Standardbred Groups Meet November 08, 2012 On Tuesday and Thursday of this week (Nov. 6 and Nov. 8), representatives from Ontario's Standardbred horse groups held meetings to discuss a unified strategy for the standardbred industry as it perta...
McNiven On OMAFRA-OSS Statement November 08, 2012 Things are looking up in Ontario for the first time in a long time, as a government-appointed panel announced the continuation of the sire stakes program at current levels.
Panel: OSS Purses Maintained November 06, 2012 The three member OMAFRA panel, charged with the transition of horse racing in Ontario, issued a statement on Nov. 6 revealing their expectations regarding the purse structure of the Ontario Sires Stak...
SBOA Supports OHRIA Plan August 02, 2012 On Thursday, August 2, the Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association announced that it fully supports the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association plan for the future of the province's horse-racin...
SBOA Submits Ontario Budget Recommendations June 08, 2012 The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association (SBOA) recently submitted an official letter to the Ontario Government’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, currently holding hearings...
Breeding Farms Open House A Huge Success May 14, 2012 A trip to the local standardbred breeding farm proved to be a popular choice for more than 1,000 people that visited and toured the four farms that took part in the Mother’s Day Open House on Sunday
SBOA, SC Announce Mother's Day Open House Program April 21, 2012 The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association and Standardbred Canada’s I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club are partnering to present a special Mother’s Day Open House Program
How Can The Breeders Survive? March 22, 2012 The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association has sent the following letter to all Ontario MPPs and to OLG Chair Paul Godfrey
SBOA, WEG Express Support For OHRIA March 21, 2012 The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association (SBOA) and Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) have expressed their support for the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) as the voice of th...
Amendments To 2012 WEG Stakes Schedule January 25, 2012 Three new stakes events are being added to the Woodbine Entertainment Group’s 2012 standardbred stakes schedule, while two others are being moved earlier in the calendar
NJ To Prosecute Racing's Wrongdoers? January 23, 2012 Prosecution, not drug testing, is the way to ensure integrity in harness racing, Jeff Gural told the sold-out crowd at the Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association Awards Banquet in Toronto on Sat...
Gural Drawing Sell-Out Crowd January 09, 2012 Fresh off a weekend in which the Meadowlands Racetrack re-emerged under his control, it looks like featured speaker Jeff Gural will definitely pack the house at the