Ohio Standardbred Development Fund (OSDF)

The Ohio Standard Development Fund was created in 1975. It receives taxes paid on wagers at harness tracks. Beginning in 2013, a portion of the tax on casinos paid to the OSRC became another funding source. The commission authorizes disbursements from the fund after three OSDF Committee members, Chairman Richard McClelland, R. Kevin Greenfield and Dr. Robert Schwartz, hold hearings on conditions for the program and set annual racing dates.

Ohio law mandates the scheduling of up to five races and a championship for each of eight 2- and 3-year-old divisions. Races for older horses may be scheduled. Tracks add at least 16.67 per cent, or a minimum of $5,000, to purses for each race. Purse money is also comprised of money allocated by the OSDF and nominating, sustaining and starting fees paid by horsemen.

Overall, the vast majority of OSDF moneys are allocated to Ohio Sires Stakes races. The commission may allocate up to five per cent of the money available each year to horse-related research projects. Approximately $1.2 million has been spent on research. A portion of the fund is used for administration and to promote the breeding and racing of harness horses. Ohio-eligible horses are defined as those sired by a stallion that was registered with the Ohio State Racing Commission and stood in Ohio the year the horse was conceived.

2yo Colt Trot

2yo Colt Pace

2yo Filly Trot

2yo Filly Pace

3yo Colt Trot

3yo Colt Pace

3yo Filly Trot

3yo Filly Pace

2013 Schedule & Conditions

2013 OSS Nomination Lists

Nomination or Sustaining Form

Stallion Registration

Stallion Renewal Application

Report of Mares Bred

List of Eligible Stallions