OSS Program Changes in 2012
Changes in 2012:
BREEDERS' REWARDS
Starting in 2012, both two and three-year-old foals of mares enrolled in the Ontario Resident Mare Program will earn ONTARIO BRED REWARDS for the person who enrolled the mare in the Program. Ontario Bred Rewards are equal to 15% of OSS earnings. They will also earn 15% of earnings in Finals of open stakes in Ontario with a purse of $100,000 or more.
In addition, the breeders of both two and three-year-olds racing in the OSS program will receive ONTARIO SIRED REWARDS in the amount of 5% of their OSS earnings.
STARTERS IN GRASSROOTS SEMI-FINAL AND FINALS
The number of starters allowed to compete in each Grassroots Semi-Final and Final shall be governed by the number of horses that the host track can accomodate on the starting gate. However, there will always be a minimum of 8 horses drawn for each of these events. In 2012, at Grand River Raceway, there will be 8 horses drawn for each Grassroots Final and Semi-Final.
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