OSS Stallion Registration Open For 2023 Season
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Stallion registration with the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program for the 2023 breeding year is now open. The deadline for registration is Jan. 16, 2023.
Stallion owners/lessees can register their stallion using the online form available here, or download the PDF form and mail it with payment to Ontario Racing. Hard copies have been mailed to all stallion owners registered with Standardbred Canada and will be arriving shortly.
Hard copies and payment must be sent to:
Ontario Racing
Standardbred Improvement Program
c/o Woodbine Mohawk Park
PO Box 160
Campbellville, ON L0P 1B0
Fees for the 2023 breeding year are:
- $200 for a New Registration (if not registered as an Ontario Sire in the previous year).
- $100 for a Renewal Registration (for stallions registered as an Ontario Sire in the previous year).
- Plus a levy equal to 50 per cent of the advertised service fee for the current year or $500, whichever is greater. If the service fee for the current year is listed as “Private,” the levy payable will be equal to 50 per cent of the highest amount that would be charged for a service fee for the current year or $500, whichever is greater.
A reminder that to be eligible for registration as an Ontario Sire a stallion must be: wholly owned by an Ontario resident, and standing his entire Northern Hemisphere stud season in the province of Ontario; or leased to an Ontario resident for a term of at least one year, and standing his entire Northern Hemisphere stud season in the province of Ontario during the term of that lease, with a copy of the written lease agreement on file with Standardbred Canada.
Click here for full eligibility requirements, registration details, and the benefits of registering a stallion as an Ontario Sire.
If you have questions or require further information, please email [email protected] or call 416-407-4841.
(Ontario Racing)