Tidal Tonto (Part Bred Standardbred) owned by Jenny Jones
Was purchased by Jenny, unseen as a just broken Irish Sports Horse .. quite a shock when he turned up and she tried to canter him. That was in 2020, and by now Jenny is totally converted, ‘what wonderful horses they are!’
Has done plenty of Cross Country and is now in Training for the 2023 Man Vs Horse
Although Standardbreds are primarily bred for harness racing, as a breed they are capable of excelling at a variety of different disciplines and pursuits whether that be for pleasure purposes or competitively.
In this section of our website, STAGBI would like to showcase some of the wonderful Standardbreds who have gone on to add a variety of different skills to their repertoires irrespective of whether they achieved success on the racetrack or not.
If you would like to submit information about your Standardbred for inclusion on the website, send your story and photos to info@standardbred.org
Cardigan Flashman 2013 born gelding Doonbeg (CAN) x Ayr Flight. Won 6 races from 34 starts, winning at Wolverhampton, Corbiewood, York, Ceredigion and Tir Prince. He won £5,370 in prize money and had a record of 2.00.2. He retired from racing in 2020...
Bay mare by Make A Deal out of Newtown Playmate ‘Star’ raced from the age of 3 until 7, picking up wins in Wales, England and Scotland before retiring from the track. Whilst racing, she had also completed two hunting seasons between race seasons and was occasionally...
2011 mare, Nianimble (US) x With Conviction (US)/Artsplace (US) owned by Josephine Roberts Caenwoodconviction or Perdy as she is known at home was purchased from a field for a mere £375. Josephine was inspired to buy a Standardbred as a friend had a pacer that...
ALFIE unraced skewbald gelding owned by Michelle Cottee Alfie came to Michelle having been found abandoned following an accident 6 years ago, he was 3 years old and still entire. Michelle was immediately taken by his kind and gentle nature and was smitten. Initially...
SMOKIN JOE II 2012 gelding Sable Matters (US) x Ceiron Anita owned by Charlotte Jenkinson Charlotte has owned Smokin Jo since 2017 and introduced him to endurance racing. They have competed successfully in Endurance GB events, recently winning a 23km event at...
Talavary Mystic was taken out of harness racing due to being over-excited on the track at about 4 years old, with the aim to start riding her to calm her down a bit and then go back racing. However, she proved to really excel at endurance so never went back racing; in...