Welcome!

to the website of Mary Lea Jeffers Farm, Illinois County Fair Breeder Champion for 2012! We are all about breeding fast Standardbred horses, so if you’re looking for a terrific stallion for your outstanding mare, look no further! Our stallions are proven producers – click on the stallions link to learn more about them, their pedigrees, and their offspring.

The Little Farm that Produces Winners–Consistently!

Horses from our farm have been a consistent presence in the Downstate Classic. We’ve received Breeder Awards for:
2002 – 3 yo Colt Trot
2008 – 2 yo Filly Trot
2009 – 2 yo Filly Trot and 3 yo Filly Trot
2010 – 2 yo Filly Trot
2012 – 2 yo Filly Trot and 2 yo Colt Trot and 2 yo Filly Pace
2013 – 3 yo Filly Trot
2015 – 2 yo Colt Pace
2016 – 3 yo Colt Pace
2018 – 3 yo Colt Pace
2022 – 2 yo Colt Trot and 2 yo Colt Pace
2023 – 2 yo Filly Trot

Use the “Breeding Contract” link to print a breeding contract for live cover to email, fax, or mail to us.

If you’re looking for a great yearling to race, click on “Yearlings” to see this year’s crop. Although we sell most of them at the Illini Classic Sale in Springfield on Labor Day, we do occasionally sell one off the farm. Stop by and have a look! We love company!