The Canadian Cowgirls Precision Drill Team, which includes a retired Standardbred as one of their featured performers, have announced their schedule for the 2024 season. Team members include retired trotter Bugsy and his rider Jamie Drew. Jamie’s family adopted Bugsy, then known as Masseno, from the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society in 2020 and he has quickly adapted from racehorse to a valued member of the drill team. Now seven, Bugsy is a son of Muscle Mass who had a brief racing career (four starts, two seconds and one third) as a three-year-old before being retired. His full brother, Nzuri, enjoyed success last year as a two-year-old, earning just under $50,000 from seven starts which included two Ontario Sires Stakes victories. The geldings hail from a celebrated Canadian trotting family. Their dam, Tomorrows Dream (owned by Julie and Paul Walker), is a daughter of O’Brien Award winner Mombasa, and the dam of O’Brien winner Filly At Bigs. The third dam is another O’Brien victor, Mygal Haw Lea, the dam of Bridger, a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. To read a full feature story on Jamie and Bugsy distributed by Woodbine Entertainment and written by Chris Loman, please click here. Jamie notes in the story how people are quite surprised to learn that her mount is a harness horse. The pair are a shining example of OSAS’s mandate to promote the incredible versatility of the Standarbred horse. If you have the opportunity to see the Canadian Cowgirls team in action, we strongly recommend it as they put on a wonderful show. Here are the 2024 dates: May 25-26 Grey Highlands Ram Rodeo * June 8-9 Headwaters Ram Rodeo * June 22-23 Polo For Heart * July 13-14 Breyerfest (Kentucky)* July 13-14 Brigden Ram Rodeo July 20-21 Erin Ram Rodeo * July 27-28 Rockton Ram Rodeo August 3-5 Stevensville Ram Rodeo August 9-11 Comber Fair * August 10-11 Exeter Rodeo August 17 Petrolia Parade August 24-25 Purple Hill Ram Rodeo * August 31 – September 1 Tweed Stampede* September 14-15 Binbrook Ram Rodeo October 1-5 International Plowing Match (Lindsay) October 18-20 Ancaster Ram Rodeo Finals * November Royal Winter Fair * * Indicates events where Jamie and Bugsy will be performing. Photos of Jamie and Bugsy are courtesy of Tammy Walker Drew.

OSAS would like to express our appreciation to the amateur drivers who competed at Mohawk on Monday, May 13. As is their tradition, they donated $1,000 to a local charity and we are grateful they selected Ontario’s official Standardbred adoption agency. OSAS’s Joanne Colville, who also serves as the track’s outrider, was on hand to receive the cheque from the drivers. (New Image Media photo)

OSAS has been very generously gifted a pair of Toronto Maple Leaf tickets which you have the chance to win by purchasing a raffle ticket. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased in person through Joanne Colville or Emma Christoforou and paid before the draw via e-transfer, cash, or credit card or email, call or text Joanne at osashorses@gmail.com or 905-339-6748. The game is on Saturday, April 13 at the Scotiabank arena. The Leafs are facing the Detroit Red Wings. The seats are in section 115, row 26, seats 13 & 14 and have a face value of $660. The draw for the winner of the tickets will take place on Facebook Live on Sunday, April 7. Special thanks to Renata and Dave Lumsden for the generous donation.

March 15th is the final day to place your order for our fundraiser featuring the delicious fudges and spice mixes from Phil's Fudge Factory. The flavours available are as follows: Chocolate Chocolate Coconut Chocolate Pecan Chocolate Mint Swirl Cinnamon Bun Cookie Monster Lemon Cheesecake Canadian Maple Pecan Peanut Butter Explosion Rolo Sour Cherry Tiger Eye For more information on the fudge, please click here to view their Spring Fudge catalogue. In addition to fudge, Phil’s is also offering an assortment of Spice Mixes, these include: Bacon & Chives Baked Crab Bake Spinach Bruschetta Buffalo Ranch Cajun Wildfire Chipotle Bacon Country Ranch Creamy Jalapeno Curried Garlic Dill Delight Everything Bagel Guacamole Herb & Garlic Honey Mustard Horseradish Bacon Island Jerk Mexican Fiesta Roasted Potato Spicy Veggie Spinach Supreme Tiramisu Tomato Basil Traditional Onion Additional information on the spice mixes may be viewed here . The spice mixtures are $5/per while the blocks of fudge are $13 each. We ask that payment accompany your order. Etransfers may be sent to: osashorses@gmail.com . Orders may also be paid in cash to Emma Christoforou at Flamboro or Mohawk. Any questions, please call or text Joanne at 905-339-6748.

The Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society’s 2024 stallion auction concluded on Saturday, February 10, at noon. We sincerely thank each and every stallion owner and farm who donated a breeding to support the official adoption agency for retired Standardbreds in the province. We’d also like to thank everyone who took the time to make bids on these 15 popular Ontario stallions. The results of this year’s auction are as follows: