2023 World Driving Championship

Reigning NDC champion Doug McNair

McNair Is 'In It To Win It'

As anticipation builds for the 2024 National Driving Championship (NDC), Standardbred Canada caught up with Doug McNair, Canada's representative at the 2023 World Driving Championship to discuss his t...

2023 World Driving Championship recap

2023 World Driving Championship Final Thoughts

August 26, 2023

“It was an honour to drive for my nation. I am grateful to have met the WDC’s competitors and supporters alike. Thank you, Canada.”

USA driver Jordan Ross winning a race at the 2023 World Driving Championships

Ross Reflects On WDC Journey

August 24, 2023

Jordan Ross experienced a number of “firsts” as a result of participating in last week’s World Driving Championship (WDC), which featured four days of competition in three Western European countries.

The WDC Report for August 13, 2023

WDC Report With Doug McNair - Day 4

August 18, 2023

Friday marked the fourth and final day of the 2023 World Driving Championship (WDC), which wrapped up in Berlin, Germany at Trabennbahn Mariendorf with Canada’s Doug McNair finishing second.

Doug McNair after a win in Berlin

McNair Finishes Second In 2023 World Driving Championship

August 18, 2023

Canada's Doug McNair made it interesting, but Rick Ebbinge of The Netherlands is the second driver in harness racing history to repeat as the World Driving Champion.

The WDC Report for August 13, 2023

WDC Report With Doug McNair - Day 3

August 16, 2023

Canadian driver Doug McNair sits in sixth place after the third leg of the 2023 WDC at Hippodrome de Wallonie in Belgium.

Ebbinge Maintains Lead In Third Round Of WDC

August 16, 2023

Driver Rick Ebbinge, representing The Netherlands, is the point leader heading into the fourth and final leg of the 2023 World Driving Championship (WDC), which returns to Germany on Friday, Aug. 18.

The WDC Report for August 13, 2023

WDC Report With Doug McNair - Day 2

August 15, 2023

After finishing the first leg of the World Driving Championship (WDC) on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 13, drivers took a break from racing the next day to travel from Wolvega, Netherlands to Gelsenkirc...

Rick Ebbinge

Ebbinge Dominates Second World Driving Championship Leg

August 15, 2023

The second leg of the 2023 World Driving Championship was dominated by 2019 World Driving Champion Rick Ebbinge of The Netherlands.

The WDC Report for August 13, 2023

WDC Report With Doug McNair

August 13, 2023

After participants arrived in The Netherlands on Saturday, Aug. 12, the first leg of the 2023 World Driving Championship (WDC) kicked off at Victoria Park Wolvega on Sunday, Aug. 13.

Doug McNair

McNair Leads 2023 WDC After First Leg

August 13, 2023

Canada's Doug McNair drove two winners in his five races to finish atop the standings in the first leg of the 2023 World Driving Championship (WDC) on Sunday, Aug. 13 at Victoria Park Wolvega in The N...

Doug McNair arrives in The Netherlands!

Doug McNair Has Touched Down In Europe

August 12, 2023

Canada’s 2023 World Driving Representative has officially touched down in The Netherlands!

Bob McClure, James MacDonald, Louis-Philippe Roy and Yannick Gingras

The Inside Scoop On Doug McNair

August 11, 2023

"Looking at it, I'd say he's the most talented driver there. So if everything goes well and he has fortune, I don't think it would surprise anyone if he wins."