Bar None Ranches

10/01/2022

Congratulations to Kate Golka, winner of the 2022 C Cup Classic on our Adrien's Aurora!

Congratulations to Katelyn Golka and Adrien’s Aurora, winners of the C Cup Classic in support of Ovarian Cancer Canada.
Adrien’s Aurora is a six year old gelding bred by White House Stables and George Robbins, owned by Bar None Ranches, Central City Stables, and Darren and Tanya LaRocque and is trained by Ron Grieves.
Congratulations to all the winning connections!

09/29/2022

Best of luck to Katelyn Golka, who'll be riding Adrien's Aurora in the C-Cup Classic on Saturday!

09/10/2022

09/09/2022

Congrats to Kaelin Lambert who has been named the Century Mile groom of the month! We truly appreciate your dedication and devotion to all of the horses in your care!

Kaelin Lambert - Groom of the Month for August

08/31/2022

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gayego after a severe battle with colic at 17 years old. The grade 1 winner and millionaire was as kind as he was fast, and his loss is felt by everyone at Bar None Ranches.
Bred in Kentucky by Hargus Sexton and Sandra Sexton, Gayego was by Gilded Time out of Devil's Lake.
Gayego raced at 2 and 3 for Cubanacan Stables and later for Godolphin. As a 3-year-old, Gayego captured the Arkansas Derby and ran second in the San Felipe Stakes.
When racing for Godolphin, Gayego won the Ancient Title Stakes at Oak Tree at Santa Anita and the Dayjur Mahab Al Shimaal. Also at 4, he ran second in the Godolphin Mile Sponsored on Dubai World Cup day.
As a 5-year-old Gayego, set a track record in the Presque Isle Mile Stakes and placed in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, the Triple Bend Handicap, and the Xpress Al Shindagha Sprint.
Gayego began his stallion career at Norse Ridge Farm in Ontario when he was seven years old, and moved to Bar None Ranches for his second season where remained with breeding manager Shaun Rathy. He enjoyed racing his sire Gilded Time up and down the long fence lines when he arrived, never one to turn down a challenge or an opportunity to show off. In later years, because of his excellent, quiet temperament he was able to live by "his mares", enjoying his post watching the daily activities of the broodmare pens and socializing with anyone who'd stop in for a visit. His foals were known for their quiet, bidable personalities and reflected his large, kind eye and considerable size. He sired multiple winners that we've had the pleasure of cheering for, such as Bar No Q, Count on It, Silverfoot, Dark Storm Coming, Fran From Peru, Go Mama, Jazzy Girl, Perdition, Precious Notes, Spanish Diva, Steal a Kiss and Trader Lynn among many, many others. The big black stallion with a heart of gold will be missed greatly by Shaun and her team, as well as anyone who had the fortune of having met him.

08/17/2022

Boss Man Can made his 2022 debut this weekend with a thrilling win! This young star trained by Ron Grieves is back and feeling great, winning by 9 lengths with Rico Walcott in the irons.

08/13/2022

A beautiful day to watch this young star race at Century Mile!

Two-year-old champ BOSS MAN CAN makes his 2022 Debut tonight in race 3! Join us for a beautiful day of racing at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino 🏇🏇
First Race 3:45 PM
📸:Ryan Haynes

08/07/2022

Preparing students for the horse racing industry since 2003, the Olds College Groom School Program is designed to provide professionally trained people an opportunity to successfully enter the horse racing industry in Alberta. Past students featured in this video include Corrine Andros, Matthew Denn...

07/19/2022

Is there a better way to spend a Friday night than watching a homebred take the win? We don't think so!
Thank you to Chris Tian photo for the awesome photos of Silverfoot (Gayego x Silver Seven), winner of the $35K MSW on Friday ridden by Rafael Zenteno Jr. and trained by Ron Grieves ✨🎉

07/19/2022

Congratulations to the connections of SILVERFOOT, winner of the $35,000 MSW for three year old Alberta bred Maidens on July 15th. The Gayego gelding is bred and owned by Bar None Ranches and is out of the Silver Deputy mare, Silver Seven. Silver Seven also produced the Bar None Ranches homebred and multiple stakes winner, Silver Baubles (US$282,410). Silver Baubles finished his race career in 2019 with a win in the Harvest Gold Plate Handicap and a record of 25-8-8-2.
Photo below of half brother to Silverfoot, Silver Baubles winning the 2011 Alberta Premier's Futurity.

07/09/2022

In light of the Rogers outage, if you need assistance getting in contact with someone on our team please message our page and we'll do our best to help!

06/11/2022

It's foal Friday again! Check out some of the adorable arrivals as we welcome the warm summer weather!

05/26/2022

From the wilderness to our breeding barn-- these two wild orphan c**ts have had spent their first several days in a whirlwind! We're very happy that they've found new moms here with Brandy (Cassandra Aurora) and the famous Peppy (Amanda K Barron)❤️❤️

05/21/2022

Happy Foal Friday! Here's some candid shots of some of the foals that we've had over the last month. We've been busy in the cutest possible way! ❤️

04/29/2022

Farm Labourer Wanted

Bar None Ranches, located in DeWinton AB, is looking for a seasonal farm labourer--permanent position available to the right candidate.

Bar None has solidified itself in the agriculture world as a fast paced vibrant and growing business. We offer competitive wages and are looking for a suitable candidate to help us continue to grow.

Duties may include:

Heavy machinery operation

Hay and straw deliveries

Equipment maintenance

Shop organization

Snow removal

Pilot vehicle operation

General labour

Successful candidate will have to :

Work well with others

Work well independently

Follow direction

Demonstrate consistent effort and willingness to learn

Operate in a safe and professional manner at all times

Valid class 5 license, a Class 1 license is an asset (rate of pay increased for Class 1)

Punctuality

Experience is an asset but not mandatory

Bar None Ranches provided the following inclusive hiring information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, seasonal, permanent

Email: [email protected]

04/20/2022

Congrats to Stolz Thoroughbreds on their first Medallist foal born here in Alberta! He's a gem!

04/18/2022

Happy Easter!
The Easter bunny wasn't the only one who was busy this weekend! The broodmares have been keeping us hopping!

04/16/2022

Happy Foal Friday! Check out this great looking group of new arrivals, just in time for Easter!

04/09/2022

Happy Foal Friday! Say hello to Surging Star's big, strong, brand new c**t by Gayego! They took advantage of the beautiful weather today to get out and stretch while soaking up some sun.🌞

04/06/2022

Congrats to Stolz Thoroughbreds on their first foal of the year! A beautiful leggy filly by Tour de Force out of their lovely mare Catalyze!

03/30/2022

We love a great rehabilitation success story! Archie came to us directly after his surgery and we're thrilled with his progress, and even more excited that he's been adopted once he's completed his healing here at Bar None!
Contact us for more information about our rehabilitation, ambulatory care and conditioning services!

03/25/2022

Happy Foal Friday! We've been busy with these gorgeous client mares and their bouncy, adorable foals-both moms and babies sure are enjoying the nice weather!
If you'd like more information about our foaling & reproductive services please contact us today!

03/10/2022

CTHS ALBERTA NEW PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT -
2022 MARE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM (MRP)
The new Mare Recruitment Program (MRP) offers an incentive to
mare owners who bring an in-foal mare to Alberta to foal in 2022!
Further details on the CTHS Alberta website under Programs - Mare Recruitment Program.
https://www.cthsalta.com/marerecruitmentprogram
For questions, contact the CTHS (Alberta Division)
at Phone: (403) 229-3609 Fax (403) 244 – 6909 OR
Email at [email protected]

03/04/2022

Happy Foal Friday! This handsome boy was born this week! He and his lovely mama can't wait to get out and explore in the snow tomorrow ❤️

02/22/2022

Happy Canadian Agriculture Day!!
The horse racing sector is a vital part of the Alberta agricultural industry! In 2019, total related spending amounted to $97 million. Direct expenditures totalled $51 million for breeding and raising horses to race and $46 million for agricultural inputs related to racing activities. (Serecon Inc. February 2020)
https://thehorses.com/.../HRA-Economic-Impact-Update-2019...

02/21/2022

Happy family day! "Nasa" (Canaveral Leader) celebrated by having a nice big filly this afternoon! This perfect girl is by Flat out, and was well worth the wait! Stay tuned for more pictures after she's had a chance to dry off and unfold ❤️

02/06/2022

We're very excited to share our first foal of 2022 with you! This beautiful client mare is a standardbred, and her big handsome c**t sure is bold and friendly!

01/29/2022

We have more exciting news for mare owners!

Stolz Thoroughbreds has acquired the More than Ready son, READYFORPRIMETIME, to stand in Alberta at Bar None Ranches for the 2022 season.

Readyforprimetime is a sprinter, an allowance winner and a multiple stakes placed runner with third place finishes in the 2021 $100,000 Duncan F. Kenner Stakes (Black Type) at Fair Grounds and the 2020 $85,000 Lucky Coin Stakes (Listed) at Saratoga. Readyforprimetime will become a freshman sire in 2022 after completing his race career this year with a record of 18-4-1-4 and $198,261. The six year old stallion was sold as a yearling at the 2017 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $220,000.

Readyforprimetime will be the only son of More than Ready to stand in Canada. More than Ready is an international sire who represents the Halo line and stands at Winstar Farms for a $50,000 stud fee. More than Ready has more black type winners than any North American sire in history with 212 and his total progeny earnings are over $210 Million with 97 graded stakes winners, 30 G1 winners and 13 Champions. More than Ready is the number one sire of Breeders’ Cup winners in history with 7 wins and the only sire to have an Eclipse Award Champion in each of the last 4 years.
Readyforprimetime will stand the 2022 season at Bar None Ranches Ltd. and is being offered for a limited book to approved mares only. Readyforprimetime will stand for $1250 LFSN.

Inquiries to Cassandra or Dennis Stolz at 403-470-7413 or 647-274-5370 or email [email protected]
*All earnings at time of press from Equibase
https://www.cthsalta.com/more-than-ready-son-to-stand-in-alberta

Stolz Thoroughbreds has acquired the More than Ready son, READYFORPRIMETIME, to stand in Alberta for the 2022 season. Readyforprimetime is a sprinter, an allowance winner and a multiple stakes placed runner with third place finishes in the 2021 $100,000 Duncan F. Kenner Stakes (Black Type) at Fair G...

01/01/2022

Happy new year! All the best to our clients and friends in 2022!