The Government of Ontario has now moved to Phase 2 of its COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan which provides eligibility to essential frontline workers who cannot work from home, which includes agriculture and farm workers....read on

Industry participant Warren Boom passed away April 20, 2021 at Hamilton General Hospital on April 20, 2021 at the age of 57....read on

The PEI Harness Racing Industry Association has released important details regarding next week's Annual General Meeting....read on

Supplemental entries will be accepted for the Blooded Horse Spring Sale until Monday, May 3, at 5 p.m....read on

The Meadowlands and the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey will again cooperate to provide access to the racetrack for horsepeople wishing to train their young horses over the mile oval beginning on Thursday, May 6....read on

Get Legs rallied after working out a second-over trip and got up through the lane to win the $69,000 final of the John Brennan Trotting Series on Wednesday night (April 21) at Yonkers Raceway as the 1-9 favourite....read on

Lorie and Paul Davis' Muscle Ave ($24.60, Allan Davis) captured Wednesday's (April 21) featured trotting event at Harrington Raceway with a 1:56.1 front-end triumph over Jammin Jack and Our White Knight....read on

Pastor Stephen, the 2010 Dan Patch two-year-old Trotting Colt of the Year and a winner of more than $1 million as a two-and three-year-old, is standing this season at Premier Acres in Indiana, and his 2021 stud book is now full and closed....read on

Despite winning featured races in back-to-back weeks leading up to Wednesday's (April 21) $14,000 Fillies and Mares Open at Saratoga Casino Hotel, Surreal Feeling was sent off at 5-1, yet, true to her form, proved victorious yet again....read on

Management at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association, is announcing the movement of two May Pennsylvania Sire Stakes / Stallion Series events to the following day, to relieve possible conflicts for horsemen....read on

The 11-race card at Freehold Raceway on Friday (April 23) features both the stars of yesterday and of today. The program includes a prep for the Lady Suffolk, as well as a stacked renewal of the Preferred Handicap Trot....read on

As Ontario's harness racing industry continues to wait patiently for answers on a date to resume activity, a number of notable participants will be headed to the Hoosier State to compete as of this weekend....read on

At Harrah’s Philadelphia, the stars come out on Tuesday morning, as returning veterans and sophomores alike were impressive in their qualifying races....read on

Trot Insider has learned that O'Brien Award winning millionaire pacer Secrets Nephew has passed away at the age of 19....read on

There's a sense of urgency that has seemingly combined with mixed messages for Ontario's horse racing industry, and the product of those two items is leaving the province's horsepeople in an extremely challenging position....read on

The maiden Bar Hopping filly Bella Bellini, making her first start since October 10, equaled the fastest clocking by any three-year-old trotter in North America this year when she won her $17,500 division of the final preliminary of her Bobby Weiss Series action Tuesday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono....read on

This Is The Plan was able to overcome starting from the outside post eight with a blitz off the gate and then never let anybody get close to him after that in winning Monday night's $514,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final at Yonkers Raceway in 1:50.4....read on

Due to the shutdown of Ontario racing, one of the top Canadian harness driving stars, Jody Jamieson, will spend his weekends at Tioga Downs this May....read on

Trot Magazine continues to take a close look at some of the top contenders for the 2021 edition of the Pepsi North America Cup while the continent's premier sophomore pacers prepare to tackle Canada's marquee event....read on

To bring the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission (APHRC) in line with the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities new TCO2 levels have been established by the APHRC, which will be effective May 1, 2021....read on

Most of us know the story of Somebeachsomewhere, the champion racehorse who destroyed his competition on the track at ages two and three and then retired to a hugely successful stud career before his untimely passing due to cancer. But what if that wasn’t exactly the way it had happened?...read on / continuer à lire

Rich Lombardo, David Kryway, Eric Good and Josh Green’s Jacks Legend N notched his 18th career win Monday in the featured $20,000 Open Pace at Harrington Raceway....read on

The lineups are set for the first two $50,000 Scarlet & Gray Invitationals at Miami Valley on Friday (April 23). The best Ohio-sired three year old fillies will go postward, trotters in the ninth race and pacers in the eleventh. Their male counterparts will contest another pair of $50,000 Scarlet & Gray Invitationals on Saturday (April 24)....read on

Marc Reynolds has owned horses for thirty years and intends to bring that passion and knowledge of Standardbreds into the fledgling race office at First Tracks Cumberland....read on

Jacks Shadow N successfully avenged last week's defeat to Whos Better at Harrah's Philadelphia with a 1:50.3 score in Sunday (April 18) afternoon's featured $14,400 top-level conditioned pace at the riverside racetrack....read on

As the best and brightest three-year-old Standardbreds continue to surface, Trot Magazine continues to profile some of the top contenders for the 2021 edition of the Pepsi North America Cup....read on

Philip Antonacci grew up in one of the most prominent harness racing families, but he has always been fascinated by the world of Thoroughbreds. The 26-year-old Connecticut native saddled his first winner on Saturday (April 17), Advanced Strategy, in an optional claiming allowance event at Gulfstream Park....read on

The heralded One Eight Hundred, so impressive in his sizzling 1:50.2 win in the first round Bobby Weiss Series, took last week off but showed Saturday he had lost nothing by winning his section of the $17,500 third and final Weiss prelims....read on

This week's Rewind is another version of Picture Parade. Once again it has a theme to it and this time it's all about Geography....read on

Star Commander claimed victory in the $6,000 featured pace on opening night at Vernon Downs on Saturday (April 17)....read on

In the Great Lakes Amateur Drivers Association (GLADA) trot Saturday (April 17) at Northfield Park, a once very familiar name emerged with a driving victory: Don Sherman....read on

An old adage says “when you're hot you're hot” and no amateur driver is hotter than John Calabrese....read on

Kneedeep N Custard came within two-fifth’s of a second from matching the all-time track record Friday evening at Fraser Downs thanks to his 1:50.4 triumph in the $12,000 Open Handicap for pacers....read on

Harness racing has been a fixture at Fraser Downs in Surrey for many decades, supporting decent livelihoods for families and an agricultural way of life. But as B.C. enters year two of the COVID-19 pandemic, horse racing in the Fraser Valley is facing difficult times....read on

The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is temporarily deleting Standardbred Rule 15.09(a), which requires that horses who are claimed in Ontario only race at tracks in the province for 60 days after being claimed, otherwise risking a monetary penalty or suspension....read on

The 2021 edition of the Pepsi North America Cup looms closer with each passing day, and Trot Magazine continues to profile some of the race’s top contenders ahead of the million-dollar classic....read on

Ontario Racing is continuing to communicate with the Ontario Government in regards to vaccinations for horsepeople, the need for the safe return of live racing, and the industry’s ongoing commitment to the highest standards of health and safety throughout the pandemic....read on

The photos, dozens of horse images that hang on the 17-year-old’s bedroom walls, take on more meaning with each new day. Every time Anna Tucciarone opens the door, turns on the light and sees the photos, any stresses in her life, big or small, immediately wash away....read on

Noted North America Cup contender Bayfield Beach made his 2021 debut during the Wednesday (April 14) qualifying session at Miami Valley Raceway on the same card as talented 2020 freshman trotter Cuatro De Julio....read on

With the emergency 28-day shutdown in Ontario continuing and racing still sidelined, the question for many horsepeople—and the industry landscape as a whole—has been shifting from "if" racing will return to "when?"...read on

Ontario Racing is pleased to announce that Standardbred horsepeople now have the opportunity to access certain purse funds that remain available under the Funding Agreement with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) as a result of the suspension of live racing in the province as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....read on

The countdown continues to the 2021 Pepsi North America Cup, and Trot Magazine has profiled some of the horses predicted to be the top contenders for one of Canadian harness racing's richest prizes....read on

The countdown to the 2021 Pepsi North America Cup is on, with Trot Magazine profiling the horses predicted to be the top contenders for Canadian harness racing's richest prize....read on

The countdown to the 2021 Pepsi North America Cup is on, with Trot Magazine profiling the horses predicted to be the top contenders for Canadian harness racing's richest prize....read on

With the scheduled date of the 2021 Pepsi North America Cup just over two months away, Trot Insider has profiled some of the race's top contenders as horses ready to compete for one of Canadian harness racing's biggest prizes....read on

The Central Ontario Standardbred Association and TROT Magazine are pleased to announce the second annual COSA Fantasy Stable Contest....read on

Since the first lists of 2021 two-year-olds in training were published earlier this year, Standardbred Canada has received submissions from coast to coast for our popular and comprehensive nation-wide list....read on

With racing just around the corner, it’s time to get your horse related business in order and the easiest way to do this is to use Standardbred Canada’s eShop...read on

Do you need assistance with using SC’s Self Serve Online Entry? If you have signed up for online entry or are thinking about signing up, or are having any difficulties or issues with using this program, we have resources that can help you!...read on