Bill Galvin Racing Alliance Youth Contests Return March 12, 2024 The Bill Galvin Racing Alliance (BGRA) has announced that prominent Standardbred breeder and owner Tom Rankin will again be supporting the BGRA's youth contests in 2024.
Deadline Approaching For Youth Contests June 21, 2023 The deadline for the Youth Literary Derby and Youth Art Derby, presented by the Bill Galvin Racing Alliance (BGRA), is coming up fast.
Rankin Supports Youth Contests, Hosts Open House April 19, 2023 The Bill Galvin Racing Alliance (BGRA) has announced that prominent Standardbred breeder and owner Tom Rankin will be supporting four contests with a Standardbred horse theme for Ontario elementary sc...
Crunch Time For Literary Derby Hopefuls June 12, 2018 From Blind River to Bright’s Grove and Sudbury, and from Teeswater to Dobbinton and St. Catharines, the Youth Literary Derby has reached into the classrooms of schools, standardbred farms and mainstre...
High Praise For Literary Derby May 30, 2018 Sectors of the United States and Ontario Standardbred industry are supporting the Youth Literary Derby, as are municipal officials and members of the arts and educational community. Strong participati...
On The Road To The Rankins May 21, 2018 This past weekend eight Ontario Standardbred nurseries swung wide their gates to welcome young hopefuls for the Youth Literary Derby, but it seemed that all roads in the Niagara Peninsula led to Tom...
Youth Literary Derby Kicks Off May 13, 2018 The 2018 Youth Literary Derby kicked off its opening day festivities on schedule May 10 at Seelster Farm’s Standardbred nursery in Lucan, Ont., followed by a busy weekend of visits by eager young hor...
Breeders Buzzing For Literary Derby May 08, 2018 The Youth Literary Derby will officially get under way during the month of May when budding poets and writers in the provincial education system will converge on 20 Standardbred breeding farms acros...
Additional Prizes For Literary Derby May 01, 2018 Equine Guelph has announced that it will bestowing special prizes to the winners of the upcoming equine-themed Youth Literary Derby.
Campbell High On Literary Derby April 24, 2018 "Some of these kids might not know it now but after being around and interacting with these horses their lives will be changed. It will be the beginning of a lifetime love affair as horses are addi...
Standardbreds In The Classroom April 22, 2018 Elementary school teacher Trena Lebedz of Rodney, Ont. has had a love affair with Standardbreds since she was a young child. She’s now sharing that passion with her Grade 4 and 5 students by incorpor...
MAC Backs Youth Litarary Derby April 17, 2018 The Mississauga Arts Council, one of a dozen high profile partners, is helping to assist and promote the fledgling Youth Literary Derby.
Rankin Backs Literary Derby April 12, 2018 Tom Rankin has achieved outstanding success in many facets of his life. As a Standardbred breeder and owner the native of Cape Breton has garnered many of harness racing’s top honours.