Breeding

Hanover Shoe Farms

Hanover Shoe Farms Partners With Equine Researchers

Hanover Shoe Farms is partnering with the Equine Pregnancy Lab at the Cornell University Baker Institute for Animal Health, part of the College of Veterinary Medicine, to study early pregnancy loss in...

Standardbred mare and foal

Pennsylvania 'Foal Cams' Back For 2025

February 28, 2025

The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Association will offer a unique look into foaling season this March and April in partnership with Delaware Valley University in Doylestown.

Standardbred mare and foal

Researchers Study Infertility In Mares Due To Endometritis

It is not uncommon for mares to have trouble getting pregnant because their uterus remains too inflamed after breeding. This condition is referred to as persistent breeding-induced endometritis (PBIE)...

A close up view of a horse

Researchers To Study Reproductive Abnormalities In Horses

January 30, 2024

Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have received a $640,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study abnormalities in...

A mare and foal in the field

Pennsylvania 'Foal Cams' Launch For Foaling Season

January 29, 2024

The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Association (PHRA) will once again offer a unique look into foaling season this February and March in partnership with Delaware Valley University in Doylestown and Whyspe...

A close up view of a horse

Study: Genetic Cause Of Night Blindness Identified In Standardbreds

November 21, 2023

Standardbred pacers and trotters have a different gait, but new research has revealed that they may also have different vision.

Mares and foals

Semen Transport Approved In New York

September 30, 2023

New York’s breeding program made a leap forward on Sept. 29 when Governor Kathy Hochul signed bill A3528 into law which allows interstate shipped semen.

A mare and foal at Twinbrook Farms

McNiven Discusses Equine Moms On Mother’s Day

In honour of Mother’s Day, Ontario Racing spoke with prominent Standardbred breeder Tammy McNiven to discuss the life of a broodmare and their importance in the racing business.

Breeders

Straight From The Horse's (Stallion Farms') Mouth

You may know who drove and trained them when they raced, or maybe who their fastest sons and daughters are, but what else do you know about the top sires in our game?

Summa Cum Laude To Stand In Ohio

November 09, 2021

Midland Acres, Inc. has announced the addition of Summa Cum Laude p,2,1:50.2 ($553,900) to its stallion roster for 2022.

Stud Fee Set For Cattlewash

November 08, 2021

Tara Hills Stud announced on Monday that the stud fee has been set for world champion Cattlewash.

Flanagan Memory On The Move

October 28, 2021

O'Brien Award winner Flanagan Memory will have a new home for stallion duty in 2022.

Diamond Creek Announces Stud Fees

October 27, 2021

Diamond Creek has announced stud fees for its roster of 10 stallions at the Kentucky farm, Pennsylvania farm, and Sugar Valley Farm in Delaware, Ohio.