Sitting off swift fractions driver Pascal Berube launched Ufdragons Rocket to the front around the final turn and blew clear of his competition to win the $8,600 Preferred Handicap Pace on Sunday, Dec. 8 at Rideau Carleton Raceway....read on

According to findings of a study by Equine Guelph, there is a relatively easy, non-invasive way to determine whether your horse is in a state of stress or not....read on

Nicholas J. Saponara passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019 after health issues. Saponara was a member of the Harness Racing Communicators Hall of Fame, and a past president of the U.S. Harness Writers Association, an organization to which he belonged for 57 years....read on

Sent the 7-5 favourite, Flying Officer soared into the stretch to nail pocket-popper Kootenay Lager and win in the second division of the second prelim for the Century Milers Pacing Series on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Century Mile....read on

Geez Joe was in tough in his last two races and did not fare well, but the veteran returned to his winning ways Saturday night (Dec. 7) at one of his favourite tracks, taking the $30,000 Preferred for pacers at the Meadowlands....read on

After racing at Northfield Park the last two weeks, Down On My Luck returned to Batavia Downs and his winning ways as he captured the $12,500 Open I Handicap pace on Saturday night (Dec. 7)....read on

Atlanta, Manchego and Plunge Blue Chip all made headlines in 2019 as part of that extremely deep 2018 three-year-old trotting filly crop that came back to the track as four-year-olds. Phaetosive defeated all three of those fillies in 2018, but her four-year-old campaign was not as noteworthy....read on

“Mentally, that horse has never changed. That’s what’s remarkable about him. You see people sometimes; your attitudes go up and down throughout a racing season. You see that with horses; horses have lulls where they just don’t seem to be too keen. He’s never ever been that way.”...read on

Trot Insider has learned that Ontario Sires Stakes graduate Divas Image has been sold and retired, and will start broodmare duty for her new owner in 2020....read on

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame invites the public to participate in the nomination of people and horses who have made a significant contribution to Canadian horse racing, for induction to the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2020....read on

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is assessing the two existing in-race interference adjudication approaches that are currently used in racing jurisdictions around the world....read on

For the third straight year driver Louis-Philippe Roy helped spread some holiday cheer to those less fortunate by donating his driving earnings from the Thursday evening program at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

“She poured her heart out every week on the track for us and gave us thrills we will remember for the rest of our lives. She has been great to us and now it’s time for us to take care of her.”...read on

Winbak Farm of Ontario is pleased to announce that Stag Party will be standing his first year at the farm in 2020....read on

Word out of Europe indicates that Pine Chip (4,T1:51 [$1,710,858]), who was at one point the world’s fastest trotter, has passed away at the age of 29....read on

Racing fans, here’s your chance to have a say in Canadian harness racing's year-end awards!....read on

Standardbred racing participant Jean Hastie (nee Ferguson), of Hanover, Ont., passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 in her 74th year....read on

Trot Insider has been informed of another update to the upcoming holiday draw schedules for Flamboro Downs and The Raceway at Western Fair District....read on

The Fall Final Four and TVG Finals made some changes to the 2019 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable leaderboard but a few crucial spots remain unchanged from one month ago....read on

With the 2019 stakes season concluded, many participants in harness racing either head south or ship their horses to warmer climates for the winter. Tim Tetrick is going against the grain and heading as far north as the Standardbred sport can take him....read on

Many in the harness racing industry have generously reached out to offer assistance and send well wishes to local horseman Braiden Reibeling who was seriously injured an automobile accident on November 22....read on

Standardbred Canada would like to remind all owners and horsepeople that 2020 eligibility fees must be paid, and can be done so effective December 1, 2019....read on

The Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) would like to remind all Standardbred horsepeople in Ontario that medical, dental and life insurance benefits are available through the COSA office....read on

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame today announced some changes to its Board of Directors, Nomination and Election committees, as well as a change to the nomination and election parameters....read on

For most of the 1980s and '90s, and through the turn of the century, Doug Brown sat at, or near, the top of the heap of all Canadian drivers. When you talk to him, though, it’s the relationships he’s created over the years that seem to mean the most to him....read on / continuer à lire

Standardbred Canada recently launched a Microchip ID app which can be used with the Universal WorldScan Reader Plus microchip readers from Merck/HomeAgain®....read on

Online voting is now available for the 2020-2022 Standardbred Canada Election of Directors and proposed By-Law #1 and By-Law #2 Amendments....read on

Standardbred Canada would like to announce the nominees for the Board of Directors for 2020 to 2022....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