Letter to the Minister of Finance, February 14, 2012

If you would like to express your concerns about this situation please contact the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association at ohria@ohria.com.

Dear Minister Duncan-

I can't help but express my grave concerns over statements made by you yesterday. I am 52 years old and the horse business has been my only source of revenue since graduating from the University of Guelph in 1981.

At no point would I ever have thought of the slots at racetracks program as a "subsidy". The partnership that was created between government and the horse breeding and racing industry has been a model arrangement and is heralded throughout North America. 75% of revenues go to the provincial government, 5% to the municipalities and only 20% goes back to the horse business which is split between 3 breeds, 18 racetracks and countless horse owners and breeders. The monies that have been retained by the horse industry have resulted in dramatic investment within the province by both horse people and racetracks alike. If these monies don't find their way back to our industry there is no question that you will see the substantial growth and the associated economic benefit to the province quashed instantly.

Here is a rough example of my own investment just last year alone within the PROVINCE OF ONTARIO in 2011-

Veterinary care, trainer, assistant trainer, grooms, hot-walkers, hay and straw delivery, fencing, barn repair, University of Guelph (medical services), Milton Equine Clinic (medical services), stud fees, 2 farm mangers, 5 full time employees, 25 sales employees, tractor and equipment repairs, commissions, van companies, blacksmith, farm co-op, tack shop etc.

This is a small sample of what it takes for just 1 farm owner to be involved in the horse business in Ontario. There are a great many expenses not listed.

An attack on the slots program would be devastating to the rural economy. I would hope that more thought and a great deal of consultation would go in to any decision that has the potential to annihilate a business that supplies 60,000+ jobs to the Ontario economy.

Yours Sincerely,

R. Glenn Sikura
Hill 'N' Dale Farms

Friday April 06, 2012

At last evenings Sovereign Awards honouring Canada’s Champions of 2011 Hill ‘N’ Dale was fortunate to have a very productive evening-

STORMY ATLANTIC is the sire of Champion 2 year-old MARITIMER and the broodmare sire of Champion Female Sprinter ATLANTIC HURRICANE.

Sales graduate INGLORIOUS was voted the Champion 3 year-old Filly and was a finalist for Canadian Horse of the Year.

Sales graduate EMBUR’S SONG was voted Champion Older Female.

Wednesday April 04, 2012

Foals at the Canadian Farm thus far include-

Colts: HARLINGTON, ROMAN RULER, ESKENDEREYA, DISTORTED HUMOUR, US RANGER, CORINTHIAN, VIBANK.

Fillies: INVASOR, CONCORD POINT, MUTAKDDIM, MILWAUKEE BREW, SEEKING THE BEST.

Wednesday March 28, 2012

Homebred Champion SERENADING (A.P. INDY/Daijin by DEPUTY MINISTER) who had a SMART STRIKE colt earlier in the month will be bred back to MEDAGLIA D’ORO.

Hill ‘N’ Dale has 3 September sales colts from this exquisite family-ZENSATIONAL/DAIJIN, ZENSATIONAL/HANDPAINTED and STREET CRY/SERENADING.

Thursday March 15, 2012

Today was a sad day for Hill ‘N’ Dale as multiple graded stakes winner ANGUILLA passed away. ANGUILLA was a homebred by SEATTLE SLEW and was raced by Hill ‘N’ Dale prior to joining the broodmare band. ANGUILLA was among the top turf fillies in North America and was a shoo-in for Champion Turf Female in Canada in 1999 but caught a virus and couldn’t make her necessary 3rd start in the country for eligibility.

Thursday February 09, 2012

DIXIE STRIKE, Hill ‘N’ Dale sales grad (2010 CTHS Selected Yearling Sale), further stamped herself as an Oaks/Plate hopeful over the past weekend winning the $150,000 Florida Oaks. DIXIE STRIKE is a ½ sister to possible Champion INGLORIOUS and is trained by Mark Casse (who also bought her). Other horses purchased by Mark Casse from Hill ‘N’ Dale consignments include: RETRACEABLE (Princess Elizabeth winner), JAMBALAYA (G1 winner), TASTY TEMPTATION (multiple stakes winner, possible Champion)...

Tuesday February 07, 2012

Foal #2 arrived safe and sound! Entitled, another Hill ‘N’ Dale Kentucky mare had a lovely grey filly by first year sire CONCORD POINT (stands at Hill ‘N’ Dale Kentucky).

Tuesday January 31, 2012

The first foal of the year arrived today. Compassionate, owned by Hill ‘N’ Dale Kentucky had a robust colt by HARLINGTON. HARLINGTON is beautifully bred and was very talented. He is a young sire that has been heavily supported by Eugene Melnyk. For more information click on the Word format document above, “2012 Hill ‘N’ Dale Kentucky Stud Fees”.

Friday January 27, 2012

If you look at the January 24th posting it is easy to see why Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada has had a busy week booking 4 mares to STORMY ATLANTIC. If not the most versatile sire in North America, “STORMY” must be among the top couple. Dirt, turf, and poly-track: Champion 2 year-old sire in North America and sire of a G1 winning older horse in 2011 should be evidence enough.

Also sold this week were seasons in OSS Freshman sire MARCAVELLY, and Champion LEONNATUS ANTEAS. Both horses are accomplished on the racetrack and stand at John Burness’ Colebrook Farms: http://www.colebrookfarms.com/

Wednesday January 25, 2012

Jennifer Morrison, long-time writer within the thoroughbred industry (and a Sovereign Award winner for her prose), has placed “PRINCE RAPHAEL” as her #6 choice currently to win the 2012 Queen’s Plate. PRINCE RAPHAEL was foaled and raised at Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada for breeders Ossie and Christina Belle. The Belle’s purchased Prince Raphael’s dam through our sales agency a few years back (Debbie England trains). A win in the Queen’s Plate would be a well deserved honour for 2 of the most determined and nicest clients this farm has ever had.

DIXIE STRIKE who weighs in at #5 and Hampstead Heath who is ranked #8 are both graduates of our 2010 CTHS September consignment. Jen’s selections, can be viewed at the following address: http://www.horse-canada.com/thoroughblog/

Tuesday January 24, 2012

The 2011 Sovereign award finalists (the Canadian version of the Eclipse awards), were announced earlier today. Several of the nominees have ties to Hill ‘N’ Dale-

Farm Manager Ericka Rusnak is a finalist in the Best Photograph category for the picture seen below. Ericka captured her WHERE’S THE RING 2011 filly in “jump mode”. This filly is a half sister to 2011 stakes winner QUICK CODE (pedigree reference Hip #130 2011 CTHS Yearling Sale)-

Champion 2 year-old Male finalist MARITIMER is by Hill ‘N’ Dale Kentucky stallion STORMY ATLANTIC.

Champion 3 year-old Filly finalist INGLORIOUS is a graduate from our 2009 CTHS Yearling sales consignment.

Champion Older Female finalist EMBUR’S SONG is a graduate of the 2008 Hill ‘N’ Dale Keeneland September consignment.

Champion Turf Male finalist STORMY LORD is another potential Champion by STORMY ATLANTIC.

Champion Female Sprinter finalist EMBUR’S SONG (see above). Also nominated in this category is ATLANTIC HURRICANE who is out of a STORMY ATLANTIC mare.

Monday January 09, 2012

For the 6th time in the last years Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales Agency sold the sales topper at the Keeneland January Sale. This year it was G1 producer “TOPLINER” that led the way with a knock-down price of $1,400,000.

Saturday December 31, 2011

At least 58 individual graduates from a variety of Hill ‘N’ Dale consignments won races in Ontario this year!

Saturday December 03, 2011

Mark Casse who has long been known for his ability to pick out a racehorse as a yearling, won the $150,000 Ontario Lassie S. today at Woodbine with DIXIE STRIKE. DIXIE STRIKE is a graduate of our 2010 CTHS September Sales consignment and a ½ sister to Queen’s Plate, Canadian Oaks winner and Champion 3 Year-old Filly candidate INGLORIOUS (a Hill ‘N’ Dale sales grad of 2009).

Casse has previously purchased, JAMBALAYA (G1 winner of $1,643,446), RETRACEABLE (Princess Elizabeth S. winner) and TASTY TEMPTATION (multiple stakes winner of approximately $600,000) from Hill ‘N’ Dale consignments.

Saturday November 26, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale was the leading consignor at the 2011 CTHS Mixed Sale today. Besides leading by gross receipts, Hill ‘N’ Dale sold the highest priced broodmare, the highest priced weanling and the overall sales topper. Thanks go out to our many loyal clients who have supported us.

Monday November 07, 2011

Breeders Cup weekend saw some horses with ties to Hill ‘N’ Dale do quite well. Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada is a lifetime breeding right holder in BC Mile winner COURT VISION. In the BC Juvenile Sprint, 3rd place finisher Holdin Bullets is out of a ½ sister to Mymissjuliac (selling 11/11’ Hip #1581 Keeneland). BC Turf 3rd place finisher BRILLIANT SPEED is out of former Hill ‘N’ Dale broodmare Speed Succeeds. Hill ‘N’ Dale still owns several fillies from this immediate family including 2 half sisters to Speed Succeeds-Champion SERENADING and multiple stakes winner HANDPAINTED.

Hill ‘N’ Dale Kentucky mares sold for $1,400,000, $1,400,000 and $1,250,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Mixed Sale.

Monday October 17, 2011

Weekend review: Hill 'N' Dale breds won the first 2 races at Woodbine on Friday. On Saturday sales graduate Hampstead Heath was second in the $250,000 Cup and Saucer S. Sunday saw stakes winner QUICK CODE (bred by farm manager Ericka Rusnak), win his 4th consecutive race closing like a freight train to win a $74,800 optional claimer.

Sunday October 09, 2011

Horses with ties to Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada had a good day at Woodbine today:

Dixie Strike - making her 2nd lifetime start (2nd in the $200,000 Muskoka S. in her maiden voyage), circled the field and won a 2 YO filly MSW with ease.

Merkabah, foaled and raised was 2nd in a $74,800 allowance race pushing his earnings over the $100,000 mark. Merkabah is out of Champion Racemare CHOPININA who will be offered for sale at Keeneland this November (pregnant to STORMY ATLANTIC).

Top Prospect, bred and sold by Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada, was 3rd to Merkabah in the same race. Top Prospect is twice stakes placed and an earner of over $150,000 thus far.

Gondorf - bred and sold by Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada set a course record at Woodbine and led gate to wire in a 1 ¾ mile turf allowance. Gondorf took the lead right out of the gate and drew away from the field in the stretch winning by 4 lengths.

Saturday October 08, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada has added “Clear Lake” to our broodmare band. Clear Lake is a winner of approximately $250,000 from one of the strongest families that Knob Hill Stables has created. A half sister to Champion ALLEZANDRO, Clear Lake is out of a Graded Stakes mare ESENI who is a half sister to-Roche Rock (GSP $384,287), BUNBEG (GSW) and TALK BACK.

Saturday September 17, 2011

The highlight for Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada in terms of a homebred sale this year is the $300,000 INDIAN CHARLIE/Indigene colt that sold today (Bob Baffert purchaser).

Monday September 05, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales grads had a great day in the Yearling Sales Stakes with the following results:

QUICK CODE - 1st $125,000 Kenora S. Bred by Farm Manager Ericka Rusnak.

Tee Game - 2nd $125,000 Algoma S.

Dixie Strike - 2nd $200,000 Muskoka S.

Top Prospect - 3rd $125,000 Halton S.

The CTHS September Yearling Sale has been the source of over 100 Hill ‘N’ Dale stakes graduates including a Horse of the Year, a 3 time Champion and this year’s leading contender for Champion 3 year-old filly (and possible Horse of the Year) INGLORIOUS.

For more sales information please go to our Sales Consignments page on this site. Hill ‘N’ Dale will have 29 Selected Yearlings (September 05 and 06) and 30 for the Open Sale (September 10). The catalogue is now on line at the CTHS Ontario web-site.

The following are the top 15 sales yearlings from our various Toronto consignments:

	Horse	Earnings	Price
1	*A BIT O GOLD	$1,888,155	$60,000
2	*ONE FOR ROSE	$1,380,298	$15,000
3	INGLORIOUS	$1,264,943	$90,000
4	NYUK NYUK NYUK	$874,551	$38,000
5	STEADY RUCKUS	$740,918	$77,000
6	ANGLIAN PRINCE	$685,377	$8,200
7	SHAWS CREEK	$662,660	$60,000
8	GRANACUS	$652,078	$65,000
9	GUIPAGO	$499,175	$1,500
10	PERFECT SHOWER	$446,173	$160,000
11	DEPUTY CURES BLUES	$434,707	$10,000
12	SYNCRONIZED	$410,056	$20,000
13	TOUCHNOW	$402,063	$62,000
14	RETRACEABLE	$401,981	$20,000
15	ARCO’S GOLD	$388,678	$110,000

Green = bred by Hill ‘N’ Dale. Red = still active.

Hill ‘N’ Dale Canadian yearlings to be offered in the 2011 Keeneland September Sale include a PULPIT colt out of Champion CHOPININA. Previous Canadian breds that have been sold by Hill ‘N’ Dale at the Keeneland September Sale are listed below.

	Horse	Price	Earnings	Details
1	JAMBALAYA	$2,500	$1,643,446	Dual G1 winner (Arlington Million)
2	MARYFIELD	$80,000	$1,334,331	Breeders Cup 1st/Eclipse Champion
3	EL BRUJO	$9,500	$721,439	G1 winner (Pat O'Brien S.)
4	WANNA RUNNER	$80,000	$656,570	1st $600,000 Winstar Derby G3
5	EMBUR'S SONG	$170,000	$548,816	4 consecutive Stakes wins in 2011.
6	TASTY TEMPTATION	$170,000	$542,342	Canadian Classic winner.
7	DAAHER	$375,000	$455,163	G1 winner (Cigar Mile)
8	SENSATIONAL SLAM	$80,000	$243,251	3 stakes wins to date.
9	UNIFICATION	$125,000	$173,557	G3 winner.
10	PATENA	$250,000	$136,551	2 YO stakes winner.
11	MARITIME PASSION	$80,000	$133,761	2 YO stakes winner.

Green = bred by Hill ‘N’ Dale. Red = still active.

Friday August 25

Today at Woodbine Hill ‘N’ Dale co-bred “Salty Langfuhn” won the 16th start of his prolific career pushing his earnings to $649,021.

On the same Woodbine race card “Quick Code”, bred by Farm Manager Ericka Rusnak, won his 3rd race in 6 career starts (he has also been 3rd twice). Quick Code has a ½ brother by BOLD N FLASHY in the CTHS September Selected Sale selling as Hip # 130.

Earlier in the week SENSATIONAL SLAM won his 4th race in his 8th career start drawing clear by 3 ½ lengths at Saratoga. Selling as Hip # 116, Hill ‘N’ Dale will be offering a ½ brother to SENSATIONAL SLAM (a colt by leading sire CANDY RIDE) also at the CTHS September Selected Sale.

Sunday August 15

Smart Ruler (2 year-old filly by SMART STRIKE), the first foal out of multiple Champion and millionaire FINANCINGAVAILABLE, won a MSW today. Smart Ruler has a half brother by Canada’s leading sire PHILANTHROPIST in the CTHS September Sale this year.

Megavella became Toronto stakes horse #104 today with a 3rd place finish in the $125,000 Victoriana S. at Woodbine.

2011 Foaling Summary

41 foalings this year:

Avg. weight: 112.32 lbs.

25 filly avg: 113.21 lbs.

Filly range: 90 lbs.-135 lbs.

16 colt avg: 110.85 lbs

Colt range: 99 lbs.- 138 lbs.

34 non maiden foalings:

Avg. weight: 114.32 lbs.

20 filly avg: 115.9 lbs.

Filly range: 90 lbs. – 135 lbs.

14 colt avg: 112.07 lbs.

Colt range: 99 lbs. - 138 lbs.

7 Maiden mare foalings:

Avg. weight: 100.85 lbs.

5 filly avg: 98.6 lbs

Filly range: 90 lbs. – 105 lbs.

2 colt avg: 106.5 lbs.

Colt range: 103 lbs. – 110 lbs.

Foaling Times for 2011:

7am to 8am:	0	1pm to 2pm:	2	7pm to 8pm:	3	1am to 2am:	2
8am to 9am:	0	2pm to 3pm:	2	8pm to 9pm:	1	2am to 3am:	3
9am to 10am:	0	3pm to 4pm:	0	9pm to 10pm:	3	3am to 4am:	2
10am to 11am:	1	4pm to 5pm:	1	10pm to 11pm:	4	4am to 5am:	1
11am to 12pm:	3	5pm to 6pm:	2	11pm to 12am:	3	5am to 6am:	1
12pm to 1pm:	0	6pm to 7pm:	1	12am to 1am:	6	6am to 7am:	1

Sunday July 24, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale sales graduate EMBUR’S SONG (Keeneland September) won her 4th consecutive stakes race of 2011. Bred by Josham Farms and raised by Yvonne Schwabe and her Persley Den Farm, EMBUR’S SONG took on G1 winner HOOH WHY, Champion INDIAN APPLE IS and Horse of the Year BIOFUEL and went wire to wire in the $150,000 Ontario Matron S. at Woodbine. EMBUR’S SONG is one of 4 stakes horses out of Embur Sunshine will have to receive serious consideration for Canadian Broodmare of the Year this coming year at Canada’s Sovereign awards.

2011 Breeding info

Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada did mating plans season purchases etc. for many clients in 2011 (both in Kentucky and Ontario). Season purchases include- INDYGO SHINER, MUTAKDDIM, ROMAN RULER, SEEKING THE BEST, SMART STRIKE, STORMY ATLANTIC, ZENSATIONAL and OSS sires MARCAVELLY, MILWAUKEE BREW, LEONNATUS ANTEAS, OLD FORESTER...

Thursday June 30, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale (on behalf of CEC Farms) has sold Champion, Canadian Oaks winner MILWAUKEE APPEAL. On top of her Oaks win, MILWAUKEE APPEAL was an unlucky 3rd in the $1,000,000 Queen’s Plate and G1 placed at Saratoga and Keeneland.

Sunday June 19, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales grad INGLORIOUS (CTHS September 2009) swept past the colts to win the $1,000,000 Queen’s Plate S. For any doubters that suspect the quality of the Toronto yearling sale, it should be noted that the first 3 finishers in the Plate were all CTHS September Sales graduates.

Sunday June 05, 2011

INGLORIOUS (bred by Arosa Farms), showed why she was the favourite winning the $500,000 Canadian Oaks. INGLORIOUS made a determined stretch run to capture her 4th stakes win of her young career.

23 mares off of the Canadian farm are expected to be bred back to Ontario stallions in 2011. LEONNATUS ANTEAS-7, MARCAVELLY-1, MILWAUKEE BREW-5, OLD FORESTER-4, SEEKING THE BEST-4, STRUT THE STAGE-1, VIBANK-1. Thus far, 15 are confirmed in foal (13 off of 1 cover), with 6 counting days and 2 not yet bred.

Sunday May 15, 2011

INGLORIOUS (CTHS September), made it a clean sweep of stakes races for Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales grads at Woodbine Racetrack this weekend. INGLORIOUS winner of the $150,000 La Lorgnette S. is both a Canadian Oaks and Queen’s Plate favourite.

Saturday May 14, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale Sales graduate (Keeneland September) EMBUR’S SONG won her 2nd graded stakes race of 2011 dominating the field in the $150,000 G3 Hendrie S.

Wednesday May 11, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale owned and bred Oil Painting (multiple stakes placed) was an easy winner of the feature race at Woodbine this evening ($74,800 allowance race). Oil Painting (by DISTORTED HUMOR) is out of multiple stakes winning A.P. INDY mare HANDPAINTED.

Tuesday April 26, 2011

Tonight was the last of 7 LEONNATUS ANTEAS foals expected at the farm this year. For LEONNATUS ANTEAS, the Champion 2 year-old in Canada, this is his first crop. CHOPININA, dam of today’s colt, was a Champion Racemare and G1 placed against colts. The foals by “LEO” have all been quality individuals from strong female families. His book is expected to be in the mid 30’s this year.

Saturday April 16, 2011

BRILLIANT SPEED put in a last to first charge winning the Bluegrass S. G1 at Keeneland today. BRILLIANT SPEED is out of Hill ‘N’ Dale (Ontario and Kentucky) broodmare Speed Succeeds. Speed Succeeds was the filly sales topper as a Keeneland yearling bringing $1,450,000. Speed Succeeds was bought back by Hill ‘N’ Dale 2 years ago at the Keeneland November Sale. Speed Succeeds is a daughter of Hill ‘N’ Dale foundation mare-DAIJIN. Next stop for BRILLIANT SPEED is the KENTUCKY DERBY!

Saturday April 9, 2011

2 more foals today (5 in the last 6 days). The 2nd of our 2 foalings was an AWESOME AGAIN colt out of multiple Champion FINANCINGAVAILABLE (winner of over $1,300,000).

Saturday April 2, 2011

The Spring 2011 Newsletter is online now (Word format 41KB).

Monday March 21, 2011

Today Hill ‘N’ Dale added the mare SIWA to its inventory. SIWA is a dual stakes winner of over $225,000 and is out of the STORM CAT mare Zahara. SIWA is a half sister to KLISSURA, also a stakes winner. By G1 winner ALYDEED, SIWA is from the immediate family of Canadian racing icons-DEBRA’S VICTORY, MEGAS VUKEFALOS, VICTORIOUSLY BOLD...

Thursday March 17, 2011

Today we had the 17th of our 45 expectant 2011 foals. Secret Brook had a SEEKING THE DIA filly this evening and will be bred back to ZENSATIONAL. Secret Brook was the 3rd mare in as many days to foal at the Ontario farm.

Wednesday March 16, 2011

NICKI KNEW, stakes winner of over $300,000 had her first foal today, a filly by Champion LEONNATUS ANTEAS. NICKI KNEW will be bred back to STORMY ATLANTIC and in all likelihood be offered at the 2011 Keeneland November Sale.

Tuesday March 15, 2011

ARDEN BELLE, a multiple stakes winner of over $600,000, delivered her first foal, a colt by HEATSEEKER. HEATSEEKER stands at Hill ‘N’ Dale Kentucky and has his first crop of yearlings in 2011. He is a G1 record setting son of 2010’s leading sire in North America GIANT’S CAUSEWAY.

Wednesday March 09, 2011

The first two mares bred off of the Ontario farm this year were checked pregnant today (LEONNATUS ANTEAS/Water Music and SEEKING THE BEST/Rockinwithher.

Sunday March 6, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale bred and sold SENSATIONAL SLAM won the $65,000 Mike “Cappy” Capossela S. at Aqueduct 3/05, 2011. SENSATIONAL SLAM is now a winner of 3 of 4 starts (all stakes). His dam is at the farm and due to foal a ZENSATIONAL baby in May.

We have now had 14 foals at the Canadian Farm in 2011. This week we had only 1 foal (31 remaining) but it was the largest foal of the season thus far (135 lb. filly by SEEKING THE DIA). 12 foals are due by month’s end.

Friday March 04 2011

Mistel, a THEATRICAL daughter out of G1 producer Side View, owned by Cooks, Serrani and Sikura had her first career work today at Woodbine going 3F in 36.4.

Saturday February 26, 2011

Our 12th foal of the season was out of the multiple stakes winning mare CLASSIC REIGN. CLASSIC REIGN is a daughter of Hall of Famer No Class and is a half sister to 4 Champions and a G1 winner. This is the single most prolific family in the Canadian stud book.

Saturday February 19, 2011

A busy night tonight with 3 foalings. The first of 3 foals (all fillies) was by HARLINGTON out of Fanny Forgot. She was followed by a MIDNIGHT LUTE out of Baby Blaze and lastly an A.P. INDY filly out of the multiple G2 stakes winner MIRACULOUS MISS. MIRACULOUS MISS was also G1 placed on 3 occasions and runner up in the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare Sprint.

Saturday February 12, 2011

Champion LEONNATUS ANTEAS had the first two foals of his stallion career tonight at Hill ‘N’ Dale. Fittingly, both foals (1 colt and 1 filly) were bred by Knob Hill Stable who also bought and raced “LEO”, a 2 year-old stakes winner over dirt, turf and polytrack.

Sunday February 06, 2011

Hill ‘N’ Dale Kentucky reported the birth of a gray colt by ZENSATIONAL out of DAIJIN today. DAIJIN is the backbone and matriarch of our broodmare band. We are fortunate to be able to own 3 daughters of SW and G1 placed DAIJIN (including Champion SERENADING) and 2 of her granddaughters.

Friday January 14, 2011

A total of 44 foals are expected at Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada this year. In addition to our foalings, we anticipate breeding 27 mares back to a variety of Ontario stallions, focusing on LEONNATUS ANTEAS, MARCAVELLY and SEEKING THE BEST. All 3 stallions stand at Colebrook Farm.

Tuesday January 04, 2011

Our first foal of the season also proved to be the first foal ever for the G1 winning stallion and brilliant sprinter ZENSATIONAL.

MARYFIELD - Bred in Ontario by Mike Carroll and John C. Harvey, was named 2007 Eclipse Award winning female sprinter. MARYFIELD was sold by Hill 'N' Dale at the Keeneland September Sale.

JAMBALAYA - bred by G. Schickedanz and sold by Hill 'N' Dale Sales Agency at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, won 2 G1 stakes races in 2007 posting a dramatic victory in the $1,000,000 Arlington Million.

Hill 'N' Dale Toronto Yearling Sales graduate RETRACEABLE was bred and sold by Hill ‘N’ Dale Canada. She became yet another sales grad to win the prestigious $250,000 Princess Elizabeth S

Hill 'N' Dale was the leading consignor at the 2008 C.T.H.S. November Mixed Sale.

Hill 'N' Dale has been the leading consignor by gross at the C.T.H.S. Selected Yearling Sale 8 of the last 9 years!

2005 Sovereign Awards
Hill 'N' Dale bred ONE FOR ROSE was named champion older filly or mare for the third consecutive year. Link.

Hill 'N' Dale sales graduate A BIT O GOLD was named Champion Older Horse, Champion Turf Horse and Canadian Horse of the Year. Link.