Serving the Interests of Ontario Standardbred Breeders
A crowd of over 150 attended the SBOA Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel on Saturday, January 19th. Greg Blanchard hosted the Awards ceremonies which honoured the breeders of the top Ontario Sires Stakes in 2012 and several other individuals for their accomplishments. Jim Bullock of Campbellville, ON received the SBOA’s highest honour […] Read more »
SBOA recently sent the following letter to Ontario breeders regarding changes to its membership policies and commenting Read more »
The 32nd Annual Halton Region Farm Tour on September 20th centred on the theme of “Horsepower in Halton”. More specifically, the event emphasized what the loss of the Slots at Racetracks Program will mean, and has already meant, to local members of the horse racing industry. The Tour involved a busload of politicians and media […] Read more »
Ontario Standardbred breeders are set to feel further fallout from the cancellation of the Slots at Racetracks program when they send their horses into the ring at the Canadian Yearling Sale this weekend at Flamboro Downs. SBOA President Anna Meyers said in an article in The Guelph Mercury, “I had really hoped when this all […] Read more »
SBOA recently submitted an official letter to the Ontario Government’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, currently holding hearings on Bill 55 concerning the Ontario Budget. On June 7th, President Anna Meyers was invited to provide a verbal synopsis of the SBOA submission and she fielded questions from the nine-person multi-party committee. She underlined […] Read more »
In a video interview with Harold Howe of The Harness Edge, SBOA President Anna Meyers stresses the critical importance Read more »
