An overview of respiratory viruses, the effect of these on racehorses’ health, vaccination and practical biosecurity were some of the key topics discussed during the webinar, Key Learnings from Alberta and How Respiratory Viruses Affect Your Racehorses’ Health, presented by Standardbred Canada (SC) on Tuesday evening....read on

Trot Insider recently received an update on longtime harness racing industry participant Jennifer Baxter....read on

Off the 3-5 favourite, Kays Shadow shot to the front and maintained command all through the mile to post a 1:58.3 victory in taking the second of two second-preliminary divisions of the $10,000 Pop-Up Series at Flamboro Downs on Saturday (Jan. 22)....read on

A former North American dash leading trainer, Colin Johnson made his East Coast presence well felt Saturday (Jan. 22) with a four-bagger at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park....read on

Thus far in 2022, it’s been all Yannick Gingras, all the time at The Meadowlands....read on

The Omni Bedford Springs Resort, in the southwestern Pennsylvania city of Bedford, hosted the annual Pennsylvania Fair Awards banquet on Saturday (Jan. 22)....read on

Lovedbythemasses came into the featured $31,500 Preferred for trotters at The Meadowlands Friday night (Jan. 21) off a 47-day layoff, so driver Mark MacDonald wasn’t going to overdrive the Jeff Cullipher trainee....read on

Driver Brett MacDonald had the hot hands on a frigid Friday, Jan. 21 at The Raceway at Western Fair District, winning half the card including the evening's featured Preferred 2 with O'Brien Award finalist Power And Grace....read on

Debbie Little, writing for TROT Magazine, Clive Cohen, Michael Burns and Woodbine Entertainment were among the winners of the 2020/2021 United States Harness Writers Association Media Award winners announced on Friday (Jan. 21)....read on

When five-year-old pacer Bobcat Bay won earlier this month at The Meadowlands, it was a momentous occasion in the Musillami household....read on

The Meadowlands will require those drivers wishing to compete during the 2022 "Championship Meet" to apply for approval to drive in Meadowlands stakes by including a clause regarding such in the stakes conditions....read on

The Government of Ontario announced on Thursday, Jan. 20 details of its plan to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions, including public health measures at racetracks, effective January 31, 2022....read on

Luc Blais calls 2021 "my hardest year" since he became private trainer for the Montreal-based Determination Stable almost a decade ago....read on

Standardbred Canada (SC) members can take advantage of a 15 per cent discount for Equine Guelph’s winter short courses offered on the Horse Portal and a limited number of free offerings are available for three of the online courses....read on

After starting the year 0-for-2 there wasn’t much pari-mutuel respect given to Bo Mach in Thursday’s $28,500 Open Handicap for pacers at Dover Downs, but that didn’t stop the Dylan Davis trainee from posting a 13-1 upset score....read on

As a teenager, Nicole DiCostanzo knew only one thing about harness racing — that she loved it....read on

Jon Erdner has been involved in harness racing for some four decades, and bred horses for nearly as long, but never enjoyed a year like he did in 2021 with Dan Patch Award-winning trotter Jujubee....read on

Standardbred Canada is excited to announce that the annual O’Brien Awards silent auction will once again be available online for bidding, beginning Monday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. (EST) and closing Monday, Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. (EST)....read on

Sea Shadows, confidently handled by Wally Hennessey, scored a repeat victory in Pompano Park's $14,200 Open Pace for mares on Wednesday night (Jan. 19)....read on

The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame has announced its list of stallions for this year’s breeding auction....read on

Standardbred Canada (SC) presented an online webinar on How Respiratory Viruses Affect Your Racehorses’ Health on Tuesday (Jan. 18) with more than 120 registrants....read on

Veteran gelding Hopetobefirst continued his winning ways at The Raceway at Western Fair District, collecting another victory when taking the $9,000 featured pace on Tuesday (Jan. 18)....read on

The Living Horse Hall of Fame nominating committee of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame has announced the results of recent balloting to determine the 2022 inductees into the Harness Racing Living Horse Hall of Fame....read on

Trevor Smith guided Rose Run Vision to a mild 1:52.3 upset in the $30,000 Mares Open Pace at Miami Valley on Tuesday (Jan. 18), a day which also saw 18-year-old Clayton Pfeifer win his first race at a commercial track....read on

Longtime Ontario horseman Dave ‘Garney’ Gibson passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Jan. 18. He would have turned 64 on January 19, 2022....read on

Two of North America's most active breeding operations have welcomed their first foals of 2022....read on

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce that Greg Blanchard and Jason Portuondo will co-host the 2021 Virtual O’Brien Awards Gala on Sunday, Feb. 6....read on

Whichwaytothebeach topped the first Standardbred sale of the year as the Tattersalls Sales Company's 2022 Winter Mixed Sale was held on Monday, Jan. 17 in the race paddock at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey....read on

Rob Fellows is a man that gets things done, and if he doesn’t know how to do them he learns. It’s served him well in life, and he has a wonderful family and a successful stable to show for it....read on / continuer à lire

Standardbred Canada has a full-time contract position available in the Member Services department....read on

Officials with Horse Racing New Brunswick have announced a modification to conditions for entrance into the NB Breeders....read on

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

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

Come O’Brien Awards night, trainer Ron MacDonald will be raising a glass of wine to toast his finalist Power And Grace....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

Montreal's Richard Berthiaume has had several accomplished horses in 55 years as a Standardbred owner, including a Breeders Crown winner and a couple of millionaires, but so far he has but one O'Brien Award....read on

George Millar and Nick Gallucci have both had success during their years in racing, but nothing like what they’ve accomplished together, mainly with Millar’s homebreds, in 2021 - just months after Millar received a double lung transplant with two lungs that were infected with the COVID-19 virus...read on / continuer à lire

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

Avez-vous besoin d’aide pour utiliser le libre-service d’inscription en ligne de SC? Do you need assistance with using SC’s Self Serve Online Entry?...read on