Sam-Son Farm

Based in Milton, Ontario, Canada, Sam-Son Farm was started by the late Ernest Samuel when he claimed his first horse in 1972. Three years later Samuel bought a pair of yearling fillies, No Class and Loudrangle, who would go on to become the foundation of the Sam-Son Farm breeding program. Sam-Son Farm has earned more than 70 Sovereign Awards (Canada's year-end Thoroughbred awards), including nine for Horse of the Year, most recently Up With the Birds in 2013.

Sam-Son Farm is still run by the Samuel family and today has two divisions: the broodmare division in Canada and a 160-acre training facility in Florida. Top horses owned by Sam-Son include Classy n' Smart, Sky Classic, Dance Smartly, Silken Cat, Chief Bearheart, Quiet Resolve, Dancethruthedawn, Soaring Free and Deceptive Vision. Sam-Son Farm has won Canada's most famous race, the Queen's Plate, five times.