Bud Fritz

Bud Fritz and Dave Gibson

Horsepeople Are The Best, And We Lost Two Great Ones

February 27, 2022

"We do what we do, or did what we did because we love it, and true horsepeople never ‘take a pass’ on a game, even if we don’t make a penny for playing that night."

William 'Bud' Fritz

William 'Bud' Fritz Passes; Arrangements Set

January 19, 2022

Trot Insider has learned that Canadian Hall of Fame horseman William 'Bud' Fritz of Walkerton, Ont. passed away peacefully at McVean Lodge, Hanover on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the age of 86.

Hanover Creates Award To Honour Fritz

August 14, 2020

Hanover Raceway is pleased to announce a new season-ending award, named in honour of Harness Racing Hall of Fame horseman William "Bud" Fritz.

Maintaining A Family Tradition

There was a time in the 1980s and early 1990s that the name of William 'Bud' Fritz was synonymous with harness racing in Ontario. The Fritz stable came as close to dominating the province’s sires stak...