Bill O'donnell

SC Rewind: The Start Of 'Magic'

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith looks back some 40 years to recall a milestone event in harness racing history. That year, which was 1981, a then 33-year-old Canadian born horseman became the firs...

The Best Two-Year-Old I've Driven

TROT reached out to many of the sport’s leading reinsmen and asked them not only to share who the best two-year-old that they had ever driven was, but also if they could remember when it became appare...

COSA Directors Elected

On Monday (May 3, 2021) the Central Ontario Standardbred Association’s auditing firm, KPMG, revealed the 2021 election results.

‘Alumni Show’ Interviews O'Donnell

September 10, 2020

The most recent edition of the Harness Racing Alumni Show is now available for listening.

Lawson, O'Donnell On Reopening

On Wednesday night's (May 6) edition of COSA TV, Jim Lawson of the Woodbine Entertainment Group indicated optimism toward a return to live racing across Ontario in the near future and outlined some of...

Lawson, O'Donnell On COSA TV

As optimism begins to grow for the return of live harness racing in the province of Ontario, the Woodbine Entertainment Group’s CEO Jim Lawson along with COSA President Bill O’Donnell will discuss the...

A Night With The Legends

On Wednesday evening (April 1), Greg Blanchard hosted another roundtable discussion interview with three of harness racing’s most accoladed and most respected driving legends - John Campbell, Bill O’D...

O'Donnell Interviewed On Alumni Show

August 08, 2019

Horseman and Ontario racing official Bill O'Donnell has been interviewed for the most recent edition of the Harness Racing Alumni Show.

Two Hall Of Famers On OSAS Board

The Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society extends warm congratulations to board member Ian Fleming on his recent induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

Hayes Named OR’s Independent Chair

Ontario Racing today (Monday, June 4) announced the full composition of its new Board of Directors.

Rules Committee Making Progress

As part of Standardbred Canada's industry-wide initiative to move toward a common rule book for Canadian harness racing, regulators from across the country will meet in Toronto this week.

O’Donnell On The Move

He may not get into the sulky as much as he used to, but it has been announced that Bill ‘The Magic Man’ O’Donnell will soon be on the move.

Legends Day 2017 Card Set

The card for Legends Day 2017, which will take place this Sunday (July 30) at Ontario’s Clinton Raceway, has been drawn. John Campbell, the most decorated driver in the history of Standardbred racing,...