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talloaksadmin | November 15, 2018

About Tall Oaks Farm
Passion, Perseverance, Patience

Tall Oaks Farm is a full-service thoroughbred breeding and racing operation with its cornerstone being passion, perseverance, and patience.

Passion: A true love of thoroughbreds. More than just enthusiasm or excitement, our passion is ambition that is put into action with as much heart, mind, body, and soul as possible.

Perseverance: Over 40 years of steadfastness and continued effort to achieve success despite the ups and downs of this industry. Endless research and unwavering vision.

Patience: Strong endurance to stay the course and always put what is best for the horses at the forefront.

“Ivan has managed to create his own breeding program by searching out nicks that work with his mares. He has also supported his own program by racing many of them and thereby controlling their ability to succeed. It’s a true testimony to his insight into breeding and raising his own racehorses.”

KITTY TAYLOR, WARRENDALE SALES

Michael Burns

Ivan Dalos Founder of Tall Oaks Farm

Ivan Dalos claimed his first race horse in 1978 . From that day forward, he was enamored by the beauty of the thoroughbred. Ivan had a dream—to breed his own horses and become a leading “breeder of champions”—and from that dream, Tall Oaks Farm was born.

Our Breeding Formula

A lot of discipline and years of hard work have led to a winning recipe for our homebreds. We call it the Tall Oaks Farm “Breed to Race” formula. Our breeding method is unique to us starting with our cornerstone broodmares. Tall Oaks Farm has over 35 broodmares that are carefully and thoughtfully bred.

Tall Oaks Farm has over 40 years of experience and all the horses we race are homebred, including Ami’s Gizmo, Ami’s Flatter, Avie’s Flatter, and Ami’s Holiday, and they are among the other horses listed below in our ‘Honor Roll’. It is our self-made bloodlines that have contributed greatly to our success are a cornerstone of our program.