The Canada Border Services Agency and Vancouver’s Hastings Racecourse for Thoroughbreds have each commented on a Monday morning (Aug. 19) situation that saw multiple backstretch workers escorted off the premises of the track by members of the CBSA....read on

World champion Lather Up and defending champion McWicked headline a group of nine entrants for this year’s $525,000 Canadian Pacing Derby....read on

For the next four weeks, Jay Wolf the Little Brown Jug Publicity Director will rank the top 10 horses eligible for the 74th edition of the Little Brown Jug to be contested on Thursday, September 19, 2019....read on

The Roll With Joe mare Obvious Blue Chip, a winner despite being parked the mile at Saratoga on Friday, came right back to triumph in the $14,000 distaff pacing feature on the Tuesday twilight card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono....read on

Suddenly Royal stalked Lakeisha Hall from the pocket, then blew by her in the ‘lightning lane’ to capture Tuesday’s feature at the Meadows, which was a $13,500 Filly & Mare Conditioned Pace....read on

McWicked, the 2018 Horse of the Year in the U.S. and Canada, returned to the top 10 in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll....read on

Winbak Farm has announced its yearling lineup for an upcoming auction to be held on ongait.com....read on

Officials with Grand River Raceway would like to remind all horsepeople and customers of changes to the live racing and training schedule at the track this week....read on

Batavia Downs has announced that it will be offering a guaranteed pool for its early Pick-5 wager on Wednesday (Aug. 21)....read on

A set of Preferred events went postward Monday evening at Grand River Raceway, and when the dust settled it was Ride Away Shark and Adore Him coming away victorious in their respective assignments....read on

Trot Insider has learned longtime horseman David Carbonaro passed away Sunday, August 18. He was 60 years old....read on

Dylan Allain, who is currently the paddock judge at Red Shores’ Charlottetown Driving Park, has accepted an assistant race secretary position with Woodbine Entertainment....read on

Undeterred by her upset loss in the Hambletonian Oaks final, Millies Possession completed her sweep of Pennsylvania Sire Stakes preliminary legs Monday at The Meadows — blazing to a stakes record 1:52.4, to boot. Grimmie Hanover captured the other division of the $164,002 stakes for three-year-old filly trotters known as the 'Stenographer.'...read on

The New York Sire Stakes concluded its 2019 schedule at Monticello Raceway on Monday afternoon, as two-year-old trotting colts pulled down the curtain. Jason Bartlett swept both sire stakes splits and won four of the eight races on the afternoon, including a track record-equalling effort from Berkery J....read on

Driver Allan Davis had five wins and trainer Wayne Givens had four on the 14-race card Monday at Harrington Raceway....read on

The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association has released the details of the upcoming ‘First Responder Night,’ which is set to take place Friday (Aug. 23) at the Meadows....read on

The sixth revival of the $200,000 Prix d’Été for four-year-old pacers took place on Sunday afternoon (Aug. 18) at Hippodrome 3R, and when all was said and done it was the Ron Burke-trained and Dan Dube-driven This Is The Plan that put forth a record performance....read on

Southwind Serena just entered the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame. Chances are you’ve heard of her offspring, Mission Brief and Tactical Landing, for example. But what about her co-owner and the co-breeder of her star progeny?....read on / continuer à lire

Longtime harness racing industry participant Maurice Paquette of Ormstown, Que. passed away on August 15 at the age of 74....read on

Many Ontario-bred horses over the years have competed and found success in the Grassroots program such as last year’s frosh champion Century Farroh, who recently bounced from that springboard into Grand Circuit company. Another graduate of the OSS Grassroots program is making a 'pretty' similar jump to Grand Circuit action as a four-year-old....read on

"She’s a horse that might last three more years if we take care of her and pick our spots. Why show off if you can make a million dollars a year with a horse? As long as we win. It doesn’t pay more if you win by four or five lengths."...read on

SC Identification Technician Stephen MacLeod will be in New Brunswick on Wednesday, August 21 to microchip any horses requiring identification....read on

After a long and solid career battling some of the sport's best year in and year out, veteran trotter Catch The Dream has been retired by his connections....read on

"The reason for this letter is to once again thank everyone that has played a part in my road to the [Hall of Fame]. Bill Herbert is the man that changed my life, and started me down this road, but along the way there were countless others - owners, trainers and caretakers alike - that all contributed to my success"....read on

This month, Standardbred Canada teamed up with The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame to award one lucky Member Value Program (MVP) member with two tickets to the 2019 Induction Gala for the July MVP Prize Draw....read on

While handle on Canadian harness racing is trending in a positive direction, the recent handle figure from 2019 Industry Day at Grand River Raceway was far above what anyone would have imagined....read on

Some of Ontario horse racing's most prominent leaders were front and centre on Friday (August 9) at Woodbine Racetrack for panel discussion on the state of the province's horse racing industry....read on

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame welcomed its Class of 2019 at the Induction Gala on Wednesday, August 7 at the Mississauga Convention Centre....read on

Ask any racehorse owner what the greatest feeling in the world is, and whether they are a first-time horse owner with a small share of a horse, or a veteran owner with a large stable of stakes horses, the response will be the same, “seeing your horse cross the finish line first!”...read on

On Tuesday evening (July 30), London City Council voted 9-4 in favour of a rezoning measure that allows Gateway Casinos and Entertainment to proceed in its plans to build the $75 million ‘Starlight Casino’ on Wonderland Road....read on

Standarbred Canada would like to inform everyone participating at the upcoming Leamington meet that there will not be a Standardbred Canada field representative present this year....read on

The wait is over. Standings for the 2019 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable, brought to you in partnership with the Breeders Crown, are now available online...read on

Administration for the Ontario Sires Stakes wishes to remind horsemen and owners that cash will NOT be accepted as a method of payment for Starting Fees for the 2019 season....read on

Standardbred Canada has released the initial set of 2019 two-year-olds in training for our popular and comprehensive nation-wide list....read on

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