Standardbred Canada would like to remind owners and trainers that stakes payments are due on Thursday, April 15....read on

When it comes to learning a new trick, Manchego might be able to provide lessons to old dogs....read on

Preliminary round action in the MGM Borgata Pacing Series concluded on Monday night at Yonkers Raceway with a trio of $40,000 divisions that were won by Backstreet Shadow, Mach N Cheese and Leonidas A....read on

The countdown continues to the 2021 Pepsi North America Cup, and Trot Magazine has profiled some of the horses predicted to be the top contenders for one of Canadian harness racing's richest prizes....read on

Gruden scored for the second consecutive week in the Open Trot at Saratoga Casino Hotel on Monday afternoon....read on

Michael Casalino, Jr. and Rodney Long's Itsrockandroll A was a 1:53.1 winner in the featured $20,000 Open Pace Monday's opening day at Harrington Raceway....read on

A pair of Always B Miki sophomore pacing fillies, So Irresistible and Incaseyoudidntknow, came right back to run their Bobby Weiss Series records to two-for-two with tallies in their respective $17,500 second preliminary legs Monday afternoon (April 12) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono....read on

New Vocations has a selection of 2021 breedings available with all proceeds going to rehab, retrain, and rehome retired Standardbreds....read on

In this week's edition of Rewind Robert Smith takes readers back to the "Golden Age" of harness racing at the two major Raceways in Montreal....read on

Live harness action returns to Massachusetts on Monday (April 12) when Plainridge Park kicks off their 22nd season of racing over the fast five-eighths mile track located south of Boston....read on

The impressive Top Me Off is now two-for-two in the Bobby Weiss Trotting Series for sophomore trotting males after winning in 1:57.1 over a “good” track Sunday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with Hoolie N Hector joining him with two Weiss wins after a 1:57.4 clocking in his division, all four of which carried a purse of $17,500....read on

New Jersey Sire Stakes payments are due April 15 for Premier and Standardbred Development Fund races....read on

Driver Tim Tetrick recently returned to The Meadowlands after spending the winter racing at Dover Downs, and based on Saturday (April 10) night’s results, the 39-year-old Hall of Famer hasn’t missed a Big M beat by winning four races on the card, including both $30,000 features, one on the trot and the other on the pace....read on

Trot Insider has learned that two additional cases of equine herpes virus have been reported in Ontario over the past week....read on

The countdown to the 2021 Pepsi North America Cup is on, with Trot Magazine profiling the horses predicted to be the top contenders for Canadian harness racing's richest prize....read on

With the temperature reaching over 80 degrees at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night (April 10), it was perfect "beach" weather, Santana Beach weather that is....read on

Charlie May opened his sophomore season in style, swiftly winning an elimination for the James K. Hackett Memorial late closer despite a rain-soaked "sloppy" racing surface....read on

The Saturday afternoon qualifying session at The Meadowlands looked more like a Grand Circuit card sporting five millionaires, multiple stakes-winning standouts and the much-anticipated debut of an international star....read on

The five-year-old pacer Sherwood has only made 15 starts, but he’s already had six trips to the winner’s circle and many more appear to be in his future....read on

On the heels of a near miss and a runner-up performance in last week’s top class at Fraser Downs, Armycaptin Hanover marched right back into battle Friday evening and came away victorious in the $12,000 Open Pace....read on

Alexa Skye and driver Todd McCarthy served notice in the final of five preliminary rounds of the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series at Yonkers Raceway on Friday night with an imposing 1:52.3 victory in her $35,000 division....read on

Ontario Racing, in response to the latest impacts of COVID-19 on the provincial horse racing industry, is actively working with industry partners, government officials and others, in an effort to secure funds for equine-related support payments (subject to regulatory approvals) for Ontario Standardbred and Thoroughbred horsepeople....read on

With the scheduled date of the 2021 Pepsi North America Cup just over two months away, Trot Insider has profiled some of the race's top contenders as horses ready to compete for one of Canadian harness racing's biggest prizes....read on

While, just over a year in, the COVID-19 pandemic is admittedly far from over, there is cause for optimism that the 2021 Gold Cup and Saucer might look a little more like editions from Old Home Weeks of yore....read on

In an announcement made Wednesday (April 7), the Board of Harness Racing B.C. has been forced to drop a number of race dates from the end of the April 2021 calendar....read on

As a result of the Provincial State of Emergency declared Wednesday (April 7) by the Government of Ontario, which includes a province-wide 28-day stay-at-home order effective Thursday (April 8) at 12:01 a.m., Woodbine Entertainment announced that the 2021 Thoroughbred Meet at Woodbine Racetrack has been postponed....read on

Officials with Horse Racing New Brunswick wish to announce the availability of furosemide to control exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH)....read on

The Hambletonian Society has issued a reminder for all those making stakes payments to the 2021 events as the April deadline approaches....read on

It is with great sadness that Hanover Shoe Farms announces that millionaire pacing mare and 2019 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Tricky Tooshie p,1:52.1 ($1,005,556) has passed away at the age of 31....read on

Longtime harness racing industry participant and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Famer Robert 'Bob' Burgess, Q.C. of Rockwood, Ont. passed away on Saturday, April 3 at the age of 85....read on

In 2021, it has been confirmed that the Western Fair Agriplex continues to be unavailable due to the pandemic. Given the success of the 2020 online auction, London Virtual Yearling Sale is once again collaborating with onGait for its 2021 sale....read on

The Heart of Harness Racing April Calendar photographer is Dawn MacInnis of Summerside, P.E.I....read on

The Nova Scotia Harness Racing Industry Association has issued a reminder to horsemen regarding stakes payments due on April 15, 2021....read on

Although the announcement of the Canadian Premier Soccer League's planned expansion into Saskatchewan brought with it the end of Thoroughbred racing at Saskatoon's Marquis Downs, the news of harness racing's return to the province for the first time in eight years is cause for welcome optimism among Standardbred horsepeople throughout the prairie region....read on

Since the first lists of 2021 two-year-olds in training were published earlier this year, Standardbred Canada has received submissions from coast to coast for our popular and comprehensive nation-wide list....read on

On Monday (March 8), the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) issued a release advising of changes to the retention area procedure effective next month at racetracks across the country....read on

With the second wave of COVID-19 and the lockdown of racing in some provinces, these are extremely challenging times for many of our members. Standardbred Canada wants to ensure our members have access to the most current news and relevant information for Federal and Provincial programs and resources that may provide assistance to you....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