Since our initial posting, Standardbred Canada has received an influx of submissions from a number of prominent trainers for our popular and comprehensive nation-wide list of 2020 two-year-olds in training....read on

For a horseman, when the phone rings in the middle of the night it’s rarely good news. On December 21, 2018, Shawn Steacy received a phone call from Joe Stutzman, owner of First Line Training Centre, that sent a shiver down his spine....read on / continuer à lire

The fifth instalment of the Down The Stretch Podcast is available for listening, and the latest edition features an interesting debate between drivers and jockeys....read on

Final Breath wrested the early lead from Perlucky and kept him at bay late to capture his second straight victory in Monday’s $18,000 Open Handicap Trot at The Meadows....read on

With drivers Jim Devaux and Greg Merton opting to race at Saratoga Casino Hotel, which opened their 2020 meeting this weekend, Bruce Aldrich Jr. took advantage of their absences and scored five winners on Monday afternoon (Feb. 17) at Monticello Raceway....read on

With Yonkers Raceway offering a hefty Presidents Night (Monday, Feb. 17) Pick-5 wager, featuring a double carryover of $16,144.27 and a $35,000 guaranteed pool, the Hilltop oval has enlisted the assistance of Peter Venaglia to dissect the sequence....read on

After having been bet down to even-money status for Fraser Downs’ $10,800 Open Pace on Sunday (Feb. 16), Boiling Oar ($4.10) went to the front, made every pole a winning one, and recorded a 1:51.3 win, which was his third consecutive victory at the track’s top level....read on

The second preliminary rounds of the Game Of Claims Series continued on Sunday night (Feb. 16) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono and horsemen looking for potential thronetakers in the Game Of Claims Championships two weeks hence claimed all three of the night’s series winners....read on

“I’ve had more than my share of cuts and bumps and broken bones: A shattered kneecap, a couple of broken ribs, broken wrist, a couple of broken bones in the hand, so it certainly takes its toll on you.”...read on

When Equine Guelph launched its new Mare & Foal Care Tool, the how-to videos received great feedback as tools to prepare owners for the expected and unexpected....read on

Three divisions of second round action in the George ‘Red’ Owens Memorial late closing series were featured on the Sunday (Feb. 16) matinee at Miami Valley Raceway....read on

This week's Rewind is another edition of Picture Parade; this time with a Valentine's Day inspired theme....read on

It was like a heavy-handed reminder, no, it was a heavy-handed reminder....read on

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

In a harness racing rarity, the post position order in Friday's second race at Western Fair District proved to be the final outcome of the race....read on

The Ontario Harness Horse Association would like to remind all of the members that the office will be closed on Monday, February 17 for Family Day....read on

After an unprecedented seventh straight O'Brien Award as Canada's Trainer of the Year, Richard Moreau has only one thing on his bucket list for 2020....read on

The Hambletonian Society has announced that the purses for the 2020 Breeders Crown open mare races have been increased to $300,000....read on

The book for Stay Hungry (p,3,1:47.3 [$1,358,086]) has been announced as full and closed....read on

Adriano Sorella’s aggressive promotion of new Ontario sire Jimmy Freight is not stopping any time soon. This week, the Guelph, Ontario-based Standardbred owner unveiled more significant news....read on

“It’s encouraging to be able to see a horse that you bred go on and achieve. You can do well here in Ontario when everything is done here, from the breeding and the raising to the actual racing.”...read on

"It's good that there's good competition, that there really is those two mares just fighting it out and I think it's good for the sport, frankly."...read on

Trot Insider has learned that longtime horse racing participant Brian Jerome recently passed away with his loving wife, Michelle, by his side....read on

Standardbred Canada would like to remind owners and trainers that stakes payments are due on Saturday, February 15....read on

"Tonight many of us will be watching the Oscars on TV and like any awards ceremony they won't be without controversy"...read on

It’s become a tradition to have some form of ‘entertaining’ video during the dinner at the O’Brien Awards Gala....read on

"You have to keep it fresh because probably about 60 percent of the people who come out come out every year...we want to make it entertaining. It's a great night to celebrate Canadian harness racing but it's also about having a good time, too."...read on

Jackie McManus of Komoka, Ont., a regular contributor to Standardbred Canada’s Heart of Harness Racing Calendar, captured this picturesque photo of the sun setting at Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia, Ont., during a post parade....read on

The public is encouraged to participate in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame 2020 nomination process by submitting recommendations of people and horses who have made a significant contribution to Canadian Standardbred or Thoroughbred horse racing....read on

The best in Canadian harness racing was honoured at the 2019 O'Brien Awards on Saturday night, and to honour those involved our first batch of photos from Saturday have now been posted online....read on

On Tuesday, February 4, USTA President Russell Williams issued a response to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to redirect $200 million of existing tax dollars from the Race Horse Development Trust Fund....read on

"You can be as good as you want...you won't be here tonight if you don't drive those good horses. I'm lucky that I have a lot of people that put [their] confidence in me. It helps me show my talent, but without that I couldn't be what I am."...read on

On Saturday, February 1, Standardbred Canada announced the winners for the 2019 O’Brien Award at the 31st edition of the annual O’Brien Awards Black Tie Gala held at the Hilton Mississauga / Meadowvale hotel in Mississauga, Ont....read on

The Ontario Sires Stakes has released the 2020 OSS schedule and it is now available for viewing online....read on

Ontario Racing’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it will distribute $596,950 in Market Restricted Funds to 11 Standardbred racetracks throughout the province....read on

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce that effective Monday, January 6, 2020, all trainers that are SC members in good standing can have access to SC’s Self-Serve program to enter horses electronically as soon as condition sheets are made available from the race office....read on

Standardbred Canada (SC) is coordinating a 'microchipping tour' to facilitate the microchipping of all Standardbred racehorses by the end of 2020, as mandated by the Board of Directors, and to be consistent with the United States Trotting Association....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

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