Standardbred Canada's (SC) Board of Directors met today and would like to provide an update regarding its ongoing advocacy on behalf of our membership facing financial hardship during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as offer support during this unprecedented disruption of normal business operations....read on

Since 2008, TROT Magazine has published a celebrity lookalike with a harness racing participant each month. We're asking our fans and members to determine the all-time best Separated At Birth....read on

Billy Johnston will be remembered as the most important and influential individual in the history of pari-mutuel harness racing in Illinois and a pillar of the sport in North America for a half century....read on

The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association and Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Health Insurance Trustees, as administrators of the Harness Horsemen’s Health Insurance Trust, have announced details regarding financial relief for all Harness Horsemen’s Health Insurance Plan participants....read on

Capitol Hill and Virgin Eyes, two hard-knocking performers, get top billing in Saturday night’s $5,400 filly and mare pacing feature....read on

With virtually all Standardbred establishments shut down indefinitely amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, one sector of the harness racing industry that continues to operate through the pandemic is the nation's breeding farms....read on

“This has happened so fast. I know that it’s been two weeks now since it’s happened, but people are walking around in a daze. It’s just rocked our whole world. It’s one thing to cancel the racing, where none of us have any income, but this is real.”...read on

Due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Woodbine Entertainment has made the decision to suspend the upcoming April 15, 2020 Standardbred stakes payments. The suspension of payments is for all Woodbine-administrated stakes events, which includes Flamboro Downs' Confederation Cup and Grand River Raceway's Battle of Waterloo and Battle of the Belles....read on

After careful and extensive consideration, the Hambletonian Society, in conjunction with the Meadowlands, the Red Mile, Little Brown Jug Society and other industry clients, partners and stakeholders, have concluded that the April 15 payment deadline for stakes and early-closers will remain intact....read on

Richard M. ‘Dick’ Neville, 75, a longtime farrier who plied his trade for more than 60 years from Indiana to Ohio to Florida, passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at OSU Medical Center in Columbus due to kidney complications....read on

On Wednesday (March 25), Greg Blanchard conducted an interview with a pair of popular racetrack announcers — Ken Middleton and Shannon 'Sugar' Doyle — which was streamed on COSA TV....read on

Over the course of his 47-race career, Courtly Choice proved to be an emotional roller coaster for an admittedly emotional guy. Trainer Blake MacIntosh paid the fare, took the ride, and lived to tell the story. Now, MacIntosh has discussed the career of the 1:47.1 pacer that banked $1.4 million in purses....read on

The Ontario Harness Horse Association is doing what it can to help Standardbred horsepeople that are required to self-isolate....read on

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is continuing to affect the Down Under harness racing industry. Additional cancellations have been announced due to a racing participant having now tested positive for the virus....read on

The Ohio State Racing Commission has announced that horse racing at all Ohio racetracks is officially cancelled through April 6....read on

Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) government restrictions currently in place, nominations for stakes payments for the Indiana Standardbred Breed Development Program have been postponed from April 15 to May 15....read on

The Central Ontario Standardbred Association would like to advise all horsepeople that anyone wishing to enroll in the COSA Benefits Program without a medical has until March 31, 2020. After this date, it is not guaranteed that you will be accepted for insurance coverage....read on

As part of its mandate, the newly formed Ontario Racing task force, dedicated to addressing the financial impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus) as it relates to the industry, will provide regular updates to the Ontario horse racing community....read on

Standardbred Canada's Nurse Mare Program is designed to assist in matching orphaned or rejected foals with nurse mares, and now the process is even easier....read on

The Canadian Gaming Association has announced that it is reaching out to the federal government and the CGA’s provincial government partners to advocate for support for its industry, employees, suppliers, and operators, so when it is safe to re-open gaming facilities, it can return to delivering strong results for its partners and communities....read on

“The horsepeople we know care so much about [their] animals that they’re willing to give up a meal for themselves. We are thinking about the horses, too, and wanted to do whatever we could to lighten the burden on what is coming out of people’s pockets in their personal situation.”...read on

Due to the provincial announcement that all non-essential businesses are required to close for the next 14 days, the Ontario Harness Horse Association office will be closed at the end of business today (Monday, March 23)....read on

“I think it’s time that people start to change the way we look at the industry, and as you’ve heard me say many times, we just need to change the culture of the industry much like other sports have had to change.”...read on

It has been announced that Standardbred Owners Association of New York President Joe Faraldo has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus....read on

On Sunday, March 22, Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson took part in a live interview to discuss the current state of horse racing at Woodbine Entertainment and in the province of Ontario amid the COVID-19 pandemic....read on

Standardbred Canada (SC) is communicating daily with Equestrian Canada (EC) and is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expedite the return process for equines (including Standardbred racehorses) to Canada from the United States....read on

This week's edition of 'Rewind' is a reminiscence from 60 years ago and is the second in a series remembering some events from the season of 1960....read on

Due to the current situation with COVID-19, the ASHA Board of Directors met and agreed on changes to the stakes payment schedule....read on

Woodbine Mohawk Park would like to inform all horsepeople that cheque pick up in the bookkeeper’s office will not be available until further notice....read on

"We had probably 30 three-year-olds ready to qualify and stakes races were scheduled to start in April so it’s going to be an issue. But there are way bigger issues for us as a country to handle right now than my problems."...read on

On Thursday, March 19, Woodbine Entertainment announced that live racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park would be temporarily suspended after the track’s evening program of racing....read on

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has announced that in light of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, all active horseperson licences will be extended for one year....read on

With the announcement of the unprecedented changes to Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the question looms if something similar is planned for harness racing's major events....read on

On Tuesday, March 17, the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) advised its members and partner organizations that live harness racing would be put on hold effectively immediately due to the province declaring a state of emergency....read on

The Central Ontario Standardbred Association has issued an important notice to COSA members that are currently out of the country....read on

Trot Insider has learned that trainer Rene Allard was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada....read on

Reaction to the federal indictments in the United States continues to come in, as multiple racing organizations have commented on what occurred on Monday, March 9 south of the border....read on

Woodbine Entertainment has released the lists of eligible horses for its 2020 major stakes, including the 77 colts that are eligible to the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup....read on

In light of recently announced changes to procedures and rules, announced by the Alcohol & Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), and effective March 2, 2020, Standardbred Canada, the official Record Keeping Body and Registry of Standardbred racing and breeding in Canada, wishes to remind all participants in Ontario of some very important information....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

If you have/are experiencing issues refreshing pages on the Standardbred Canada website, please check in with this notice for more information....read on