Dave Gibson

Rustys Flying and Dave Gibson

Kawartha Pays Tribute To Gibson

Kawartha Downs will be celebrating the life of Dave "Garney" Gibson, longtime trainer/owner and Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA) director, during its live harness racing program this Saturday,...

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."

Rustys Flying and Dave Gibson

Dave Gibson Passes

January 18, 2022

Longtime Ontario horseman Dave ‘Garney’ Gibson passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Jan. 18. He would have turned 64 on Jan. 19, 2022.

'Flying' Under The Radar

December 21, 2019

Over the past two seasons of harness racing, the pacing mare that's generated the most headlines has surely been Shartin N. But one thing she can't boast is being the pacing mare that's generated the ...

Optimist Gibson Knows Action Is Needed

November 27, 2017

Ontario Harness Horse Association Director Dave Gibson is an optimist. The Peterborough-area horseman is well aware that Kawartha Downs has performed well as of late, despite limited purses and race d...

Brown, Gibson Take Kawartha Titles

October 02, 2016

Gord Brown and Dave Gibson ended Kawartha Downs’ 2016 racing season as the leading driver and trainer, respectively. The Fraserville, Ont. oval hosted its final card of the season in front of a packed...

More Reaction To Ontario Racing's Five-Year Plan

October 15, 2013

Mainstream media outlets have given last week’s Ontario horse racing announcement plenty of ink, and transition panel member John Snobelen has also penned a column on the announcement over the course ...

Deal Keeps Kawartha Downs Alive

A deal was reached late Friday night that will keep Kawartha Downs open for live harness racing through 2014.

Rally Planned At Kawartha Downs

No Casino in The City is rallying at Kawartha Downs on Thursday at noon to lobby to keep the racetrack and slots in Cavan-Monaghan and out of Peterborough.

Horse Racing Front & Centre In Media

Fallout from both Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's provincial gaming announcement and horse-racing transition-related news continues to hit the mainstream press, as stories regarding no less than four...

RCR Elaborates: Live Racing To Be Conditional

Rideau Carleton Raceway Spokesman Alex Lawryk has gone on the record as saying that the Ottawa area track's intention to continue hosting live racing beyond March 31, 2013 is, in fact, conditional.

Report: Rideau Vows To Keep Racing

According to a report by CTV, Rideau Carleton Raceway does not have plans to close its doors once the slots-at-racetracks program ends March 31, 2013.

Confimed: Kawartha To Cease Racing In 2013 If No Supplemental Funding Plan In Place

It has been confirmed that live racing at Fraserville, Ont.'s Kawartha Downs, near Peterborough, will cease in 2013 if some sort of financial agreement is not reached.