About Lindy Farms
Lindy Farms has exemplified racing excellence for over five decades, forging a distinct tradition within the realm of Harness Racing that remains unmatched. With a legacy spanning more than 50 years, Lindy Farms has continually led in ownership, proudly holding a remarkable record of 5 Hambletonian winners—the most achieved by any ownership.
The Team
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Our Mission
Through all the years and growth, Lindy Farms has remained staunchly committed to its mission.
- Breed and raise the highest quality foals using the best practices of the industry.
- Find, breed, and sell racehorses that can compete with horses all across the country and world.
- Apply generational forward thinking in the breeding industry, so that the Standardbred horse itself will progress.
- Maintain the highest standards in care, maintenance, and health for the farm’s horses and facilities.
- Employ industry-leading professionals and provide the farm’s 40+ employees with excellent workplace conditions.
- Encourage sustainable practices whenever there are opportunities to do so.
For the last 50 years, Lindy Farms of Connecticut has been committed to these principles and the Standardbred racing industry as a whole. Annually, Lindy Farms of Connecticut renews this commitment when its trainers and farm managers, travel throughout the country and purchase colts and fillies of the highest quality to add to the breeding operations here in Connecticut upon conclusion of their racing careers. Lindy Farms of Connecticut prides itself on maintaining a highly current broodmare band consistent with industry trends, yet also distinguishes itself in regards to its breeding strategies and preferences creating a uniquely desirable foal as an end product. Lindy Farms of Connecticut has shown throughout the last half century that this commitment and approach to the breeding of Standardbreds does indeed succeed.
Our history
The racing tradition at Lindy Farms was started by Guy “Sonny” Antonacci and several cousins. As residents of Long Island, Sonny and his cousins, Frank and Tommy Antonacci, and Fred, Frank, Leo, and Joseph Lomangino loved attending the races at Roosevelt Raceway. It was not long until the group of cousins bought their first racehorse together. In 1967, the exuberant group of cousins bought a horse named Galahad Hanover. Galahad Hanover would be renamed shortly thereafter to Lindy’s Pride. As fate would have it, Lindy’s Pride would go on to not only win the Hambletonian, but also the illustrious trotting Triple Crown. Throughout the next 45 years, these cousins would continue to contribute and participate in the sport. Sonny Antonacci relocated to Somers, CT in 1972 and established Lindy Farms of Connecticut. As founder and owner of Lindy Farms of CT, the late Sonny Antonacci was a visionary in regards to breeding Standardbred racehorses. He bred more Hambletonian horses than any other individual breeder. In 2001, Sonny, along with his cousin, Frank, were elected and inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame’s Hall of Immortals.
The racing tradition has been continued by the next generations at Lindy Farms. Sonny’s two sons now run the racing and breeding farm that carries the Lindy banner. Frank and Jerry Antonacci have a great passion for the sport of Harness Racing and are actively involved in promoting the industry. Frank and Jerry have always sought to achieve excellence on and off the race track following in the tradition Sonny began in the early 1960’s. Frank Antonacci is a Director of the Hambletonian Society, which oversees the development, administration, and promotion of harness racing throughout the country. He is also a Director of the United States Trotting Association, the governing body of the entire domestic industry.
The youngest generation of Antonacci’s is also proudly involved in harness racing and carry on the Lindy tradition. Guy, Sara, Matthew, Philip, Christopher and Frank M. are all active participants in the game. Frank M. Antonacci, the head trainer of Lindy Racing Stable, has gained quick recognition as one of the best in the country, winning the United States Trotting Association’s “Breakthrough Award” in 2010.
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