TALL OAKS FARM: OUR STORY

The story began over 45 years ago when Ivan Dalos claimed his first racehorse and found his passion for thoroughbreds. Ivan poured over hundreds of books and immersed himself in learning everything he could about pedigree, systems, and champion thoroughbreds. In the late 1990s, Tall Oaks Farm took flight with homebred Victory Gallop finishing second in both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) and winning the Belmont Stakes (G1) in 1998. Victory Gallop became a member of the Canadian Hall of Fame and won an Eclipse Award for Champion Older Male Horse. Today, Tall Oaks Farm has become one of the most successful operations in Canada with a strong foundation based upon homebred quality bloodstock.

Tall Oaks Farm is comprised of award-winning broodmares like Victorious Ami and Galloping Ami, champion stallions like Ami’s Flatter, Amis Gizmo, Ami’s Holiday and Gamble’s Exchange, and champion racehorses like  Johnny Bear, Gamble’s Ghost and Ami’s Mesa… Kopion, has gone on to win well over $1 million, with Grade 1 victories in the Derby City Distaff and La Brea Stakes … Channel Maker is the latest champion racehorse bred by Tall Oaks Farm; a 7-time stakes winner, including 3 Grade 1 victories, Channel Maker was crowned Eclipse Award 2020 Champion Turf Male, as well as Sovereign Award 2017 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt.

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The Producers: Galloping Ami and Streak of Luck - Galloping Ami (Victory Gallop) is a mare accustomed to making headlines. Named Outstanding Broodmare in Canada in 2016 after producing three black-type winners, including that year's Canadian 3-year-old colt champion Amis Gizmo (Giant Gizmo), she's only gotten better in the years since. In 2025, her fourth stakes winner Kopion (Omaha Beach), the GI La Brea… — Continue Reading
Dalos Family Sells Million-Dollar Weanling at Frenetic Keeneland - The homebred, Kentucky-born filly by Curlin - Galloping Ami sold for $1.25 million to trainer Wesley Ward for an anonymous owner. In Kentucky, the demand for breeding stock is alive and well, at least at the high end. Session 1, Book 1 of the 2025 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale on Nov. 4 saw the… — Continue Reading
Breeders’ Cup Sprint: Kopion turns on speed in three-furlong workout - There are quick workouts and there is the effort the 4-year-old filly Kopion displayed at Santa Anita on Sunday. A four-time stakes winner, Kopion worked three furlongs in 33.20 seconds under jockey Mike Smith in advance of a first start against males in Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar. “That was pretty… — Continue Reading
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Michael Burns
"I do this because I love it.
It’s a constant study, but the horses are all I think about 24/7."
Ivan Dalos, Founder of Tall Oaks Farm