022, Righteous Resolve proved to be no one-hit wonder ...

2023 O'Brien Awards finalists

2023 O'Brien Award Finalists Announced

December 19, 2023

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season.

Righteous Resolve

MacDonald Sweeps Gold Splits At Mohawk

October 02, 2023

James MacDonald swept both Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions on Monday evening (Oct. 2) as the fifth leg of each division and succeeded first with a gate-to-wire triumph with new millionaire Righteo...

Up Your Deo, Celebrity Bambino, Righteous Resolve and Bond

Elegantimage And Canadian Trotting Classic Finals Set

September 16, 2023

North America’s top sophomore trotters were on display on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Woodbine Mohawk Park -- the fillies in two $35,000 eliminations of the Elegantimage while the colts contested a pair of ...

Matt Bax and Southwind Coors

Bax Seeks Rare Hambletonian, Oaks Double

August 01, 2023

Four trainers will head into Saturday’s Hambletonian Day card at The Meadowlands with the opportunity to win both the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks, a feat accomplished previously by only three c...

Righteous Resolve

OSS Gold Scores For Righteous Resolve, Muscling Vegas

After being rescheduled from the June 30 cancellation, two divisions of the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Leg 2 for three-year-old trotting fillies were contested at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday (July...

Sharpening Scores For Righteous Resolve, Linedrive Hanover

The nation's best two-year-old trotting filly in 2022, Righteous Resolve made her first appearance of 2023 during the Friday (May 26) qualifying session at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

2022 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final winners

Updates On Ontario Super Final Champions

It might not feel like it, but according to the calendar, spring started this week, which means stakes season is right around the corner. And last year’s Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final champio...

Matt Bax - 2022 O'Brien Awards post-even interview

Matt Bax On Taking The Reins

February 11, 2023

"I'm always going to have him as a teacher and he'll offer me his advice, but at the same time he's going to let me fly and go with whatever I think is right at the right time. It's a great partnershi...

2022 O'Brien Awards artwork

Bulldog Hanover Night At The O'Brien Awards

February 04, 2023

Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2022 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black-Tie Gala on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

Roy Maxwell and Righteous Resolve

One 'Righteous' O'Brien Award Finalist

February 03, 2023

The story of Righteous Resolve started more than a quarter century ago in Michigan, with a powerhouse performer that kicked off three generations of stakes winners for Roy Maxwell.

2022 O'Brien Awards artwork

2022 O’Brien Award Finalists Announced

December 22, 2022

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season.