Dan Fisher

A view of horses and drivers lined up behind the starting gate at Woodbine Mohawk Park

It's Time For 'MTP' To 'RIP'

November 23, 2025

"There are many abbreviations in the sports world that have simply been ingrained into our language over the years... In racing, we have MTP -- minutes to post. It’s been around for decades and is rec...

Dr. Ian Moore during an interview at the 2025 Breeders Crown post position draw

"A Hall Of Famer In More Than One Way"

October 29, 2025

"He’s done it all. He’s won multiple O’Brien Awards and most of our biggest races. He’s a hall of famer. And speaking of that, they always say that a TRUE hall of famer -- in any walk of life -- is su...

Jody Jamieson gets high fives from harness racing fans at the rail

"Harness Racing Could Learn Something From Willie Nelson"

September 30, 2025

"The experience I’ve had visiting some tracks is the Bob Dylan experience, while my experience at others is the Willie Nelson one. Harness racing needs more Willie."

Standardbred Canada at the Canadian National Exhibition

(Virtual) Reality

August 27, 2025

"The point is that we must try new things for the advancement of our sport…" Those words still ring true more than a century after being spoken by Harry Reno, the man who came up with the idea for The...

North America Cup champion Louprint with Mickey Burke Jr. and Ron Burke

A Father's Day Weekend For The Ages

"Father’s Day weekend annually means three things in my world: The North America Cup, golf’s U.S. Open, and Father’s Day itself. And this year, the weekend included more ‘Dad’ moments than I could eve...

A view of Mohawk Racetrack's old backstretch, pictured May 2011

"There's Nothing Like The Backstretch"

"The racetrack backstretch was the backbone of the industry. It was the home of the horses and most of the caretakers, the location of the race office, the office building of the trainers, the meeting...

Standardbred hooves

What About Four-Year-Olds?

"Last year, 2,153 different Canadian-sired horses made at least one start on U.S. soil, and 1,575 of them had at least one win there. In total, in 2024 alone, Canadian-sired Standardbreds won 5,611 ra...

Century Downs racing participants display green ribbons in memory of Hunter Myers

Hunter

"Horses are the greatest thing about our sport, but the people are a close second. And not only was Hunter Myers one of us -- he was clearly an example of the best of us."

O'Brien Award trophies

Airing Of Grievances

"Harness racing already has you and I… it’s about time we all realize that it’s everybody but us that we need to attract."

Horses behing the starting gate at Woodbine Mohawk Park

Donald & David Vs. Howie & The Guy In The Jacuzzi

February 24, 2025

"You see, wherever I go I find myself naturally promoting our sport. I figure that if all of us do so, we might make up for some of the lack-of-promotion on the bigger front, which many of us question...

Horses racing in the fog

A Few Words On Behalf Of Our Horses…

January 27, 2025

"How do we really know when our horses are trying though? You’ll often hear an owner, trainer or driver say that a certain horse didn’t try -- usually when they perform poorly of course. But how do th...

Those Who Came Before Us

December 31, 2024

"Who is Sue Longley you say? Don’t worry, it won’t hurt Sue’s feelings if you’re not familiar with her name -- in fact, she prefers it this way."

Standardbred hooves

"In The Case Of Losing Racetracks, There’s No Going Back"

November 28, 2024

"Is closing tracks the answer? Not on your life. Every track we close is one that we’ll lose FOREVER."