Thank you for supporting the 2024 SBOA Online Stallion Auction

        The SBOA 2024 Online Stallion Auction was a huge success. The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association would like to thank all the stallion breeding donators, and all the bidders for their generous support.  There was $74,700 bid on the combined stallion breeding’s this year. Registered bids were received from across Canada, The USA, and even […] Read more »

Lis Mara Passes

Deo Volente Farms has announced that the two-time O’Brien Award winner and double millionaire Lis Mara passed away from colic in Ireland on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at the age of 22. Lis Mara was the fastest and richest son of Cambest from the great broodmare Lisheen, a full sister to Albert Albert. Lis Mara was […] Read more »

Lit De Rose Kicks Off Blue Chip Matchmaker Series

Lit De Rose and driver Scott Zeron converted on a pocket trip to victory in the first of three $54,054 divisions in the first leg of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series at MGM Yonkers Raceway on Friday night, March 15. The veteran Quebec-bred mare has been a constant at Yonkers over the last few years […] Read more »

Pemberton Tops Preferred Foes At Mohawk

Pemberton made every pole a winning one en route to victory in the $32,000 Preferred 2 Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday, March 4. Bert Renaud and the Julie Walker student left hard from the outside in the field of six, securing the lead. As the pacesetter for the mile, Pemberton clicked out panels […] Read more »

Undefeated Margosgotthecargo And MacDonald Star At Mohawk

Trainer Andy Moore’s homebred three-year-old pacing filly Margosgotthecargo took a new lifetime mark of 1:53.1 on Friday, March 1 at Woodbine Mohawk Park while recording her sixth win in as many starts. Back in action at Mohawk after winning the Blizzard Series final two weeks ago, the undefeated daughter of Big Jim and Maplelea lowered her lifetime […] Read more »

Yank My Halo Tops Mohawk Leap Day Feature

Yank My Halo bided his time on the pylons throughout the featured $21,000 conditioned trot on Thursday, Feb. 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park before making a move in the stretch to win in upset fashion. Sylvain Filion and the Roger Mayotte student left from the center of the wings, landing in second through the first […] Read more »

Hoping For More Good ‘Karma’ In 2024

Several months after Karen Hauver retired from a 21-year career with the Ontario Sires Stakes program — a job that precluded her from owning a racehorse — her father suggested that she and her mother join him in ownership of a two-year-old filly pacer that was getting ready to qualify. Hauver’s father, the multiple Hall […] Read more »