2025 The Standardbred Journal Roadster Classic to Bike Nominated Horses:
2025 The Standardbred Journal Roadster Classic to Bike, will be held at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Toronto, ON – Saturday, November 8, 2025.
| Owner | Registered Name | Show Name | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison, Wayne | Dewey Pine | Pampero Firpo | Wayne Allison |
| Brown, Kerri | Villanelle | Villanelle | Kerri Brown |
| Hebert, Sebastien | Huskin | Huskin | Sebastien Hebert |
| Hebert, Sebastien | Revs Full Throttle | Revs Full Throttle | Sebastien Hebert |
| Holmgren, Tracy | Dunkin Donat | The Architect | Steve McLean |
| Kuepfer, James | SV Justus | Touch of Class | Gary Kuepfer |
| LaFlamme, Yannick | WRS Lil Man | WRS Lil Man | Lucas LaFlamme |
| LaFlamme, Yannick | Identitys Workout | Identitys Workout | Shad LaFlamme |
| McKee, Penny | Custom Clint | Custom Clint | Penny McKee |
| McLean, Ronald Scott | LMC Mr Squishy | Crazy Train | Scott McLean |
| Poirier, Maxim | CD Max | CD Max | Poirier, Maxim |
| Poirier, Maxim | Illusioniste Gale | Illusioniste Gale | Poirier, Maxim |
| Quackenbush, Thomas and Maureen | Mr Crimson | Mr Crimson | Rodney Hicks |
| Salisbury, Derek | Moonlightdream | Old School Cool | Salisbury, Derek |
| Smyth, Paul | Incredible Hall | Incredible Hall | Macy Cassell |
| Triple S Equine | Cheatalotpov | Cheatalotpov | Gary Kuepfer |
| Triple S Equine | Stormont Calculus | Mr. Boombastic | Greg Brunton |
| Triple S Equine | Super T | Super T | Gary Kuepfer |
The Canadian Road Horse Association is pleased to announce the 2025 Green Roadster Classic is being presented by The Standardbred Journal.
Details about Rules, nomination form, show form are available below.
2025 Green Roadster Classic, Presented by The Standardbred Journal
To be Held: At the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario.
Prize Money:
- Total prize money allocated to the class is $8,000, CDN + plus a personalized, engraved leather halter, presented to each exhibitor.
- If more than 12 horses are nominated/to be shown, the class will be split into 2 qualifiers to be held on Friday November 7th, 2025
Eligibility:
- Horse must be in their first or second consecutive year of showing or 5 years of age and younger, whereby breeding classes are excluded and showing is defined as entering the show ring.
- Horse must be a Standardbred that is registered either with Standardbred Canada or the United States Trotting Association. A copy of the registration papers with the horse transferred into the current owner’s name must accompany the nomination form. In the event of a horse being leased, a copy of a registered lease (through Standardbred Canada or USTA) must accompany the nomination.
- The owner, driver and trainer must be a member in good standing of the Canadian Road Horse Association prior to September 2, 2025.
- Horse must also be entered in the 2025 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – CLASS 26, Green Roadster Classic to exhibit.
- Horse must have competed in a harness class at a minimum of 2 different horse shows/fairs in advance of the Royal Winter Fair during the current calendar year to be eligible. The enclosed form must be filled out and postmarked on or before October 23, 2025.
- Nomination fee (non-refundable):
- Payable to the Canadian Road Horse Association
- Postmarked on or before September 2, 2025 …………………… $100.00 CAN
- Nominations postmarked after September 2, 2025, will not be accepted.
- Entry fee: As identified in the 2025 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair prize list.
- Membership Fee:
- Payable to the Canadian Road Horse Association
- Due by September 2, 2025 ……………………………………… $25.00 CAN
Made payable to the Canadian Road Horse Association
- Forms, Memberships and Nomination Fees paid by cheque, should be mailed to: Helen Thomas, 2858 South Grimsby Rd. 20, Smithville, ONT, L0R 2A0
- For Canadian residents you can pay with e transfer at: remlap49@hotmail.com
Security Question: What is this for? Answer: Royal Nomination
Helen Thomas, Treasurer
remlap49@hotmail.com
905-536-0084
Nomination Form, Rules, and Show Form available here to be downloaded:
Green Class Champions – 2001-2025
| Year | Horse Show Name (Registered Name | Owner | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mr Crimson | Tom Quackenbush | Rodney Hicks |
| 2024 | Mr Crimson | Patrick Hoopes | Rodney Hicks |
| 2023 | One Twenty One (Jewel on the Range) | Yannick LaFlamme | Yannick LaFlamme |
| 2022 | Robin You Blind (Robin You Blind) | Dale & Howard Salisbury | Dale Salesbury |
| 2019 | Laser Leo (Laser Leo) | Yannick LaFlamme | Yannick LaFlamme |
| 2018 | Impressive (Impressive) | Clare Hayes | Clare Hayes |
| 2017 | Impressive (Impressive) | Clare Hayes | Clare Hayes |
| 2016 | Girl Crush (A Promise Made) | Jim McKague | Jim McKague |
| 2015 | Girl Crush (A Promise Made) | Jim McKague | Jim McKague |
| 2014 | Nordic Storm (CF Nordic Storm) | Jim McKague | Jim McKague |
| 2013 | Windsong Farewell (Windsong Farewell) | Gary Jones | Gary Jones |
| 2012 | Storm Trooper (S JS Stormtrooper) | Lloyd & Carolyn Nugent | Lloyd Nugent |
| 2011 | Storm Trooper (S JS Stormtrooper) | Lloyd & Carolyn Nugent | Lloyd Nugent |
| 2010 | Spunky Len (Spunky Len) | Howard Salisbury | Derek Salisbury |
| 2009 | Emerson (Pondo Abe) | Raymond Shively | Raymond Shively |
| 2008 | Emerson (Pondo Abe) | Raymond Shively | Raymond Shively |
| 2007 | Aragorn (One True Luv) | Elizabeth Caldwell | Sam Brannon |
| 2006 | Road Rage (Breezy Knoll Abe) | Wayne & Shirley Scharf | Wayne Scharf |
| 2005 | Road Rage (Breezy Knoll Abe) | Wayne & Shirley Scharf | Wayne Scharf |
| 2004 | Monarch (Watlubmatt) | Bill McWilliams | Bill McWilliams |
| 2003 | Suntan Superman (And Justiceforall) | Aileen & Henry Clarke | Henry Clarke |
| 2002 | The Messenger (Escort Davi) | Kerri Brown & Wayne Scharf | Wayne Scharf |
| 2001 | Total Vision (Total Vision) | Lloyd Nugent | Lloyd Nugent |