Winbak Farm

McNairs Top OSS Standings

October 21, 2014

For the third straight year, trainer Gregg McNair has topped the Ontario Sires Stakes' standings on the training side. This year, he's joined by his son -- driver Doug McNair -- for a father-son sweep...

Thomson On HOF Ballot

Joe Thomson, owner of the successful Standardbred breeding operation Winbak Farm, based in Maryland, but whose impact is felt in every racing state and province, has been selected by the screening com...

Winbak Hosts State Officials

On Monday, April 21, Winbak Farm played host to a group of Maryland officials that were making the rounds of various equine breeding farms in the state.

Name Winbak’s First Foal Of 2014

January 02, 2014

Winbak Farm welcomed its first foal of 2014, early on Thursday morning (January 2). The foal, a bay filly, is the first of 300-plus foals to be born at the Maryland location this foaling season.

Thomson Leads USHWA Human Winners

December 26, 2013

The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) released the majority of their 2013 human award winners for excellence in the Standardbred industry on Thursday.

Proximity Award Finalists Announced

November 12, 2013

Blue Chip Farms and Joe Thomson of Winbak Farm are the finalists for the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s 2013 Stan Bergstein-Proximity Award, an honour in the sport second only to election to the H...

NYSS Awards Doled Out

November 05, 2013

The top luminaries of New York State racing convened on the main concourse of Tioga Downs on Sunday, October 27 for the 2013 New York Sire Stake (NYSS) awards dinner and District 8 meetings. Categoric...

Glidemaster To Stand In NY

October 28, 2013

Brittany Stallion Management announced today that World Champion racehorse and sire Glidemaster is being relocated to Winbak Farm of New York.

Betterthancheddar To Winbak NY

September 16, 2013

Winbak Farm of New York today announced the addition of Betterthancheddar p,4,1:48f ($1,636,086) to its stallion lineup.

Badlands Hanover To Stay In Ontario

September 04, 2013

The Badlands Hanover Syndicate, in conjunction with Winbak Farm of Canada, has announced that stallion Badlands Hanover will remain in Ontario for the 2014 breeding season.

Perkins Has Harsh Words For Liberals

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...

In Search Of A Champion

February 27, 2013

"I love watching the babies play and I like to watch the mares turn around and talk to their foals and knicker. A long time later, when they hit the racetrack it’s a lot of fun to say, 'Hey, I foaled ...