November 4, 2013:

Attn: Michael Cooke, Editor
Dear Mr. Cooke:

Ontario Horseracing

September 24, 2013:

Over the last year we have watched as the "transitional panel" explained how awful we have been to our patrons while what was supposed to be our life blood and oxygen to a business built on wagering was neglected.

September 5, 2013:

Nothing makes you turn your attention to the future like having a child.

August 24, 2013:

With two friends - one Jeff and one Geoff - in tow, I made the trek to Elora for Ontario's first night of SC's Bring A Friend National Challenge.

August 23, 2013:

Do you remember your very first experience with harness racing? Maybe you were at your local fair, saw a friend’s horse race, had the chance to jog a horse, visited a standardbred farm, took a trip to the paddock or were fortunate enough for your first time to be a trip to the winner’s circle.

August 16, 2013:

In the May issue of Trot, editor Darryl Kaplan titled his editorial "We All Have a Role To Play." I’m sure many of you read it but I’ll refresh your memories on some of the highlights.

July 22, 2013:

I have spent the last two weeks attending open panel meetings at Western Fair and Woodbine.

July 2, 2013:

Many of us have spent the last couple days reviewing the panel's latest work, "Toward a sustainable future - a Draft plan for horse racing in Ontario".

July 2, 2013:

Our premier, Kathleen Wynne, has made it clear that she understands how important the horse racing industry is to Ontario, and has asked the panel to come up with a long term plan so that we have a su

June 25, 2013:

I have made it clear by now that I believe we need to hold ourselves as horse people at a higher level of accountability.

June 16, 2013:

I appreciate the feedback from the last post. It's encouraging to see that people were willing to speak their minds.

June 9, 2013:

Does the recent Globe and Mail article or any rhetoric coming from the current Liberal government give those of us in horse racing any confidence in our industry’s future? No.

March 15, 2013:

Anyone from southwestern Ontario knows what I’m talking about when I preach of Dresden Raceway‘s charm.

March 1, 2013:

Back in September Brittney Mayotte and I started asking people in harness racing about their all-time favourite horse names.

January 10, 2013:

While she's not a standardbred, Mariska is a 10-year-old Friesen mare that is on the verge of going viral.