
Homebred Superstar
Ray Schnittker bred his mare, Wild West Show, to Somebeachsomewhere, six years in a row. And the results have been more than just ‘wild’. By Debbie Little
Ray Schnittker bred his mare, Wild West Show, to Somebeachsomewhere, six years in a row. And the results have been more than just ‘wild’. By Debbie Little
C’EST PEUT-ÊTRE LA TÂCHE DU CONDUCTEUR de mieux situer un cheval lors d’une course, mais certains chevaux semblent des plus conscients de leur propre place parmi la compétition.
When Bruce Trogdon of Emerald Highlands Farm in Ohio, purchased broodmare Armbro Cinnamon, for a paltry $15,000 from the 2013 Harrisburg Mixed Sale, she was in foal to the now-late Dragon Again.
As Brandon Filion stood bravely in front of a crowd of mourners at Paroisse de L'Ange Gardien in Gatineau, his words resonated from wall-to-wall.
It has always seemed somewhat incomprehensible that horse racing in Canada began exactly 100 years to the day before Confederation.