2013 O’Brien Winners Announced February 08, 2014 Standardbred Canada has announced the winners of the 2013 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the event, the a...
Breeders On Confidence In Ont. Industry November 19, 2013 On the heels of this past weekend’s Forest City Yearling Sale, Ontario-based standardbred breeders Ann Straatman and Tammy McNiven have commented in regard to confidence in the provincial horse racing...
Seelster Yearlings Available For Viewing October 10, 2013 Seelster Farms has announced that its 2013 yearling crop is now available for viewing at its Lucan, Ont. farm.
Perkins Has Harsh Words For Liberals March 29, 2013 Toronto Star sports columnist Dave Perkins recently spoke with a variety of horse racing industry members for a pair of columns on the Ontario Liberal Government's "shameful" decision to end the Slots...
Herberts, Van Bussels To Middlesex HOF March 03, 2013 The Middlesex Agricultural Hall of Fame recently announced its 2013 inductees with harness racing families among the mix, including the Herberts and Van Bussels.
CTV Goes Off To The Races March 02, 2013 With the end of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s Slots-At-Racetracks program looming March 31, Kitchener's CTV News has taken an in-depth look at the state of Ontario's horse racing industry in ...
Justice Hall Finds A Home January 07, 2013 It was announced in early December that the new connections of Justice Hall 4, 1:54.4 ($811,879), the sire of 2012 Breeders Crown Three-Year-Old Colt Trot winner Intimidate, were looking for an Ontari...
"What Is Happening Now Is Scary" January 05, 2013 “It has begun to affect us — there is now so much uncertainty in the industry.”
Windsong Espoir On The Move December 21, 2012 Windsong Espoir, 2,1:55 3/5 ($763,230) winner of the O’Brien Award as Canada’s top two-year-old trotting colt in 2007, is moving residences for the 2013 breeding season.
Seelster Yearling Videos Now Online October 01, 2012 Yearling videos for Seelster Farms’ 2012 consignment are now available online.
Seelster Yearlings Available For Viewing September 11, 2012 On Tuesday, September 11, Seelster Farms announced that its 2012 yearlings are now available for viewing.
Breeding Farms Open House A Huge Success May 14, 2012 A trip to the local standardbred breeding farm proved to be a popular choice for more than 1,000 people that visited and toured the four farms that took part in the Mother’s Day Open House on Sunday