Ontario-bred Daylon Miracle stalked 2014 U.S. Trotter of the Year Shake It Cerry from the pocket, then blew by the champ in the Lightning Lane to pull off a mild 5-1 upset in Friday’s inaugural edition of the $51,100 The Meadows Maturity for mare trotters four and older. In the first start of her four-year-old […] Read more »
Nurse Mare Program
Standardbred Canada’s Nurse Mare Program is designed to assist in matching orphaned or rejected foals with nurse mares, and now the process is even easier. Breeders who have a nurse mare (a mare who has just lost a foal) that could be matched with an orphan foal, or a foal that requires a nurse […] Read more »
Ontario’s 2015 Budget Hints About Proposed Changes In The Horse Racing Industry
On Thursday, Ontario’s Finance Minister Charles Souza released the 2015 Budget. While the province’s horse racing industry wasn’t referenced in terms of an increase or decrease to funding, the Budget did hint to other proposed changes. In the section titled “Creating a Supportive Business Environment“, the Province noted changes will be proposed on a […] Read more »
Geoff And Shanna Maltby Honoured For Their Positive Environmental Efforts
Longtime Standardbred industry participants Geoff & Shanna Maltby were recently honoured for their positive environmental efforts in association with their South-Western Ontario farm. Last month, the Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) honoured community members at its annual Friends of the Credit Conservation Awards at BraeBen Golf and Country Club in Mississauga. “It’s a privilege to celebrate […] Read more »
Ontario-Bred Mare, Serendipitous, Sets Buffalo Track Record
Serendipitious proved she was better than the boys in the $7,900 conditioned/optional claiming trot at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday night (April 22) and made sure her male counterparts won’t soon forget it. The Ontario-bred and owned mare not only destroyed the field of geldings by five lengths, she went the mile in track record time […] Read more »
Great Magic, Tarot, And Covert Operative Take The Opening Legs Of The Tie Silk Series
Twenty-three sophomores squared off in Monday’s opening leg of the Tie Silk Series, with three divisions contested by trotting colts and geldings at Mohawk Racetrack. Great Magic, who was sent off as the 2-1 second choice in the wagering, was a front-stepping winner in his $15,000 assignment in a time of 1:58.2. The son […] Read more »
