Standardbred Canada (SC) is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Cam Fella Award.

Introduced at the 1997 O’Brien Awards, the Cam Fella Award honours the kind of exceptional, meritorious service that Cam Fella himself provided to Canada’s harness racing industry; fittingly, he was the first recipient.

The award is presented when warranted – not necessarily every year – to recognize recent, extraordinary service, effort and dedication to Canadian harness racing by an individual or group who, through their actions, demonstrates the qualities that made Cam Fella one of the sport’s greatest names.

The most recent recipient of the Cam Fella Award was Kent Oakes, the late former Chair of Standardbred Canada, longtime Director and prominent participant in the harness racing industry. Oakes worked in partnership with the provincial, regional and national harness racing industries for more than 30 years. Over that time, Oakes served on the Board of the Atlantic Harness Racing Development Council, the Atlantic Breeders Crown Host Committee, the Council of Atlantic Premiers Task Force on Harness Racing, and the P.E.I. Harness Racing Industry Association, Atlantic Classic Sale, Harness Racing P.E.I., P.E.I. Matinee Tracks Association, and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Nominating and Selection Committees. Oakes also served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Prince Edward Island Lotteries Commission, while acting on an interim basis as the Director of Racing at the Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission and Racing Manager at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at Charlottetown Driving Park and Red Shores Summerside Raceway. Oakes was also involved as the Provincial Government Representative on the Planning and Construction committee for the redevelopment of the Charlottetown Driving Park.

To Nominate

To submit a nomination, please complete the application form. Nominations are kept confidential to avoid disappointment if a nomination is not successful. Submissions must be received by Nov. 30, 2025 and should be emailed to Jessica Street at [email protected]. 

Click here for the application form. 

(Standardbred Canada Press Release)