Due to heavy snow in the Flamboro area, the draw for the card of harness racing slated for Thursday (Jan. 20) has been moved to Tuesday (Jan. 18)....read on

The six-year-old Sunshine Beach gelding Privilege put forth a powerful performance in the opening round of another Pop-Up Series at Flamboro Downs, romping in a 1:55.3 mile when winning the second of three opening-round divisions on Sunday (Jan. 16)....read on

The Virtual 2021 O’Brien Awards Gala presented by Standardbred Canada on Sunday, February 6 will kick off with the always popular, always entertaining Red Carpet Show....read on

Due to the generous donation from Fair Island Farm, the Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) will receive the proceeds from a 2022 breeding to Bettors Wish (p, 1:47.3 $2,601,233; standing at Diamond Creek Farm, PA)....read on

Due to the timing and travel impact of Winter Storm Izzy, and concern for the safety of all participants, live harness racing has been cancelled for Monday, January 17 at Monticello Raceway....read on

The connections of 2021 Breeders Crown winner Felicityshagwell S have announced that the trotting mare has been retired from racing and will be bred in 2022....read on

Yannick Gingras is being inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame this July and he got his 2022 highlight reel off to a good start by getting his 8,000th win after guiding Bettors Donttell to victory lane in the sixth race....read on

Sent the slight choice at 6-5, Kays Shadow protected position from the pylon post and never looked back to score a 1:59.4 victory in the opening round of Pop-Up Series action at Flamboro Downs on Saturday (Jan. 15)....read on

How hungry is Samuel Fillion for a career as a Standardbred driver?...read on

After two near-misses in the Preferred Handicap pace at Freehold Raceway in his first two starts of 2022, Haggard broke through in a big way this Saturday (Jan. 15), scoring a 38-1 upset....read on

Jim King Solomon had himself a big night at The Meadowlands on Friday (Jan. 14), taking the Martin Luther King Remembrance Race on an evening when the civil rights icon was honoured with a pair of dashes....read on

O'Brien Award finalist Power And Grace continued her winning ways in the new year for the father-son team of trainer Ron and driver Brett MacDonald, topping the trotters in the featured finale at The Raceway at Western Fair District on Friday night (Jan. 14)....read on

On Friday (Jan. 14) Woodbine Entertainment unveiled the schedule for its lucrative 2022 Standardbred stakes events at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

Poseidon Seelster made a splash one week ago with a return to the racetrack in qualifying action, and the speedy five-year-old sharpened for pari-mutuel action with a second solid qualifier on Friday (Jan. 14) at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

On Friday, officials with Vernon Downs announced that the track will once again play host to the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial and Empire Breeders Classic events in 2022....read on

Two divisions in the opening leg of the Pop Up Claiming Series for filly and mare pacers went postward Thursday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park, with Flysantanna and Vines To Heaven posting come-from-behind scores in their respective assignments....read on

The $6.7 million (USD) Breeders Crown, harness racing’s richest and most prestigious year-end divisional championship series, returns in the last weekend of October 2022 to Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont....read on

Stars Align A, a winner of the highest condition race at Miami Valley in 1:51.3 last week, duplicated that effort on Thursday which was good enough to capture the track’s weekly $28,000 Open I feature....read on

Former horseman Ab Gilmour of RR 2 Ailsa Craig, Ont. passed away peacefully at Mitchell Nursing Home on Sunday, Jan. 9, at the age of 91....read on

Equine Guelph announced the recipients of its 2021 tuition awards on Thursday, Jan. 13....read on

The Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA), which introduced a new Sired Stakes program in mid-November, announced that the number of stallions standing in the state has risen from five, in 2021, to 12 this year as a direct result of the initiative....read on

Millies Million ($10.00) went the distance on a snowy Wednesday night (Jan. 12) at The Raceway at the Western Fair District, powering to the top early and never looking back in the featured $12,000 Preferred 2-3 Handicap for pacing mares....read on

To celebrate the Virtual O’Brien Awards evening, Standardbred Canada is making the exclusive VIP Celebration Package available for purchase to our members. Finalists will be celebrating their evening like it’s the Roaring 20s with their very own VIP Celebration Package and this is your chance to join the party!...read on

New enhancements to the Kentucky Sire Stakes program continue to drive growth in the number of mares moving to the Commonwealth and nominated to the program....read on

Trevor Williams has taken a few big gambles in his life. Last year, he quit his job after 10 years as a Winnipeg bank manager to become a full-time harness racing trainer. Last fall, Williams, 35, took a chance on leaving his home base of Manitoba to race full time in Alberta. Both gambles have paid off in spades....read on

Female trotter Hypnotic AM, who won the 2019 Jim Doherty Memorial and earned $1.49 million lifetime, has been retired and will be bred to star French stallion Ready Cash, trainer Marcus Melander said....read on

The Maritime Breeders Association would like to remind Maritime stallion owners that stallion contracts for the 2022 breeding season for stallions that are standing in the Maritimes and wish to have their offspring eligible to the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stake in 2024 are due March 31, 2022....read on

The PEI Harness Racing Industry Association (PEIHRIA) would like to remind breeders/owners that the due date for 2021 Foal Incentive applications is January 31, 2022....read on

When David McDuffee and Mel Hartman's Poof Shes Gone cracked the million-dollar threshold as a rookie trotter in 2009, she became just the second trotting filly in harness racing history to boast a seven-figure bankroll. Twelve years later, Hartman and McDuffee are also partners on the third squaregaiter to reach that elusive plateau....read on

Richard Moreau has heard from a couple of people that he's unlikely to be named Canada's trainer of the year for 2021, despite the fact he once again led the nation by a wide margin in wins (236) and purse earnings ($3.7 million) and has been the voters' choice for the past eight years....read on

Standardbred Canada has announced there will not be a 2021 recipient for the Cam Fella Award....read on

In advance of the 2021 O'Brien Awards, SC's Jeff Porchak has offered 33 thoughts on the 33rd edition of Canadian harness racing's year-end awards....read on

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 Media Excellence Awards, sponsored by Ontario Racing for the sixth consecutive year....read on

O'Brien Award finalist James MacDonald emerged from 2021 with fervor. In the second season through the pandemic, MacDonald – like his peers – persevered through a brief early season shutdown but blossomed from a stint in the States when returning to Canada to post career numbers and establish himself as one of the country’s top drivers....read on

After harness racing returned to Marquis Downs in 2021 for what was slated to be the final horse racing meet conducted at the Saskatoon area oval, Trot Insider has learned that Marquis Downs will host another Standardbred meet in 2022....read on

On Thursday, Dec. 23, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) released the third and final round of approved 2022 race dates for a selection of Ontario racetracks....read on

Six-year-old mare Manchego won the third Dan Patch Award of her career on Tuesday (Dec. 21) as the six 2021 division champions for trotters were announced by the U.S. Harness Writers Association....read on

The O’Brien Awards Gala is one of Canadian harness racing’s most coveted events, and even though the event was virtual last year and again this year, guests continue to outdo themselves with incredible outfits that match the event’s theme....read on

All racehorses are required to have a microchip to race in North America in 2022....read on

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