Standardbred Canada would like to remind members that SC's main office building in Mississauga, Ont. remains closed to external visitors and guests amid the COVID-19 pandemic....read on

Speeding to a large lead approaching the final turn, Tobins Rebel maintained command and posted a track-record equaling 1:57 victory in the lone $18,100 “A” division of the Atlantic Sires Stakes (ATSS) for three-year-old pacing colts at Inverness Raceway on Sunday (Sept. 20)....read on

One of the most impressive performances over the weekend at Running Aces was that of three-year-old pacing filly Shesureissomething, who wired the field on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 20) to pick up her fourth-straight win....read on

Juxta Cowgirl shot up the famed Pocono Pike and won a blanket finish in 1:51.2 to take the $14,000 feature for distaff pacers during the Sunday (Sept. 20) card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono....read on

The final legs of the $15,000 Wood End Light for trotting two-year-olds and $15,000 Nauset Light for pacing two-year-olds were held on Sunday (Sept. 20) at Plainridge Park, producing two more winners who will be competing in the Massachusetts Sire Stakes (MASS) starting next week....read on

Hambletonian winner Ramona Hill ripped to the lead and away from competition to equal the stakes record in the $350,000 Elegantimage Stakes with a 1:51.4 victory on Saturday (Sept. 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

Horsepeople in British Columbia are advised that Fraser Downs will be hosting an upcoming qualifying session in advance of the track's first card later this month....read on

Brushing to the front heading to the half, Abuckabett Hanover accelerated for the finish and strolled to the beam in hand to post a 1:51 win as the 1-9 favourite in the second of two $40,000 eliminations for the Metro Pace on Saturday (Sept. 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

The five-year-old Somebeachsomewhere mare Kissin In The Sand made her first start back to the track off a sick scratch in the Roses Are Red a winning one with a 1:49.2 victory in the first of two $35,000 eliminations for the Milton Stakes on Saturday (Sept. 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

National Caretaker Appreciation Day was in full speed at Kawartha Downs on Saturday (Sept. 19)....read on

Off the 4-5 favourite, In Secret circled around his competition to score an open-length victory in the $8,500 Preferred 3 Trot at Flamboro Downs on Saturday (Sept. 19)....read on

Horse put fourth the most force to win the first of three $7,500 eliminations for the Maverick Stakes at Century Downs on Saturday (Sept. 19)....read on

Although it was a season full of challenges, the team at Hanover Raceway can most certainly look back at the 2020 season with a smile after posting handle totals that nearly doubled the 2019 meet....read on

The betting public was backing Emperor in the Saturday afternoon feature at Exhibition Park Raceway but one of the other entrants decided to 'bugger up' those tickets and dethrone the favourite....read on

This week's Rewind once again takes on the title of Picture Parade....read on

Allywag Hanover, a close-up third in The Meadowlands Pace two months ago, ended a personal three-race losing streak with authority Saturday night (Sept. 19) at The Meadowlands, exploding home in the final eighth to take a high-end conditioned pace in 1:49.2....read on

With the $200,000 (est.) Dayton Pacing Derby just two weeks away, Dorsoduro Hanover—fresh off an upset win in the Canadian Pacing Derby—dropped into town for a prep race and left with an impressive 1:50 victory....read on

Saturday's Preferred Handicap Pace at Freehold Raceway featured a perfect clash of names. Springsteen was competing for the first time at Freehold, located in Bruce Springsteen's hometown. His fiercest competition was Imarocnrollegend N, which the human Springsteen certainly is....read on

The 2020 Delaware (OH) Grand Circuit meet gets underway on Sunday (September 20) with 18 races, including the $130,000 (div.) Ohio Breeders Championship for two-year-old filly pacers....read on

The sole $156,400 division of Ontario Sires Stakes Gold featured a showdown between point leaders Beaumond Hanover and Tattoo Artist, both riding three-race win streaks in Ontario Sires Stakes action, along with six other competitors at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday (Sept. 18)....read on

The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association (OHHA) will present 'Five Days in Delaware' beginning Sunday, September 20 through Thursday, September 24 as part of Little Brown Jug Week at the Delaware County Fairgrounds....read on

This weekend, the Canadian harness racing community will be recognizing the hard work and dedication of the caretakers in the industry as National Caretaker Appreciation Day events and efforts take place from today, September 18 through September 20....read on

Officials at Flamboro Downs were forced to cancel Thursday's card of racing after Race 3 due to an electrical fire in one of the track's light standards....read on

“I think the most important thing is not to look at them as a dollar sign but as a horse. The horse doesn’t know whether you paid $3,000 for it or $30,000. It’s your job to help it reach its best, either way.”...read on

Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that two defendants each pled guilty today (Sept. 16) to conspiring to unlawfully distribute adulterated and misbranded drugs for the purpose of doping racehorses....read on

Ross Arthur Curran passed away peacefully at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital on Monday, September 14, 2020 at the age of 83....read on

Winbak Farm will be selling 45 yearlings in the Ontario Select Yearling Sale on October 17. The sale will be held at Winbak Farm of Ontario....read on

Standardbred Canada would like to congratulate 17-year-old Keith MacDonell from Port Hood, Nova Scotia, the winner of the 'Show Us Your Favourite Horse' contest!...read on

A photograph taken by east-coast calendar contributor Tammy Webb of Fredericton, N.B., was once again featured in Standardbred Canada’s Heart of Harness Racing calendar....read on

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is revising Standardbred Rule 22.01 to enhance the consistency of racing, so that participants and the betting public know where a horse will start from....read on

Ask any racehorse owner what's the greatest feeling in the world, and whether they are a first-time horse owner with a small share of a horse, or a veteran owner with a large stable of stakes horses, the response will be the same: “seeing your horse cross the finish line first!”...read on

As Grand Circuit stakes season for Canadian harness racing is fast approaching, participants are reminded that the Standardbred Canada's field reps are all working off-site....read on

Standardbred Canada (SC) would like to notify members that in the best interests of the health and safety of our members and staff, SC Field Reps will not be working at racetracks during COVID-19....read on

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Standardbred Canada (SC) management has decided to voluntarily close the main office building to external visitors and guests....read on

Starting in March 2020, the AGCO will no longer be accepting paper forms, cash or cheques for horse racing-related licences and registrations....read on

If you have/are experiencing issues refreshing pages on the Standardbred Canada website, please check in with this notice for more information....read on