Yearling Spotlight: Glengate Farms

Jim Bullock is a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame as a builder. He purchased Glengate Farms in 1992 and stood three stallions there in the early years who are all in the Hall of Fame as well – Balanced Image, Angus Hall and Apaches Fame. Bullock has also served on the board of the Woodbine Entertainment Group and as President of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners of Ontario Association (SBOA).

Glengate holds the distinction of being the co-breeders of Art Official (the only horse to defeat Somebeachsomewhere) and world champion J L Cruze as well as the breeder of Greatest Memories, one of the most prolific broodmares in Canadian history and also a member of the CHRHF.

In recent years, Bullock has focused on building his broodmare band and heavily supporting the Ontario Sires Stakes program.

2025 O’Brien Award winner Strobe Lite (James MacDonald) - a product of Glengate Farms - capturing his OSS Super Final at 2. (New Image Media)

“The OSS remains one of the best regional programs and the added money - that was announced this summer - will make it even stronger. This is the first time that I’m selling all of my Ontario-sired horses here at home.”

King Of The North’s second crop sells this Fall is London. (Tara Hills Stud)

“I’m a big supporter of King Of The North (KOTN) and purchased a number of shares in him. He’s had an excellent first crop in terms of quality and quantity of stakes performers. We have a KOTN brother to Strobe Lite ($703,000) that we are pretty excited about.”

HIP 55 NORTH LITE (King Of The North-Shine Brite-Father Patrick) is a colt and just the third foal from Shine Brite who’s produced Strobe Lite t3, 1:52.2s ($703,828) and Brite Green t3, 1:52s ($190,841).

North Lite is a KOTN sibling to the O’Brien Award winner and OSS Champion Strobe Lite.

*NORTH LITE yearling video https://youtu.be/Tjk7afru6bQ?si=NmdLxe0R3j9xVsMy

“I’ve worked hard at building what I think is one of the best trotting broodmare bands in Canada and have a really nice group this year. You know I’ve been selling yearlings for 24 years now and it took me that long to learn that the best place for me to sell my Ontario Sired horses is in London,” Jim joked.

A closer look, now, at a few more Glengate Farms prospects that will make their way to the sales ring next month In London…

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HIP 85 ROYAL GREEN (Green Manalishi S-Ghost Glider-Yankee Glide) is a colt and the seventh foal from Ghost Glider - the dam of 4 winners that would include Exquisite Taste t4, 1:53.1m ($417,978) and My Ghost t3, 1:55.2s ($115,136).

Second dam Grammy Hall - from 8 foals - produced 6 winners including Goodtogo Hanover t3, 1:54.1f ($315,075) and Stop Resistin t4, 1:53.2f ($127,058).

Green Manalishi S standing strong at Tara Hills Stud. (Tara Hills Stud)

*ROYAL GREEN yearling video https://youtu.be/fwfnXOczsYg?si=qOtD3734CtYkDlB3

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HIP 269 THE COURIER (Trixton-Dalliance Seelster-Holiday Road) is a colt and the fifth foal from the lightly-raced mare Dalliance Seelster t2, 2:00s - the dam of 3 winners that would include Sue Anne t3, 1:59h, Disruptive Impact t3, 1:59.4h and First Dalliance t3, 1:59.2h, along with an unraced two-year-old, of 2026, in New Horizon.

Down the pedigree page, on this one, you’ll find that the third dam - Victory Dreamer - produced the millionaire son of Angus Hall - Laddie t3, 1:54s ($1,029,920), along with Enjoy The Victory t3, 1:54s ($411,830) by Enjoy Lavec.

Hambletonian winner Trixton (Jimmy Takter) stands at Winbak Farm Canada. (Michael Lisa Photo)

*THE COURIER yearling video https://youtu.be/MlBWLqvrnJw?si=n5Uk9tywhiIRaMNQ