Dec. 2 , 2011 - I’m Hoping He Can Be A 'Gold' Horse"
After celebrating a career year with over $1.1 million in earnings, which included a victory in the Breeders Crown with Monkey On My Wheel, trainer Travis Umphrey is hoping Twin B Wrangler will be his next superstar pacer.
The lightly-raced freshman son of Mach Three--Stryper will headline his $50,000 Autumn Stakes final after an impressive 1:53 lifetime-best score in his elimination, but Umphrey has much bigger praise for his bay gelding.
“I’m hoping he can be (an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold) horse next year,” Umphrey said. “He’s got such a terrific gait and attitude to him. He [wants] to do it and he’s got all the qualities to be a good horse.”
Umphrey privately purchased Twin B Wrangler from breeder Twinbrook Farms in July, but Umphrey had been studying the gelding for quite some time.
“Chad Milner was training the horse for Rob and Tammy McNiven (Twinbrook Farms) and he told me the horse was for sale because they're in the breeding game. We are both stabled at First Line Training Centre, so I always got a good look at him on the track and liked what I saw.”

Nov. 28, 2011 - Twin B Wrangler - Woodbine Racetrack - 1:53
Twin B Wrangler did not enter public auction as a yearling due to a cut on his leg prior to sale time.
When the two-time winner entered Umphrey’s barn, he faced and immediate problem.
“He got sick then it became worse,” said the resident of Guelph, Ont. “That’s why he didn’t qualify until September, but maybe it was for the best because he’s such a growthy colt. That’s another reason why I’m looking forward to next year with him. Once he fills out, he’s going to have a great shoulder and even better stride.”
Twin B Wrangler will start from Post 4 in his Autumn Stakes tilt on Monday evening, which Umphrey has confirmed it will mark the freshman's final start of the year.
“He’s going to get about four to six weeks off after Monday,” he said. “Then we’ll get him ready for the spring. He came out of his elimination great and is in great shape heading into the final. That mile the other night didn’t bother him at all.”
Twin B Wrangler boasts a record of 2-2-1 from five career starts and $30,410 in the bank for Umphrey, who co-owns with Mac Nichol and Derek Wilson.

Nov. 15, 2010 Canadians Make Presence Felt In Harrisburg
The Standardbred Horse Sales Company's annual Harrisburg Sale is always an anticipated event for horsepeople north of the border, and after looking at the numbers, Canucks were quite active.
As reported earlier by Trot Insider, Canadians were quite active during the yearling sessions. Of the 1,124 yearlings sold, Canucks brought home 275 yearlings at a total of $8,281,500. Based on the name and address of the primary purchaser, here's the breakdown of where those yearlings went:
·        Alberta - 11 yearlings - $332,000
·        New Brunswick - 6 yearlings - $127,000
·        Nova Scotia - 13 yearlings - $193,500
·        Ontario - 201 yearlings - $6,372,000
·        Prince Edward Island - 13 yearlings - $156,000
·        Quebec - 31 yearlings - $1,101,000

Ontario represented the single highest state or province of yearling buyers. Murray Brown of the Standardbred Horse Sales Company told Trot Insider that, "The Canadian influence was HUGE. We would have been in deep trouble without them."
In terms of yearlings, the leading consignor this year was Adam Bowden's Diamond Creek Farms (with an average of $48,579 for his 18 yearlings). Not far behind are Blue Chip Farms (48 yearlings, $48,454 average) and Rob and Tammy McNiven's Twinbrook Farms of Embro, Ont. (eight yearlings, $48,375).
The leading pacing stallion (with three or more yearlings in the auction) was Jeremes Jet. The Ontario-based stallion’s offspring sold for an average of $55,500.
After the yearling sessions came to a close, the mixed sessions took place on Friday and Saturday. Canadians were players once again.
A total of 940 horses went through the ring during the mixed sessions and brought $20,695,700. A total of 175 of those horses went to Canadian interests, who, in total, spent $3,973,500. A total of 104 horses were purchased by interests from Ontario that spent $2,747,000. Interests from Alberta purchased 18 horses (for a total of $117,500) and interests from Quebec bought 32 horses (for a total of $907,000).