This weekend kicks off the celebration of the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society’s 25
th anniversary at Ontario Standardbred racetracks.
On Sunday, August 1, Dresden and Clinton Raceways will start the ball rolling with the first OSAS Days at the Races on their matinee cards which get underway at 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. respectively.
Each card will feature a race called the OSAS 25
th Anniversary Race the winners of which will receive a cooler with the special OSAS anniversary logo sponsored by the Central Ontario Standardbred Association. The winners will also receive OSAS swag including boxes of ambassador cards created especially for the occasion by noted equine artist Michelle Hogan and sponsored by Ontario Racing. The cards feature beautiful portraits of OSAS’s most famous ambassadors, Reverend Hanover, Ruff Me Up, Hiltons Hot Stuff and The Painted Pony.
Established in 1996, OSAS is the official adoption agency for harness horses in Ontario and has found forever homes for more than 1,000 horses since its inception. The dates for the Ontario tracks hosting an OSAS day/night are as follows:
OSAS 25th Anniversary At The Races
Clinton Raceway Sunday, August 1
Dresden Raceway Sunday, August 1
Grand River Raceway Wednesday, August 18
Leamington Raceway Sunday, August 22
Georgian Downs Tuesday, August 31
Hiawatha Horse Park Saturday, September 4
Hanover Raceway Saturday, September 18
Flamboro Downs Thursday, September 30
Western Fair Friday, October 8
Woodbine Mohawk Park Saturday, October 23
Rideau Carleton Racetrack Thursday, October 28
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