Ontario-Sired, Aslan, Takes Yonker’s $32,000 Open Handicap Pace

Canadian-owned Aslan (Brian Sears, $6.30) was there when it counted Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $32,000 Open Handicap Pace. Sitting chilly from post position No. 4, he watched as 3-2 choice Melmerby Beach (Jason Bartlett) moved around Journeyman (George Brennan) for the lead. Melmerby Beach seemingly had his own way through intervals of :28.2, :57.2 […] Read more »

Ontario-Bred, Betit To Getit, Wins Woodbine’s $30,000 Fillies And Mares Preferred

Betit To Getit overtook slight favourite Ms Mac N Cheese down the backstretch and then held off that rival down the stretch to win the $30,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace on Saturday night (Jan. 16) at Woodbine Racetrack. Rick Zeron trains and drives the winning No Pan Intended mare for Billholland Racing of Niagara-On-The-Lake, […] Read more »

Get Your Tickets For The SBOA Banquet

The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association’s annual banquet will take place on Saturday, January 23 at the Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre. The AGM will be held at 5:00 p.m., followed by cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 each and can be reserved from Aimee Adams at […] Read more »

Ontario-Sired, Secrets Out N, Takes Yonkers Filly And Mares Preferred

Favoured Secrets Out N (Brian Sears, $2.90) was both patient and punctual Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $24,000 Filly and Mare Preferred Handicap Pace. Assigned post position No. 5 among the six-pack, Secrets Out N was away third, watching as Rockn Ruby N (Dan Dube) two-moved around Jonsie Jones (Tyler Buter). After early intervals of […] Read more »

Ontario- Sired Trio, Take Their Divisions Of The Blizzard Series

Bad As Leader was a repeat winner, while a pair of fresh faces visited the winner’s circle in Thursday’s second leg of the Blizzard Series at Woodbine Racetrack. A trio of $17,000 Blizzard Series divisions for three and four-year-old pacing fillies and mare were contested under light snow conditions. Bad As Leader was confidently driven […] Read more »

Enrollment Into The Ontario Resident Mare Program Turns $50 Into $179,959 For Owners Of L A Delight

“To tell the truth, I didn’t even know all these things were available. I was as shocked as anybody when I got the cheque.” Bob McIntosh is a little embarrassed to admit even he didn’t fully realize how much he had earned in Ontario Bred Rewards with his star homebred pacing filly L A Delight […] Read more »