May 14, 2017 Mac Lilley Farms, located in Dutton, hosted its event from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The farm helped promote the 250th anniversary of horse racing in Canada with a ‘commemorative mile’ by Il Sogno Dream and information display. Il Sogna Dream, pictured on his way to the track at Mac Lilley Read More …
May 12, 2017- The Raceway at the Western Fair District celebrated the achievements of longtime horseman Mac Lilley in a trackside Wall Of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night (May 12) in London, Ont. Lilley was joined by a large gathering of family and friends for the presentation made by The Raceway’s Director of Racing, Read More …
With the help of many talented photographers, videographers, and musicians, Mac Lilley Farms was able to release their first promotional video. Curtis MacDonald provided all the awesome drone shots. Jim and Sylvia Kirkwood and Corey Gardner helped with the lighting and fogger equipment. Gemma Peters composed the lovely background music. The Raceway at Western Fair Read More …
Mr. James Downer contacted us in February 2017 to say how pleased he was with his new Warrawee Needy 2017 foal. The mother of the foal is Astrmowin, a sister to Millionaire pacer Waasmula. The following video shows this foal when he was only nine days old. “He’s smart and strong,” says Downer,”and we will Read More …
After spending August 2016 to January 2017 in Australia, Warrawee Needy is coming home. His flight left Melbourne, Australia and then flew to Hong Kong. Then off to Anchorage, Alaska and ending up in JFK Airport in New York. He will be arriving back in Dutton Ontario on Friday January 27, 2017.
Congratulations to the Mayhew family.They bred their mare Smokeytross to Bo Knows Jate way back in 2001 and got the amazing Mcrileymac. They raced him 329 starts and finished first 55 times, second 48 times, and third 43 times earning an incredible $331,368.00. Not many horses are bred , raised, raced and retired by the Read More …
North America’s fastest aged trotting horse of 2015 is coming to stand stud in Ontario. Bill & Dan Manes, and Len & Randy Christopher are happy to announce that Il Sogno Dream (Cantab Hall – Le Reve) will be standing stud at Mac Lilley Farms at Dutton, Ont. in 2017. Il Sogno Dream (4,1:50.2, $956,875) Read More …
On September 1, 2016, Dan Gall, CEO For Standardbred Canada came out to Mac Lilley Farms for a visit. Just 34 days into his new job as CEO for Standardbred Canada and Dan has already visited horse people from P.E.I. to Quebec to Ontario to Alberta. Dan is relatively Read More …
On Monday August 8, 2016, at 7:00pm, the Glencoe 4-H Horse Club came out to Mac Lilley Farms for a visit. Led by Linda Simpson the 14 young ladies started the meeting by going through their business portion of the meeting. They were then introduced to their Read More …
A MIRACLE was performed today July 12, 2016 at Mac Lilley Farms. Getting a mare pregnant when she is over the age of 20 can be tricky, really tricky. But getting a 26-year-old mare, that hasn’t had a foal since 2008, pregnant is almost unheard of. Today after careful checking and rechecking of the Read More …