Canada's Horse of the Year for 2020, millionaire pacer Century Farroh has been retired and will stand at stud in 2022. In a press release issued on Monday (Nov. 15) Seel ster Farms officially welcomed the Breeders Crown winner to the farm's 2022 stallion line-up. Canadian born and bred by Century Spring Farms of Gorrie, Ont., the Mach Three – Beachy Girl horse was a multiple stakes winner at two including the OSS Grassroots elim and final in 1:53s, but it wasn’t until his three-year-old season that Century Farroh really began to shine. At three, he won the Somebeachsomewhere, the North America Cup Consolation, and the Simcoe at Woodbine Mohawk Park, along with the Jennas Beach Boy at Hoosier Park, all the while winning five consecutive OSS Gold legs at home at Mohawk and Georgian Downs. Century Farroh handled the jump to aged competition with ease placing in nearly all open competition events including the Graduate, the William Haughton, the Sam McKee, the Canadian Pacing Derby, Dayton Pacing Derby, and winning the Dan Patch at Hoosier Park; while finally topping off his four-year-old season with a win in the Breeders Crown Final en route to Horse of the Year honours. Winning consecutive O’Brien Awards as three-year-old pacing colt and aged pacer of the year; the Ian Moore-trainee paced several “bridesmaid” miles at four in 1:47.3 and 1:47.4 and finishes his racing career with more than $1.5 million.

The first session of the 2021 London Virtual Yearling Sale took place Monday, and topping the opening day of offerings for $75,000 was Hip 37 Century Jacqueline. The Sha dow Play-Brushstrokes filly, who was consigned and raised by Century Spring Farm, was purchased by Steve Heimbecker of Waterloo, Ont. Century Jacqueline is the half-sister to the Bettors Delight gelding Century Heineken (1:49.2 - $100,731) who was fifth in last weekend’s OSS Super Final. 

Century Farroh took home two O’Brien Awards; one as Older Pacing Horse of the Year and the other as the Somebeachsomewhere Horse of The Year . Competing as a four-year-old, the son of Mach Three scored 12 top-three finishes in 16 starts and accrued more than $637,000 in earnings in 2020. His stakes victories included the Breeders Crown and the Dan Patch, both at Hoosier Park.

Century Farroh notched the biggest win of his career and provided another win for Canadian connections after lunging past favoured Bettors Wish late to win the $500,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace on Saturday (Oct. 31) at Harrah's Hoosier Park Racing & Casino. Sent off as the third choice at 7-1, Century Farroh was forwardly placed by driver David fMiller rom post seven and landed in the two hole behind Backstreet Shadow (Tim Tetrick). Backstreet Shadow fronted the field through fractions of :26.3 and :54.1 before coming under siege from an outer flow in the form of favoured Bettors Wish (Dexter Dunn) and second-over second choice Sectionline Bigry (Tyler Smith). As the older pacers hit the third quarter in 1:21.2 and turned for home, Bettors Wish started to wear down the pacesetter and took the lead in midstretch. Miller was able to angle Century Farroh down to the passing lane inside Backstreet Shadow, and with plugs pulled asked Century Farroh for an extra gear. Century Farroh responded willingly and got up past Bettors Wish to win by a half-length in 1:49. Backstreet Shadow stayed for third. "I wasn't real happy with the draw," driver Miller admitted in the winner's circle. "He'd been racing just fair, they added Lasix to him and he raced better his last start so I took a shot left, hoping to get away as close as I could and when I landed in the two hole I was pretty happy. "He didn't feel like he was loaded with pace but when I got him in the passing lane and got his earplugs out he actually took off and got there." Owned by Ratchford Stable NS of North Sydney, N.S., four-year-old Century Farroh (Mach Three - Beachy Girl) now sports a solid 4-4-4 summary from 15 starts with earnings of $1,420,525. The win also gives trainer Dr. Ian Moore his first Breeders Crown title. "It's very exciting and very good for one tough animal," Moore told Trot Insider. "I think he deserves it. And nobody wants to stand him stud...maybe they will now."

The four-year-old son of Mach Three-Beachy Girl, hangs his harness bag in the barn of trainer Dr. Ian Moore for the Ratchford Stable NS of North Sydney, NS. The victory was his second of the season from eight attempts and it goes down as career win 18 for the career winner of $1,071,045. He becomes the first millionaire bred by Century Spring Farms and the second raised by Century Spring in the last 5 years. The other being Limelight Beach p, 2,1:49.4 p,3, 1:49.1 $1,370,324. .... read the complete story