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Bob
Broadstock
18101
Cedardale Rd,
Nestleton, ON,
L0B 1L0
Ph: 905-626-8487
Bob Broadstock, QH
breeder, trainer, owner and
President of the Quarter
Racing Owners of Ontario Inc
(QROOI). Broadstock also
suns his own computer
programming and consulting
business.
He and his wife Marie own
a farm near Port Perry
Ontario where they train
racing stock and care for
three broodmares. Their
home-breds earned nearly
$70,000 last year.
Broadstock worked his way up
through the ranks under the
critical eye of
owner/trainer Joe Tavares.
“I am looking forward to
the day when I can work on
my house business full-time.
I am hoping the Quarter
Horse Racing Industry
Development Plan,
incorporating the slot
agreement and the breeding
program, will get me there.”
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Erik
Lehtinen
RR2,
Uxbridge,
ON, L9P
1R2
Ph: 905-852-5245
I have been working
with horses for 44 yrs, and
has been in the race related
business for 24 yrs. I have
been a director of the QROOI
on and off since the 1990's.
With wife Joyce, we have a
quarter horse breeding
business and also race
quarter horses . Our farm (Jem
Farms) is located in
Uxbridge on 160 acres with
5/8 mile track, hay and
pasture.
Future hopes: That the
quarter horse race industry
grows and prospers.
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Greg
Fernandes
P.O
Box
31090,
Westney
Heights
RPO
Ajax,
Ontario,
L1T 3V2
Before immigrating to
Canada, worked part-time at
Durban Park (Thoroughbred)
racetrack in Georgetown,
Guyana for about three (3)
years. For about fifteen
(15) years was employed in
cost and financial
accounting sections with
Textile, Telecom and
Cosmetics Industries
attaining senior managerial
status.
Joined the Ontario Public
Services as s Senior Manager
with Telecommunications
Services Branch, which
provided mandatory services
for all Ministries and ABC
on a cost recovery basis. In
early 1986 joined the
Ontario Racing Commission as
Secretary-Treasurer, then
promoted to Deputy Director
of Finance and
Administration in 1994 and
to Director of Finance and
Administration in 2000.
Responsibilities included
Financial Planning and
Budgeting, Information
Technology Development,
Industry Programs
Administration, Executive
Support to the Board and
Facilities Management.
Attended numerous Industry
conferences / seminars /
meetings, played key role
during the many changes at
the ORC – e.g. attaining the
self-funded status in 2000
and reclaiming the
administration of the Horse
Improvement Program (HIP)
from OHRIA.
Greg feels certain that he
can make a positive
contribution to the future
development and expansion of
the Quarter Horse Racing
Division of the Industry, to
the enhancement of new
benefits and services for
members of the QROOI and
looks forward to exciting
racing when the new
Racetrack is in place.
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 Doug Cheetham
32 Talbot St,
Brampton, ON, L6X
2P5
Ph:
905-796-9640
My wife, Bridgette and I
have been in Quarter horses
for over 20 years. Most of
this time was spent training
and riding barrel horses,
and we were fortunate to win
major titles in Ontario,
Quebec and the US.
In 1998 we began the
Canadian Barrel Horse
Association. This new 4D
concept revolutionized
barrel racing in Ontario so
much that entries in 1 year
went from around 50 entries
per show to a high of 180
entries at most shows. It is
this concept that is still
being used by the National
Barrel Horse Association of
Canada and the Ontario
Barrel Racing Association.
We began our racing career
in the early 2000’s at Picov
Downs and Mount Pleasant
Meadows. This transition
really worked for us because
our race horses became
barrel horses and enjoyed an
extended career.
But in 2006 things began to
change. We started the year
with 1 horse and ended with
5. Our success was topped by
Treasured Rock winning APHA
Honour Roll Champion. And we
had fun.
In 2007, we ran 7 horses,
and we won the first ever
Princess Stakes with
Electrolyte Kiss, a filly
Bridgette purchased at the
Heritage Place sale.
In 2008 we actually earned
more in purses, we ran 8
horses, got 3 horses back to
stakes race finals, and we
had our first foal who will
race in 2010. So we are now
breeders as well, and hope
to enjoy the riches of the
ORC Quarter Horse
Program-Breeding.
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Steve Hunter
231485 Country
Road 24, Grand
Valley, ON,
L0N 1G0
Ph:
519-928-5209
Steve'slove affair with
horses began in 1967 at the
age of 10 (barrel racing).
He began training halter
horses at the age of 19, and
started racing quarter
horses in 1978. He was
president of the Ontario
Barrel Racing Association (“OBRA”)
in 2002, and Vice President
of the OBRA in 2003 and 2004
Steve currently operates a
small breeding farm and has
experience rehabilitating
horses from devastating
injuries at the race track,
allowing them to go on to
new careers.
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Renè Hunderup
René A. Hunderup, born in
Aalborg, Denmark came to
Canada in 1974; he and his
wife Darlene own and operate
Norse Ridge Farm - a racing
and breeding facility
comprising TBs and QHs.
He is a past President of
the QROOI and spearheaded
the development of the QH
Breeders’ Program. He sat on
the AQHA Racing Committee
and for almost a decade on
the Marketing & Public
Information Committee.
René is a present Member
of the AQHA Health & Welfare
Committee and will soon
retire from the
International Committee; he
is serving on the QH and TB
& SB Advisory Board to the
Executive Director of the
ORC.
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Brian Farrell
C2130 Hwy 7,
RR1, Sunderland, ON
L0C 1H0
Ph: 705-357-3214
Brian Farrell is a QH
breeder and owner since
1994, and currently a QROOI
Director and a member of the
Breeding Program Working
Group. He is the Operations
Manager for AGI Traffic
Technology Inc. a division
of Aecon Construction Group
Inc.
Brian, with his wife Lynn
and his two children Gavin
and Sydney manage 1,100
acres in Sunderland Ontario
where they stand a stallion
and have a small QH
broodmare band and Black
Angus Cattle.
The Farrells have twice
owned the winner of the Rags
to Riches and the Alex
Memorial Championship, and
in 2008 finished 2nd in the
first Graded Stakes at Ajax
Downs.
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Greg Watson
Ph: 705-927-1332
Greg Watson returned to
Quarter Horse racing in 2006
after being involved over 30
years ago. His excitement
about the future, quality
and direction of Quarter
Horse racing in Ontario
prompted his return.
Greg and his wife Susan
operate Full Circle Farm
near Bethany where they have
a select group of horses in
training and several
broodmares, as well as a
herd of purebred Black Angus
cows and calves. He has
achieved great success in
just a few years culminating
with Full Circle Racing's
horse Rockish being named
the 2008 Horse of the Year
in Ontario.
In addition to this, Greg
works at Brooks Feed in Port
Perry servicing the local
horse farms.
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