Standardbred Breeders Association of Pennsylvania

SBA of PA Honors

PA-Bred Sylvia Hanover, winner of O’Brien Awards

We salute PA-Sired, PA-Bred Sylvia Hanover, winner of O’Brien Awards as Canada’s 3-year-old Pacing Filly of the Year, and as the Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the Year!  Sylvia Hanover is a daughter of Always B Miki, and was bred by Hanover Shoe Farms.

Photo courtesy - Standardbred Canada

Congratulations to Diamond Creek Farm, recently named winner of the Dan Patch Award for 2023 Breeder of the Year, and to Diamond Creek’s Adam Bowden, winner of the Dan Patch Award for Owner of the Year, as voted on by the US Harness Writers Association.

Photo courtesy - Diamond Creek Farm

Diamond Creek’s Adam Bowden, winner of the Dan Patch Award for Owner of the Year
Dan Patch Awards
It was a great night at the Dan Patch Awards, as several Pennsylvania-Breds earned 2023 championship honors!
Bred by Diamond Creek Farm:
Confederate - Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year
Geocentric - 2-year-old Filly Pacer
Bond - 3-year-old Filly Trotter
Bred by Hanover Shoe Farms:
Sylvia Hanover - 3-year-old Filly Pacer
Soiree Hanover - 2-year-old Filly Trotter

 

Graphic courtesy - US Trotting Association
Confederate 2023 Breeders Crown

Pennsylvania farms bred 4 of the 12 winners in the 2023 Breeder's Crown

We congratulate Diamond Creek Farm for their wins with Bond (3-year-old Filly Trot) and Confederate (3-year-old Colt and Gelding Pace)!  We also congratulate Hanover Shoe Farms for their win with Sylvia Hanover (3-year-old Filly Pace - she also won the 2-year-old Filly Pace in 2022), as well as Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi for winning the 2-year-old Filly Pace with My Girl EJ!

Photo courtesy - Breeder's Crown

Our Mission

The mission of Standardbred Breeders Association of Pennsylvania (SBAP) is to represent the united interests of Pennsylvania Standardbred breeders through:

  • Providing effective leadership for the Standardbred breeding industry in Pennsylvania
  • Marketing and promotional activities which will grow the Standardbred breeding industry in Pennsylvania
  • Encouraging governmental action beneficial to the Standardbred breeding industry through active membership participation in the democratic process
  • Lobbying for the recognition of the interests of Pennsylvania Standardbred breeders
  • Monitoring legislation that can potentially impact Pennsylvania Standardbred breeders, both personally and professionally
  • Encouraging a high level of business ethics and presenting a positive public image
  • Soliciting the opinion of Standardbred breeders on the effectiveness of Association planning, management and program design to ensure that breeders’ needs are identified and addressed by the Association’s board of directors
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Videos

Our latest 30-second television ad helps build our brand and enhance our image, while spotlighting Pennsylvania’s place atop North America’s Standardbred breeding industry.

Produced and directed by Keystone Films, it airs nationally on TVG Network as well as during broadcasts such as the Hambletonian, on CBS Sports Network.  It is also distributed – both broadcast and digitally – throughout the Harrisburg DMA (TV market).

We engaged Keystone Films to produce this video, highlighting the continuing strength of Pennsylvania's Standardbred breeding industry.

Location shoots took place at Hanover Shoe Farms, Diamond Creek Farm, and Vieux Carre Farms.

It is being distributed through our social media channels, and being broadcast on regionally-televised harness racing programs, such as "PA Harness Week."

Diamond Creek Farm in Wellsville, PA held its annual Open House on June 3, 2023. Keystone Films was once again on-site to document hundreds of folks enjoying a fun-filled day while also learning about the day-to-day operations at one of the world's top standardbred breeding farms, Diamond Creek!