Of 130 horses to pass through the ring at the Tattersalls 2018 Summer Mixed Sale on Sunday afternoon (July 15) at The Meadowlands, Hurricane Beach and TJ Blast attracted bids of over $100,000 on an afternoon which saw total sales exceed $3.1 million....read on

Dontchase Justpace lived up to her name with a pacesetting victory in the $12,280 Lady Crocus Stakes for three-year-old fillies on Sunday afternoon (July 15) at Holland Fair, Manitoba....read on

Brittany Kennedy has been around harness racing her whole life and on Sunday (July 15) she filed another notch in her racing career as she scored her first win as a driver....read on

With sunny skies and warm temperatures, the conditions were perfect for a track record to be set at Hippodrome 3R on Sunday (July 15) and Hudson Phil made it happen....read on

After narrowly holding sway for a pillar-to-post win over the strong Doubleshotascotch in last week's top pace, Randy and Edward Copley's Intended Royalty ($3.20) made much easier work of his rivals in Sunday afternoon's (July 15) $1,150 winners-over pacing feature at Inverness Raceway....read on

The Canadian father-son team of trainer Gregg McNair and driver Doug McNair opened Sunday's New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) action at Tioga Downs with a victory courtesy of two-year-old pacing filly Prescient Beauty....read on

More The Better N, having to come from eighth at the half in a third-over flow, was just along to take his United States debut, a $30,000 Great Northeast Series open pace, in 1:49.1 on Sunday afternoon (July 15) at Harrah’s Philadelphia....read on

New Brunswick-born Jim Doherty quietly defined excellence over a training and driving career spanning six decades. His earliest victories in the Maritimes were instrumental in establishing his Hall of Fame career, but it was the gamble that he took when relocating to the U.S. that pushed him over the top....read on

The $701,830 Meadowlands Pace final headlined a smorgasbord of stakes affairs on the Saturday, July 14 program at the Meadowlands Racetrack....read on

The 11th annual golf tournament for The Standardbred Race Track Chaplaincy of Canada will be held at Granite Ridge Golf Course on September 19....read on

In this week's 'Rewind,' Robert Smith takes a rather nostalgic look back at a very important time in our sport's history. His piece recalls the 1954 opening of the Old Woodbine track in downtown Toronto and revives a few memories from the early years at that historic track....read on

As any participant in harness racing knows, the sport is an emotional roller coaster full of thrilling highs and painful lows. What many people might not necessarily recognize is how that roller coaster affects everyone, even those at the top of the industry....read on

How difficult is it for a newcomer to sit behind a Standardbred, bathe a racehorse, or call an actual race?...read on

Racetracks and associations across the country are making final preparations for the inaugural edition of National Caretaker Appreciation Day events being held the weekend of July 20-22....read on

Even though fair racing is an unparalleled way for newcomers who otherwise would never be exposed to racing to view the sport in close proximity, it has become nearly non-existent in recent years in Ontario. The work of individuals like Tom Lindsay, however, is trying to stop this trend....read on

It was 10 years ago this year that pacing colt Somebeachsomewhere dominated harness racing's headlines throughout his nearly flawless sophomore season....read on

If you are a licensed caretaker working in Canada, or know someone who is and would like to attend the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on August 8, 2018, the Hall of Fame wants to hear from you!...read on

Organizers with the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society’s 21st annual charity golf tournament have released some of the details for the highly-anticipated event, including a myriad of different sponsorship opportunities which are currently available....read on

Over the past several weeks the Standardbred Canada website has been undergoing intermittent and sometimes chronic service interruptions. What once was thought to be a blip in computer programming has become a more severe and difficult issue....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

Caretakers are the unsung heroes of harness racing, and are critical to the success of any horse in any stable and charged with the responsibility of making sure the horses they care for are happy and healthy, physically and emotionally....read on

Standardbred Canada would like to remind all owners and horsepeople that 2018 eligibility fees must be paid prior to any horse racing in 2018....read on