The list of stallions registered with the Ontario Standardbred Improvement Program for the 2018 breeding season has now been posted on the Ontario Sires Stakes website (ontariosiresstakes.com). The contact information as well as the pedigree for each stallion, can be accessed by clicking the ‘Stallion Directory’ item in the menu across the top of […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Rubber Duck And Killer Martini, Win Saturday Yonkers Features
Favoured Rubber Duck (Joe Bongiorno, $4.20) and Killer Martini (Jason Bartlett, $16.80) won Yonkers Raceway’s co-featured $40,000 Open Handicaps Saturday, Feb. 3. Rubber Duck, from assigned post-position three, stuffed lass NF Happenstance in behind early. The race became a two-speed number, with Rubber Duck, setting splits of :28.1, :57.3 and 1:26.4, holding sway. NF Happenstance […] Read more »
Classic Pro, Sintra, Kadabra Queen And Percy Bluechip, Bring Home O’Brien Awards
On Saturday, February 3, Standardbred Canada announced the winners for the 2017 O’Brien Awards, at the 29th edition of the annual O’Brien Awards Black Tie Gala held at the Hilton Mississauga / Meadowvale hotel in Mississauga, Ont. The O’Brien Awards honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season and are named in […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Del Rio Seelster, Wins Claim To Fame Final
It is not often a 10-year-old gelding who was racing in $8,000 claimers two months ago finds himself in a $30,000 final of a late-closing series. But that’s exactly what happened for Del Rio Seelster at Miami Valley Raceway on Friday night (February 2) and the Ontario-sired son of Western Maverick took full advantage of […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired Winners At The Meadowlands Friday Night
One of harness racing’s most prolific driver/trainer teams flexed their collective muscles at the Meadowlands on Friday night (February 2), as Yannick Gingras made five trips to the winner’s circle while Ron Burke – with Gingras doing the driving – had four on top. The one victory Gingras had without Burke came in the eighth […] Read more »
Shadow Play 2018 Book Full, Closed
Blue Chip Farms is pleased to announce that the book for Shadow Play is full and closed for 2018. “Shadow Play continues to impress breeders, trainers and owners who know he can produce a world-class performer out of almost any kind of mare,” said Tom Grossman, principal at Blue Chip Farms. Other world-class Blue Chip pacers are […] Read more »
