Tara Hills Stud Farm

2023 O'Brien Award Winners - David Heffering

Heffering Putting Tara Hills On Path To Breeding The Best

February 07, 2024

"It has its ups and downs for sure. All of us as breeders, we'll come out of [the sales] feeling good some days and other days, we're like, wow, it's just like were hitting ourselves with a hammer... ...

2023 O'Brien Award winners

2023 O'Brien Award Winners Announced

February 03, 2024

Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black Tie Gala in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Saturday, Feb. 3...

2023 O'Brien Awards - Tara Hills Stud Farm

Tara Hills Reaps Success From Long-Term Planning

January 23, 2024

In harness racing, success does not come overnight, particularly in the breeding business where the outcome of building relationships and the day-to-day hard work that goes into raising future racehor...

2023 O'Brien Awards finalists

2023 O'Brien Award Finalists Announced

December 19, 2023

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season.

Dancin Lou To Stand Stud

December 07, 2020

Multiple stakes-winning millionaire Dancin Lou has been retired and will stand stud for the 2021 breeding season.

Exclusive Milestone For Kadabra

October 19, 2020

"You always wish and hope that your stallion is going to be a success, generally, but what he (Kadabra) has been able to accomplish is truly something special for him, for us, and for Canadian racing....

Green Manalishi To Stand In Canada

October 09, 2020

Courant and David Heffering have come to an agreement to stand trotting stallion Green Manalishi at Tara Hills Stud for the 2021 breeding season.

Alarm Detector Retired; To Stud

August 30, 2019

Trot Insider has learned that Alarm Detector, the 2017 O’Brien Award winner for two-year-old trotting colts has been retired to stud duty.

Muscle Mass, Swan For All 2019 Fees

November 05, 2018

Officials with Kentuckiana Farms have announced the 2019 stud fees for Muscle Mass and Swan For All.

Kadabra’s 2019 Stud Fee Announced

October 30, 2018

Tara Hills Stud Farm has announced the 2019 stud fee for Kadabra.

Harness Racing On Mother's Day

Does your Mom or that special lady in your life love horses and /or harness racing? Here’s your guide to special Mother’s Day activities in Canadian harness racing this Sunday, May 13.

Open House Supports Local Hospice

While the Mother's Day Open House events slated for two Standardbred breeding farms on Sunday, May 13 are geared to educate visitors about Standardbred breeding and harness racing, one will also have ...

Storm Affects Ontario Breeders

In a joint release, officials with Seelster Farms, Tara Hills Stud and Winbak Farm announced on Monday (April 16) that the ice storm that wreaked havoc across southern Ontario affected the operation o...