Even at the ripe old age of 13, classy veteran Cool Rock still has the desire to win races....read on

The winning streak is now three in a row and counting for Power And Grace thanks to her front-stepping score in Thursday’s $11,500 Preferred 2 for trotters at Flamboro Downs....read on

The fifth race on Thursday at Rideau Carleton Raceway was ruled as a ‘No Contest’ by the AGCO Judges as a result of an accident that saw Saulsbrook C Horse fall and then return to its feet before going the opposite way of the racetrack....read on

Two non-betting $10,000 divisions for amateur drivers in the current NAADA pacing series went to Thursday evening at Yonkers Raceway and when the judges posted the official signs Tony Beltrami and Matt Zuccarello each were victorious in the respective splits....read on

"Dripping with class" is the best way to describe Artful Way and his pedigree was on full display as he won the $25,000 Open Handicap pacing feature at Plainridge Park on Thursday afternoon....read on

Charlie May wasn't able to compete with the best three-year-old pacers on Little Brown Jug day, but he still made his presence count on Thursday, Sept. 23 at Delaware County Fairgrounds....read on

Lindy The Great, who three weeks ago joined San Pail and Fools Goal as the oldest horses to win the Maple Leaf Trot this century, will next try to capture the second Caesars Trotting Classic of his career when he heads to Harrah’s Hoosier Park for Friday’s $210,000 edition of the Grand Circuit event for older trotters....read on

The P.E.I. Harness Racing Industry Association (PEIHRIA) and the Province of Prince Edward Island are pleased to present the P.E.I. Matinee Racing Program Finals during upcoming Red Shores race cards....read on

Thursday's (Sept. 23) 14-race program at Harrah's Philadelphia has been cancelled due to heavy rain in the Philadelphia metropolitan area....read on

Horsepeople should be advised that the two-year-old races scheduled for Friday, Sept. 24 at the Bloomsburg Fair in Pennsylvania have been cancelled....read on

The Hambletonian Society, which owns and administers the $6.6 million Breeders Crown series, will raise purses on six of the 12 divisions of the Breeders Crown championship races to held at The Meadowlands on Friday, Oct. 29 & Saturday, Oct. 30....read on

Fraser Downs opened the curtain on its 29-date fall meeting on Wednesday night (Sept. 22), and Terri Kaufman's Big Boy Hill ($16.20) scorched a 1:54.1 mile over the suburban Vancouver raceway in the featured event....read on

National Caretaker Appreciation Day (NCAD) events take place at racetracks across the country this week. Events kicked off on Monday and continue through Sunday, Sept. 26....read on

The weather was cool, but Misty Memory N stayed hot after she won her fourth race out of five starts at Batavia Downs, taking the $12,300 distaff pacing feature on Wednesday night (Sept. 22)....read on

The two-year-old trotting colts will kick off the 2021 Prospect Series finals at Grand River Raceway on Friday, Sept. 24 and local trainer John Holding is hoping Arch Ruler can deliver another top-two effort....read on

The State of Ohio, joined by the States of Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi and Nebraska requested leave yesterday to file an amicus brief supporting the effort to persuade the federal court in Lexington, Kentucky to strike down the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) as unconstitutional....read on

The Government of Ontario released regulations and guidance for businesses and organizations last week to support them in implementing proof of vaccination requirements, which take effect today (Wednesday, Sept. 22)....read on

They may have had to travel over a "sloppy" track, but three-year-old trotting fillies P L Opportunity and I Da Princess still managed to look impressive as they wrapped their Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots regular season at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday (Sept. 21)....read on

Driver Brandon Campbell and trainer Michael Campbell collected wins in both featured events at Century Downs on Tuesday (Sept. 21), winning the $8,100 Open Pace with Dontpokethedragon and in the $8,100 Fillies & Mares Open Pace with Moosette....read on

The Grand Circuit's weekly overview highlights the upcoming races at Woodbine Mohawk Park, including the featured Mohawk Million, along with Grand Circuit events taking place this week at Delaware County Fair, Hoosier Park and Meadowlands Racetrack....read on

Trainer Ron Burke and driver Chris Page continued their hot streak by winning the second of two $120,000 (div) Ohio Breeders Championship (OBC) divisions for two-year-old trotting colts with Rose Run Xtra in Tuesday action at the Delaware County Fair....read on

Post times and dates have been announced for the third live harness racing meet at Oak Grove Racing, Gaming & Hotel....read on

Captain Corey remains the No. 1-ranked horse in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll while Lyons Sentinel and Allywag Hanover made the biggest gains as positions two through 10 were shuffled. There were no newcomers to the Top 10....read on

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has disclosed that three cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and one case of West Nile Virus (WNV) were reported on Monday, Sept. 20....read on

Reports from Sweden indicate that 2021 Hambletonian winner Captain Corey has been injured and will not race again this season....read on

Post positions were drawn this evening for the Mohawk Million and Metro Pace, which will headline another Grand Circuit star-studded Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park on September 25....read on

The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) announced on Monday (Sept. 20) that Ron Burke, George Teague Jr., and Yannick Gingras will be inducted into the 2022 Harness Racing Hall of Fame, along with Chris Boring, who will be inducted in the Veterans category....read on

It was a ‘go to the front and don’t look back’ approach taken by driver Paul Davies with Outlawgrabbingears in Monday’s $8,500 Preferred 3 for horse and gelding pacers, and it worked to perfection....read on

A victory in the Preferred Trot is something that had eluded Only For Justice until he manufactured a 15-1 upset in Monday’s edition of the top class offered for trotters at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

Ron Burke, North America's winningest trainer in the sport of harness racing, has reached a new milestone....read on

“They gave me a lot of credit for winning, but I almost blew it. I over-revved. I had my plan and it worked. I went to the top and backed it off, saved my gas, and then I let him go at the half. It was a little bit too early and I damned near got caught.”...read on

When a young Mark MacDonald moved a few cheap horses from PEI to Ontario's Windsor Raceway, many that knew him probably thought he was nuts. Two O’Brien Awards, many major stakes titles, and $103 million in driving purses later, they’ve probably changed their minds....read on / continuer à lire

For the second time this season, the province’s best two-year-old trotting fillies have rewritten a track, Ontario Sires Stakes and Canadian speed record when Dabra Day etched her name into the Flamboro Downs record books with a sizzling 1:56.1 effort on Sunday (Sept. 19)....read on

New York dynamo Ahundreddollarbill made his first start outside state-bred company since a defeat in the Yonkers Trot and worked a lucrative trip to collect in the $606,500 Canadian Trotting Classic on Saturday (Sept. 18) at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith presents another edition of Picture Parade. This one has a central theme as explained below....read on

After more than 50 years in the harness racing industry, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Famer Keith Clark has retired from on-track participation....read on

The P.E.I. Harness Racing Industry Association (PEIHRIA) has announced that prospective buyers planning to attend the 2021 Atlantic Classic Yearling Sale in person must pre-register online to attend before Friday, Oct. 1....read on

The 2021 enrollment forms for the Quebec Mare Residency Program are now available....read on

Did you know that the foal registration deadline is December 31 of the foaling year BUT you can save money by applying early?...read on

Standardbred Canada’s FREE Self-Serve online entry program is available for trainers to enter horses to race and quality, and it’s available 24-7! Racetracks across the country are requesting that trainers use Self-Serve....read on