Driving Challenge

Harness racing at Western Fair Raceway

Western Fair Announces Drivers' Holiday Challenge Lineup

November 13, 2025

The Raceway at Western Fair District will once again celebrate the season of giving with its sixth annual Drivers’ Holiday Challenge, taking place on Tuesday, Dec. 9. This year’s edition introduces a ...

House Captures Drivers' Holiday Challenge

December 10, 2024

The fifth edition of the Drivers' Holiday Challenge on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at The Raceway at Western Fair District went right down to the wire. When the dust settled, it was local reinsman Lorne House ta...

A track level view of Western Fair Raceway

Drivers' Holiday Challenge To Air On Local TV

December 10, 2024

The Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) and Cujo Entertainment have announces that COSA TV’s broadcast of the Drivers' Holiday Challenge will air multiple times over the holiday season on ...

It Takes Two

House Ready For First Drivers' Challenge

December 08, 2024

Lorne House has been a familiar face finishing first at The Raceway at the Western Fair District for years, and he gets to achieve another first this Tuesday, Dec. 10 in the track's Drivers' Holiday C...

Marc Campbell presented the Paul MacDonald Trophy

Campbell Defends MacDonald Championship Title

November 24, 2024

Marc Campbell tripled up to capture the annual Paul MacDonald Memorial Driving Challenge during Horseperson’s Day, presented by the Prince Edward Island Standardbred Horse Owners Association (PEISHOA)...

Western Fair Stock

Field Set For Raceway's Drivers' Holiday Challenge

November 12, 2024

The Raceway at Western Fair District has finalized its field of eight drivers for the fifth Annual Drivers’ Holiday Challenge in support of Toys for Tots, which takes place on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

The Raceway winner's circle lit up in pink for Harness The Hope

Day Wins Harness The Hope Night Driving Challenge

October 18, 2024

The Raceway at Western Fair District hosted the 19th annual Harness The Hope Night on Friday, Oct. 18 with charity ambassador Natasha Day leading the way in the event's driving challenge that kicked o...

James MacDonald

MacDonald Wins Charity Driver's Challenge

September 01, 2024

Consistently finishing within the top four all day long, James MacDonald accumulated an insurmountable lead in the point standings with one race still to go in the 44th annual Charity Driver's Challen...

2023 Clinton Charity Driver's Challenge champion Tyler Borth (left) congratulated by Paul MacKenzie (right) and other participating drivers

Clinton Charity Challenge Drivers Announced

August 15, 2024

The participating drivers have been announced for the 44th Annual Charity Driver's Challenge to close out Clinton Raceway's 15-week, 2024 harness racing season.

Harness racing at Truro Raceway

Truro To Host Atlantic Women's Driver Challenge

Truro Raceway has announced that the Nova Scotia racetrack will host the first ever Atlantic Women’s Driver Challenge, an all-female driver’s event on Sunday, July 21, 2024.

Vel Big Bruiser and driver Vinny Ginsburg winning at Freehold Raceway

Ginsburg Wins Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge

December 16, 2023

Driver Vinny Ginsburg won the two-day Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge, reclaiming the lead in the point standings with a victory in the final race following a strong start to the competition.

Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge

Rosecroft, Freehold To Host Driving Challenge

December 12, 2023

The harness racing worlds of New Jersey and Maryland will collide this week, when Freehold Raceway and Rosecroft Raceway play hosts to the Rosecroft-Freehold Driving Challenge.

James MacDonald with Holiday Drivers' Challenge team members Paul MacKenzie, Natasha Day and Jason Ryan

'King James' Captures Second Drivers' Holiday Challenge Title

December 10, 2023

The fourth annual Drivers' Holiday Challenge at The Raceway at Western Fair District turned into the James MacDonald show on Sunday, Dec. 10 as the two-time O’Brien Award winner captured five of the 1...