Capt Midnight

Full Book For Capt Midnight

February 08, 2021

In the Standardbred business, having your book full and closed on the first season of breeding is a great accomplishment. Being overbooked shows how much in demand breeders want a son of Captaintreach...

Capt Midnight Retired, To Stud

January 20, 2021

An O'Brien Award finalist this time one year ago, pacing colt Capt Midnight has been retired and will stand stud for the 2021 breeding season.

'Vital' Victorious In Stakes Record

September 13, 2020

A few races after first division winner Capt Midnight equalled the stakes record in the Somebeachsomewhere, Warrawee Vital claimed victory in the second division to beat the near-decade-old record on ...

NA Cup Drivers On Alagna Trio

August 28, 2020

After winning one million-dollar race earlier this month, trainer Tony Alagna is hoping a Canadian driver can give him a sweep of harness racing's million-dollar sophomore stakes with a win in Saturda...

Burke Babies Dominate At Gaitway

Twenty-three qualifiers went postward Monday morning at Gaitway Farms, and when it came to sending out two-year-old winners nobody was more effective than trainer Ron Burke.

Trot N.A. Cup Spring Book: #5

Trot Insider continues to profile the horses predicted to be the top contenders for Canadian harness racing's richest prize, the 2020 Pepsi North America Cup.

A Decade Of Dominance For Grant

January 25, 2020

Recently named one of harness racing's owners of the decade, Brad Grant enjoyed tremendous success throughout the 2010s and he could close out the 2019 season with three more O'Brien Awards to add to ...

Who Wins Canada's Horse Of The Year?

January 24, 2020

Which horse do you think will win the Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the Year Award at the 2019 O'Brien Awards?....read on

2019 O'Briens Finalists Announced

December 18, 2019

The ballots have been tabulated and on Wednesday, December 18, Standardbred Canada announced the finalists for the 2019 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past seaso...

Racing's Best Come To Canada

October 24, 2019

"It's not just a slogan people throw around. You look at a horse like Priceless who comes from Indiana, and you look at a horse like Looksgoodinaromper in the two-year-old filly pace that comes from O...

Trainers On Two-Year-Old Colt Pace

October 23, 2019

Capt Midnight’s trainer Tony Alagna and Catch The Fire’s owner Charles Taylor were both happy their horses got byes into Friday’s Breeders Crown final for two-year-old male pacers, but it was Alagna w...

Stars Shine At The Red Mile

October 05, 2019

A stakes-packed card of harness racing on Saturday (Oct. 5) at The Red Mile featured established superstars and perfect freshmen in a number of lucrative events, with jaw-dropping speed and world rec...

'Major' Speed Saturday In Lexington

October 05, 2019

After one of his horses posted a double-digit upset on Friday and posted the fastest divisional time of the day, trainer Mark Harder sent out another speedy stakes winner while two unblemished freshme...