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 and Ami’s Holiday, and champion racehorses like  Johnny Bear, Gamble’s Ghost and Ami’s Mesa… 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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TALL OAKS FARM NEWS

Kopion Emulates Sire Omaha Beach in Santa Monica Win - Kopion reminds trainer Richard Mandella of her sire, multiple grade 1 winner Omaha Beach. The ease with which the 4-year-old filly captured the Feb. 1 Santa Monica Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park certainly bolstered the opinion of the Hall of Famer who trained them both. Read More — Continue Reading
Kopion’s La Brea Win Adds to Legacy of Dalos Bloodlines - When Kopion returned from a near nine-month layoff Dec. 26 to pull off a 37-1 upset in the seven-furlong La Brea Stakes (G1) Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park, she not only earned her first grade 1 victory but also cemented herself as a leading member on the long honor roll of horses bred by… — Continue Reading
Omaha Beach’s Kopion Romps in La Brea - Spendthrift Farm, forced to scratch Grade I winner Tamara (Bolt d'Oro) with an elevated temperature Thursday morning, had a more than suitable understudy in the afternoon's GI La Brea Stakes when Kopion (Omaha Beach) romped home a geared-down 2 3/4-length winner at Santa Anita. Returning from nine months on the sidelines and dismissed at 35-1,… — 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