The Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society’s 2024 stallion auction concluded on Saturday, Feb. 10 at noon.
"We sincerely thank each and every stallion owner and farm who donated a breeding to support the official adoption agency for retired Standardbreds in the province," said a release from the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society (OSAS) announcing the stallion auction results. "We’d also like to thank everyone who took the time to make bids on these 15 popular Ontario stallions."
The results of this year’s auction are as follows:
Stallion - Bid - Buyer
Alarm Detector - $4,500 - Carolyn Williston
All Bets Off - $4,250 - Paul Treves
Archangel - $4,350 - Brad Wilson
Betterthancheddar - $3,850 - Blaine Thibeau
Betting Line - $3,600 - Greg Ahern
Big Jim - $3,000 - Blake Curran
Cattlewash - $8,800 - Yves Raymond
Century Farroh - $4,500 - Robin Burke
Control The Moment - $3,200 - Allan Gibb
King Of The North - $16,500 - Dean & Ashley Wilson
Lookslikeachpndale - $4,400 - Betty Ann & Jack MacKinnon
McWicked - $5,300 - Chris Bradt
My MVP - $1,025 - Steve Morse
Sportswriter - $3,200 - Renee Samson
Sunshine Beach - $3,100 - Macy Cassell-Smyth
The annual stallion auction is a fundraising mainstay for OSAS, which is approaching its 30th year of spreading the message of the versatility of the Standardbred breed and finding forever homes for retired racehorses.
(With files from OSAS)