From Fourth Liner To Future Star February 14, 2025 As a former hockey player, driver Todd Ratchford understands that an increase in minutes may just be what's needed for an athlete to blossom.
Ratchford Scores O'Brien Award Consideration January 16, 2025 After trading in the hockey jersey for a set of colours, driver Todd Ratchford has taken to the track just as well as he did the ice. After his first complete year in the sulky, Ratchford was named a ...
Hard Work And Dedication Pay Off For Schneider February 11, 2024 "It was really nice to be on stage with my dad and just be apart of this awesome event, and it was just even a privilege to be nominated for such an outstanding award."
Kelly's Star Shining Bright February 05, 2020 "It's a little bit more of a smaller pond but you can make a name for yourself, and you have a little bit more of an opportunity out there. There's a bit more pressure here in Ontario...you can hone y...
The Future Is Now For Kelly December 21, 2019 Four and a half years ago, Dave Kelly had precisely one horse -- a four-year-old mare named Carro Hoodoo who didn’t exactly come with any lofty aspirations. “I bought her for $1,300...and that include...
Sensational Season For Seelster February 08, 2019 "It's overwhelming, we're very excited and it sort of caps off an excellent year we had this past year. We hope to do it again in the near future."
Sky The Limit For Lancaster February 07, 2019 Chris Lancaster, the 2018 O'Brien Awards Future Star winner, only looks to shine brighter across Western Canada as he enters his second year of full-time training.
Storybook Year For Maxime Velaye January 27, 2018 "Considering I didn't win a race until June, it turned out to be an incredible year. Everything just clicked in August."
Future Star Turning Heads February 03, 2017 Expect to see more of 2016 Future Star Award winner Louis-Philippe Roy in 2017 as the up-and-coming driver has modified plans from those previously revealed.
From Rideau To The O'Briens January 18, 2017 The 2016 O'Brien Award Gala marks the fourth year for the Future Star Award and this year’s nominees, Brett MacDonald, 20, of Embrun, Ont., and Louis-Philippe Roy, 27, of Mont-Joli, Que., are no stran...
Solid Connections For Future Stars February 11, 2016 Two trainers that know a thing or two about winning multiple O'Brien Awards have chimed in on their background with this year's Future Star Award finalists.
Nick Gallucci, Future Star January 20, 2015 "I feel like I already won. I'm already a nominee, I was really surprised....it's a good start to 2015, I'd say."
Tyler Borth, Future Star January 14, 2015 Even if Tyler Borth doesn't become the second recipient of the Future Star O'Brien Award, he will always have a unique piece of harness racing trivia attached to his name.
