The SBOA would like to thank all the generous stallion owners and the bidders and underbidders for their support of the 2021 SBOA Online Stallion Auction. There were a record number of stallions offered this year. Pacing StallionsAll Bets OffBetterthancheddarBig Bad JohnBig JimDaliDancin LouMcWickedPanther HanoverSportswriterState TreasurerSunshine BeachThinking Out Loud Trotting StallionsAlarm DetectorGreen Manalishi SHoliday RoadIl […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Forbidden Trade, Wins The 2019 $1Million Hambletonian
Canadian-based Forbidden Trade, driven by Elora, Ont.’s Bob McClure, trained by Campbellville, Ont.’s Luc Blais and owned by Determination of Montreal, Que., upset favoured Greenshoe en route to victory in the 94th edition of the $1 million Hambletonian on Saturday, August 3 at The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J. Forbidden Trade bests stablemates Greenshoe […] Read more »
‘Our Mojo’ A Story Of Success For SBOA’s New Owner Mentoring Group
Donna Smith was a pari-mutuel teller for 36 and a half years before she retired and became a horse owner. “I wish I was a horse owner sooner.” she said. “I never paid attention to the horses while I was working, but now I am hooked on horses. They call me the carrot lady, as […] Read more »
Feature Of The Month: Sportswriter
Casie Coleman is on top of the world. She’s lost over 70 pounds this past year, found new love, surpassed 50 million dollars in earnings as a trainer, and is part owner of unquestionably the best two-year-old sire on the planet. Sportswriter (Artsplace X Precious Beauty) is the leading two-year-old sire for: North America, […] Read more »
Newbies
If you attended the SBOA banquet February 15, 2014 you might have missed the quiet young couple sitting at the back of the room. They were unique in this crowd of veteran breeders. Dave and Helen Friesen were there to bid on a stud’s service fee for their first horse, a Standardbred broodmare, named […] Read more »
Standardrama At Orono Fairgrounds A Big Success
Organizers with Standardrama have said that this year’s edition of the event was a big success. The event took place at the Orono Fairgrounds on Sunday, June 23. “This year we had 43 entries, which well exceeded last year’s, and in one class there was more horses than we had at the entire show […] Read more »