Sam-Son Farm is a five-time winner of the Queen's Plate, Canada's most important horse race, and has won a record seven Woodbine Oaks.
In 1991, the stable won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner after its horses established a new world record for race earnings.
Standing at Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, Smart Strike was twice honoured as North America's leading Thoroughbred Sire.
Management of the business was then transferred to her husband and brother, with Rick Balaz in the role of President and Mark Samuel as CEO.
Both Ernie Samuel and Tammy Samuel-Balaz have been inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, as were Sam-Son trainers Day and Frostad.