Have you ever thought about owning a racehorse? Do you love horses, love harness racing and maybe felt owning a racehorse was too expensive? Well, with fractional ownership, racehorse ownership can be very affordable. On Friday, October 6, in conjunction with the meet-opening night at The Raceway at Western Fair District, a free racehorse ownership […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Deetzy, Takes $18,000 Open Pace Feature At Saratoga
Sitting off of quick fractions, Deetzy capitalized from an off-the-pace effort to take the $18,000 Open Pace in 1:50 on Saturday, September 23 at Saratoga Harness. Behind splits of :26.1 and :54.1, the Heidi-Rohr trained son of Jereme’s Jet moved first over to challenge dueling leaders, soon pouncing on the faltering tandem and extending to […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Emoticon Hanover, Wins $120,500 Final Of Ms. Versatility Series
Kadabra mare Emoticon Hanover ($3.40) turned in a sparkling mile for driver Dan Dube and trainer Luc Blais in the $120,500 final of the Ms. Versatility series (Race 5), as the four-year-old bay trotted to an ultra-sharp 1:52 win for the Determination Stable of Montreal, Quebec. Dube had his sights on the lead right from the word […] Read more »
2018 Standardbred Improvement Program Approved
The 2018 Standardbred Improvement Program (SIP), based on the recommendations of the industry representative Standardbred Advisory Group, has been approved by the Ontario Racing Board of Directors. The SIP program is one of the most successful of its kind in North America and our Ontario Sired and Ontario Bred Standardbreds compete and win against the […] Read more »
Equestrian Canada Breeder Of The Year Presentation Made To Libfeld, Katz
Dan Gall, President & CEO of Standardbred Canada, along with Peggy Hambly, President of Equestrian Canada, made the 2016 Equestrian Canada Breeder of the Year presentation to Marvin Katz and Al Libfeld at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night (September 16). Peggy Hambly (third from left), President of Equestrian Canada, along with Dan Gall (third from […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, The Real One And In Secret, Win $50,000 Open Handicaps At Yonkers
The Real One and In Secret were the names above the marquee Saturday, September 16, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $50,000 co-featured Open Handicaps. All-age track record-holder The Real One prevailed from second-over in the weekly pacing feature. From post-position five, The Real One sat as Orillia Joe lead through intervals of :27.4, :56.2 and 1:23.4. Slight […] Read more »
