If you aren’t attending the 2019 O’Brien Awards Black Tie Gala, no worries. Grab your favourite refreshments, get comfortable in your recliner and you can enjoy all the live action from the comfort of your own home as the event will be video streamed live on standardbredcanada.ca.
The 2019 O’Brien Awards are scheduled for Saturday, February 1 at the Hilton Mississauga / Meadowvale Hotel, and are hosted by Ken Middleton and Jason Portuondo.
The online stream, made possible by Standardbred Canada, is brought to you in part by Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals ~ Effective Supplements Through Science.
You can follow all of the action of Canada’s national harness racing awards event, starting with the Red Carpet coverage of the cocktail reception with Host, Kelly Spencer, live from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (EST), on standardbredcanada.ca and SC’s Facebook page.
Kelly will be interviewing some of the finalists and special guests as they arrive on the Red Carpet for the Gala.
Starting at approximately 9:00 p.m. (EST) you can watch the main portion of the 2019 O’Brien Awards presentations live via video stream exclusively on standardbredcanada.ca. A link to the video will be available before the awards on Saturday night. The awards presentations are estimated to last for 60 - 75 minutes.
Standardbred Canada will also provide live updates on the event through its social media channels. For anyone tweeting or adding photos to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, please use the hashtag #OBriens19
To take a look at the finalists, click here.
For fans of harness racing in the Calgary area, The Derby Restaurant at Century Downs will be featuring the live stream of the O'Brien Awards through the SC website. There is no charge to participate but attendees are responsible for supper and refreshments. RSVP by Wednesday to Shelley Hastey at [email protected] to give organizers a better idea of numbers.