Breeding numbers prove Ontario’s harness racing industry is starting to nosedive into a death spiral now that the Slots at Racetracks program has ended. In fact, the sharp decline began more than a year ago when the Liberal government announced the program would end in March of 2013, effectively stripping the industry of more […] Read more »
What do Niatross and Carl Jamieson Have In Common?
Both Niatross and Carl Jamieson have been chosen as 2013’s inductees to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. There will be a total of three horses and three people representing Standardbreds, along with three horses and four people from the Thoroughbred ranks entering the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in August 2013. […] Read more »
Mother’s Day Open House Announced
On Sunday May 12, 2013 High Stakes Farm in Moffat and Oak Knoll Stables in Campbellcroft will be hosting Open Houses at their farms from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The general public are invited to get up close and personal with the mares and foals; take a behind the scenes tour of the farms; […] Read more »
SBOA Breeder Spotlight… Laurie Poole
Laurie Poole runs a small boarding, foaling and breeding facility bordering on Highway 401 at Muirkirk, ON, about 15 minutes from Ridgetown. She and her late husband John honeymooned in Lexington in 1982 watching their filly Pepsi Almahurst Read more »
Breeder Spotlight…Walter Parkinson
Walter Parkinson grew up near Lucan. ON, only 10 minutes from Seelster Farms and can't recall a time Read more »
Breeder Spotlight… Caroline Thornton
Caroline Thornton and her husband Ken Morden operate Oak Knoll Stables, a picturesque 40-acre Standardbred broodmare operation nestled in the Kendal Hills between Port Hope and Peterborough, ON. Both owners are veterans of the corporate world Read more »
