Youth Literary Derby

2024 Youth Derby award winners in the Woodbine Mohawk Park winner's circle

Youth Derby Awards Presented

October 07, 2024

The 2024 Youth Derby Awards Night, presented by the Bill Galvin Racing Alliance (BGRA), provided finalists an unforgettable experience with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to harness racing at Wood...

Bill Galvin Racing Alliance To Award Youth Derby Winners

October 02, 2024

The Bill Galvin Racing Alliance (BGRA) will be hosting the finalists in the 2024 Youth Literary Derby and Art Derby on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

A young boy meets a foal at the Bill Galvin Racing Alliance open house event

Last Call For Youth Contest Entries

August 22, 2024

The Bill Galvin Racing Alliance’s (BGRA) Youth Literary Derby and Youth Art Derby deadlines are fast approaching. The deadline for submissions is Aug. 31, 2024.

A mare and foal

Deadline Approaches For Youth Contest Submissions

August 07, 2024

The Bill Galvin Racing Alliance (BGRA) is looking for young aspiring writers and artists to submit entries for its two Youth Contests with the Aug. 31 deadline fast approaching.

Tom Rankin at his farm's 2018 Open House, with a guest and horses Mandy and Keagan

Bill Galvin Racing Alliance Youth Contests Return

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.

A young girl with a foal at the Rankins' Open House

Deadline Approaching For Youth Contests

The deadline for the Youth Literary Derby and Youth Art Derby, presented by the Bill Galvin Racing Alliance (BGRA), is coming up fast.

Tom Rankin at his farm's 2018 Open House, with a guest and horses Mandy and Keagan

Rankin Supports Youth Contests, Hosts Open House

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

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

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

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

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

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

Equine Guelph has announced that it will bestowing special prizes to the winners of the upcoming equine-themed Youth Literary Derby.