First Foal For Donna Soprano March 25, 2024 The first foal of O'Brien Award winner Donna Soprano has arrived.
Blais Trainees Complete Mohawk Qualifiers August 16, 2022 Woodbine Mohawk Park hosted seven qualifiers on Tuesday morning (Aug. 16) that were capped off by winning efforts from a pair of Luc Blais stable stars.
Blais' Determination Pays Off January 20, 2022 Luc Blais calls 2021 "my hardest year" since he became private trainer for the Montréal-based Determination Stable almost a decade ago.
Donna Soprano Resurgent In Elegantimage September 18, 2021 Hambletonian Oaks winner Bella Bellini pocketed tempo-setter Donna Soprano off the final turn, but when the pylons opened in the stretch sprint the gritty Luc Blais trainee fired back for the front an...
Donna Soprano Strikes In Simcoe September 10, 2021 O'Brien Award winner Donna Soprano was back in the stakes spotlight on Canadian soil, winning the $160,260 Simcoe for three-year-old trotting fillies on Friday night (Sept. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park...
O'Brien Winners Out In Mohawk Qualifiers August 24, 2021 The eight-race qualifying session on Tuesday morning (August 24) at Woodbine Mohawk Park featured a number of notable performers including a pair of Determination's O'Brien Award-winning sophomore tro...
Donna Soprano, You Ato Dream Earn New Marks In Del Miller July 17, 2021 Donna Soprano and You Ato Dream strengthened their credentials as legitimate Hambletonian Oaks contenders with victories in their respective divisions of the $281,500 Delvin Miller Memorial for three-...
Donna Soprano, Scarlett Hanover Return May 11, 2021 Both Donna Soprano and Scarlett Hanover – the O’Brien Award winning two-year-old fillies of 2020 – were successful in qualifying races at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, as was the Dan Patch...
Award Winners Lead Hambo Eligibles April 20, 2021 Award winners On A Streak and Venerate lead a group of 82 colts and geldings eligible to August’s Hambletonian Stakes, harness racing’s premier race for three-year-old trotters, at the Meadowlands Rac...
O'Brien Winners Blossoming For Blais February 26, 2021 With two of his rising sophomores coming back from O'Brien Award-winning campaigns and a Hambletonian champion likewise poised to return, trainer Luc Blais has high hopes for his trotting stable in th...
2020 O'Briens Winners Announced January 31, 2021 Standardbred Canada announced the winners of 2020 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, during a Virtual Gala videostreamed on standardbredcanada.ca on Sun...
Rookies Give Blais Best Year Yet January 27, 2021 Not many people can head into this weekend's O’Brien Awards knowing they have an award secured, but trainer Luc Blais is in that rare position.
Who Wins Canada's Horse Of The Year? January 26, 2021 Which horse do you think will win the Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the Year Award at the 2020 O'Brien Awards?...read on