Century Spring Farms News

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

Century Spring Farms bred, raised and sold, Century Havana takes the Prospect Series division for 2 yo fillies. She prevailed as the twos-on favourite in the $7,100 second split, rating soft sectionals of 1:00.3 and 1:31.1 before staving off a two-pronged challenge from Reinspired and Prettyinclined to win by a diminishing half length in 2:00. Congratulations to all her connections, Doug McNair drove the Control The Moment-Mowet Blue Chip filly for trainer Jim Ritchie and owner Paul Ritchie .

O’Brien Award winner Century Farroh and Pepsi North America Cup eligible Tattoo Artist led the way as part of a four-win night for trainer Dr. Ian Moore on Saturday (June 13) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Moore barn sent out four starters and all four came back winners. Century Farroh and driver Sylvain Filion made the top in the second quarter of the $36,000 Preferred. The four-year-old got sensible fractions and sprinted home in :26.4 to hold off Wheels On Fire and Matticulous GB by a neck. A Grand Circuit winner last season, Century Farroh was making his second start of the season and had to leave from post 9 in a field of 10, leaving him parked for the opening three-eighths. He overtook the lead from Matticulous GB, who gave a serious push in the lane, while Wheels On Fire sat behind the lead pair and charged home on the outside to finish second. A son of Mach Three, Century Farroh is now a 17-time winner with over $800,000 earned for owners Ratchford Stable NS. The Ontario Sires Stakes graduate won 12 of 16 last year, helping him earn the O’Brien Award as Canada’s three-year-old colt pacer of the year. Century Farroh, who finished second in his season debut, was the public’s top-choice and returned $4.90 to win. The Preferred victory was the second of the night for Moore and kicked-off a natural hat-trick. Sophomores Denali Seelster and Tattoo Artist followed their stablemate with victories. Both are eligible to the Pepsi North America Cup. Sent at odds of 17-1, Tattoo Artist ($37.90) and driver Bob McClure blasted from post 9 and never looked back to win by six lengths in a career-best 1:50. The son of Hes Watching was last year’s Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final champion and was making his second start of the season. He now has six wins and $254,325 in career earnings for Frank Cameron and Let It Ride Stables Inc. Denali Seelster ($7.50) also took care of business on the front, scoring in 1:51.1 with Filion in the sulky. The son of Sunshine Beach was also making his second start of the season and is now a three-time winner. His career earnings move to $121,220 for Ratchford Stables NS. The first win of the evening for Moore came from five-year-old Casimir Richie P ($5.00), who posted a 1:49.3 victory for driver Doug McNair. A five-year-old in Moore’s barn, Casimir Richie P was second in his season debut a week ago and now has 17 career wins to go with $287,553 in earnings for Moore and Michael Goldberg.

Feb. 1 2020 - Standardbred Canada announced the winners for the 2019 O’Brien Award at the 31st edition of the annual O’Brien Awards Black Tie Gala held at the Hilton Mississauga / Meadowvale hotel in Mississauga, Ont. The O’Brien Awards honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season and are named in honour of the late Joe O’Brien, an outstanding horseman and member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Century Farroh’s connections took home the bronze in the Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt category. Last season the poster boy for the Ontario Sires Stakes won 12 of 16 races, including five in the provincial program and bankrolled almost $720,000 in earnings. The son of the late Mach Three kicked off his 2019 season with a four-race win streak, including the Somebeachsomewhere and an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Division. He took his lifetime mark of 1:49.1 in the North America Cup Consolation and initiated another four-race win streak which included another OSS Gold division. One of his more impressive victories came in the Simcoe Stakes where he tackled Grand Circuit competition with a 1:49.3 victory. Century Farroh was bred by Century Spring Farms , trained by Ian Moore , driven by Sylvain Filion and owned by the Ratchford Stable of Nova Scotia.

Nov. 19 2019 - When Beachy Girl was confirmed in foal to Mach Three in the spring of 2015, Sanford and Jan Zimmerman enrolled her in the Ontario Resident Mare program. Two years later, they sold the resulting colt, named Century Farroh, at the London Selected Yearling Sale for $17,000. A winner of $66,733 and the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots championship at two, Century Farroh had a standout sophomore campaign this season. Five wins and one third from six OSS Gold Series starts saw him top the three-year-old pacing colt division with earnings of $396,200. Wins in his Somebeachsomewhere division, the North America Cup consolation, his Simcoe division and the Jennas Beach Boy added $323,251 to his sophomore earnings for owner Ratchford Stable NS. .... read the complete story