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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.

“Tall Oaks Farms has enjoyed a legacy of success breeding racehorses of the highest order. Founder Ivan Dalos was recently elected to the Canadian Racing Hall of Fame, a recognition truly earned. This legacy is being carried on by Colleen Dalos whose passion to carry on the success of her father is inspirational, I hope one or more of my children do the same for me.”

JOHN G. SIKURA, HILL 'N' DALE 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.

Colleen Dalos General Manager - Racing, Breeding, Sales

Colleen Dalos, the daughter of founder Ivan Dalos, serves as General Manager and oversees all operations of Tall Oaks. Dalos boasts marketing experience in working for Proctor & Gamble as well as her own consulting business, and is the Vice President of the Ontario CTHS (Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society).

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.