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About
Our first venture into Standardbred ownership was in 2010. We had a modest budget and purchased a yearling filly. The idea was to race her and eventually have her as a broodmare. Unfortunately, due to an injury, we got into breeding sooner than we thought. That filly was Third Avenue whose first foal was Muscle Ave who has earned close to $300,000 to date.
I was not going to let this bad luck turn me off, so I bought another yearling filly the following year. That was Twilight Seelster who won numerous Ontario Sires Stakes races and close to $200,000 in her career. She changed my luck and I was hooked.
My interest in harness racing comes from my Grandfather who bred a mare to raise a colt from her to race. That was Big John Cash who raced in 1969 at Vernon Downs and won in 2:07.
We breed, feed and foal our mares. We have seven acres of hills and pasture and an additional 46 acres.
Brad & Wendy Wilson
In The News
Johnny Buckshot took his second straight $11,600 Preferred Trot on Tuesday evening, April 23 at The Raceway at Western Fair District. In addition to steering the Katie MacNeil student to victory in the Preferred, Tyler Borth wrote his ticket into the 2024 National Driving Championship with the highest number of points accrued in the Ontario Regional Driving Championship (ORDC). The Preferred Trot went to the gate in race two with the card's main event served as the Ontario Regional Driving Championship in races three through 11. Full coverage of the ORDC can be found here . Tyler Borth and the MacNeil student took post seven in the field of seven. With one off stride at the start, the pair backed the field in sixth through panels in :28.4 and :59.4, set by the favourite, Delgado (Scott Young). After the half, Borth pulled his right line and sent Johnny Buckshot to the outside on a third-over bid, but the pair remained in sixth. Johnny Buckshot made up little ground in the final turn before taking off down the stretch. With the swiftest final panel in :29, Johnny Buckshot chipped away at his opponents. Coming down to the wire, Johnny Buckshot won by a half length in 1:58.4 over Lass Shot (Garrett Rooney). Delgado completed the triactor. Johnny Buckshot is a winner of five races in 11 starts this year so far and 15 races from 50 lifetime starts. He moved his career bankroll past the six-figure mark at $101,762. The five-year-old Il Sogno Dream-Third Avenue gelding is owned by breeder Brad Wilson. He returned $4.30 to win as the second choice. Joining Borth on the route to Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivières, Que. for the National Driving Championship on Friday, July 5 will be James MacDonald as the second-place finisher in the Tuesday evening standings at The Raceway. WATCH FOR JOHNNY BUCKSHOT'S FULL BROTHER CHIPPER JONES THIS FALL IN THE LONDON SALE!
Johnny Buckshot won the $11,600 Preferred Trot at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Tuesday (April 16) evening from gate-to-wire. Tyler Borth and the Katie MacNeil student won every panel in :28.1, :57.4, and 1:26.2 before going on to win by 2-1/2 lengths in 1:56.3. El Toro Loco (Travis Henry) finished second and Andy Over (Ed Hensley) grabbed third. Johnny Buckshot (Il Sogno Dream-Third Avenue) is owned by breeder Brad Wilson. The five-year-old gelding won his fourth race in 10 starts this year and 14th race in 49th career starts. He moved his lifetime bankroll to $95,962. As the bettors' choice, he returned $3.50 to win. WATCH FOR JOHNNY BUCKSHOT'S FULL BROTHER CHIPPER JONES THIS FALL IN THE LONDON SALE!
Scott Wray rattled out a hat trick in the final three races on the Wednesday (April 3) evening card at The Raceway at Western Fair District with his last victory in the $11,600 Preferred Trot. Wray scored in the feature by open lengths with Katie MacNeil student Johnny Buckshot. Johnny Buckshot got away third as Scene A Magician (Lorne House) designated himself as the pacesetter for the mile. After the opening panel in :28.2, Wray tipped Johnny Buckshot second over to the outside behind a parked-out Heavy Dude E (Ryan Desroche). The half clicked in :58.4 and Heavy Dude E began to stall on the outside, forcing Johnny Buckshot to a three-wide bid en route to the three-quarters in 1:28.4. By the final turn, Johnny Buckshot landed in second. He passed the leading Scene A Magician in the stretch and kept going to open up and win by 4-3/4 lengths in 1:58.1. Scene A Magician finished second and Hot Fudge Sundae (Alfie Carroll) completed the triactor. Breeder Brad Wilson owns Johnny Buckshot (Il Sogno Dream-Third Avenue), who recorded his third win in eight starts this year and 13th victory in 47 career starts. The five-year-old gelding moved his lifetime bankroll to $89,234. He returned $6 to win as the 2-1 bettors' choice. WATCH FOR JOHNNY BUCKSHOT'S FULL BROTHER CHIPPER JONES THIS FALL IN THE LONDON SALE!
