Darryl Kaplan

Standardbred Canada Facilitates Industry Media Task Force

February 28, 2018

Standardbred Canada has been working with industry media professionals to identify and develop plans to assist in the promotion of harness racing by leveraging their expertise.

Happy 250 From The Plains Of Abraham!

Fireworks lit up the sky of Quebec City as thousands gathered on the Plains of Abraham on Saturday to celebrate Canada's birthday....read on

Canadian Harness Racing: The First Race

July 1, 2017: Here I am, in a sewer beneath old Montreal. For real....read on

Good Morning From Blue Bonnets

It's July 1, 2017: I'm standing in the winner's circle at Blue Bonnets Raceway in Montreal. I look up at thousands of seats in the grandstand and try to imagine this place on its biggest day....read o...

Farewell: Signs From Hervé

On the eve of the 250th Anniversary of horse racing, the great Hervé Filion was today laid to rest in Gatineau, Quebec. And, in truly remarkable ways, his presence was felt...read on

On The Road: Horse Racing 250

Over the Canada Day weekend, TROT editor, Darryl Kaplan, will take us on a journey, paying tribute to the origins of horse racing in Canada....read on

Lawson On Year-Round Mohawk Racing

Woodbine Entertainment Group officials let it be known last fall that the organization was considering the idea of conducting live Standardbred racing at Mohawk Racetrack year-round. The organization’...

Historic Signing For Canada, China

This morning (Tuesday, March 29) during a nationally-televised meeting in Beijing, China, delegations from equine industry associations in Canada and China, including representation from Standardbred ...

'So God Made A Racehorse' Honoured

The video presentation of 'So God Made A Racehorse', produced by Standardbred Canada's Brittney Mayotte and Darryl Kaplan, has been honoured as a finalist for the 2015 Media Sovereign Awards.

Marketing To The ‘Millennials’

February 08, 2016

The ‘millennials’ just aren’t flocking to casinos in the same manner that their parents and parents' parents did. That is hurting the casinos’ bottom line. That being said, decision makers at the gami...

Landry To Sign Calendars In London

December 10, 2015

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame has announced that award winning photographer Dave Landry will be signing copies of the 2016 ‘So God Made a Racehorse’ calendar at The Raceway at Western Fair Di...

'Innovation' Symposium's Buzz Word

December 08, 2015

Innovation is the theme of the 42nd annual Symposium on Racing & Gaming in Tucson and the two-day program got off to a lively start on Tuesday morning with a whirlwind of new ideas for attendees t...