Words Of Wisdom From Decorated Horsemen February 29, 2024 Take it from a pair of O'Brien Award-winning horsemen, harness racing is not an easy business to break into, but the rewards are worthwhile.
Etsell On Horsemanship And His Award-Winning Trotter February 11, 2024 "It's a great honour being respected by your peers. A lot of hard work is involved in this, a great staff behind us too, you know, it's not just me. We've got a good bunch of grooms and second trainer...
2023 O'Brien Award Winners Announced February 03, 2024 Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black Tie Gala in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Saturday, Feb. 3...
An Owner, A Trainer, And A Ton Of Respect January 28, 2024 Mark Etsell will have a number of opportunities to make appearances on stage at the 2023 O'Brien Awards, and that's not a surprise to Standardbred owner Peter Porter.
2023 O'Brien Award Finalists Announced December 19, 2023 Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season.
The King Of Adare Castle April 16, 2023 An all-around horseman with a career that most would envy, the only thing that had been missing from Mark Etsell’s resume was a bonafide superstar. Then, in the fall of 2020, he managed to make his wa...
She's The Queen Of The "Castle" February 12, 2023 "She never throws a bad one in and always shows up. No matter what her condition is...She loves her work, and gets really angry when she doesn't work."
Adare Castle Back With A Vengeance January 29, 2023 On the heels of his first million-dollar season, veteran trainer Mark Etsell can add another first to his resume at the 2022 O'Brien Awards courtesy stable star Adare Castle.
Purse Increase For 2023 Ontario Sires Stakes Finals September 22, 2022 Ontario Racing’s Standardbred Improvement Program Committee announced on Thursday (Sept. 22) a $720,000 total increase to the purses for the 2023 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Super Finals and Grassroots ...
A Once In A Lifetime Horse For Etsell And Co. July 27, 2022 The average price for a yearling at the 2020 Harrisburg Sale was $38,215. Adare Castle was a $10,000 purchase for trainer Mark Etsell and his fellow owners. That $10,000 yearling has turned into the b...
Adare Castle Ready For OSS Return June 06, 2022 Reigning Ontario Sires Stakes divisional champion Adare Castle will be looking for more Gold this evening (Monday, June 6) when she arrives at Woodbine Mohawk Park to take on seven others in the seaso...
Home Cooking On The Menu For Adare Castle May 03, 2022 The best of her Ontario Sires Stakes division as a two-year-old, Adare Castle has started her road back to a divisional title defense for 2022. And according to her connections, her focus and her appe...
Etsell's Season Of Excellence January 25, 2022 One of Ontario's most respected horsemen for many decades, Mark Etsell has reached a new plateau as a finalist for one of Canadian's harness racing's most prestigious individual titles — the O'Brien A...