James Macdonald

For many participants in harness racing, a day like Saturday, June 17 might as well have an Advent calendar attached to it. Whether racing in it or participating passively as a spectator, there has be...

A new five-part documentary series focused on Ontario's horse racing industry launched this week, and it can be watched on a streaming platform with millions of subscribers.

Truro Raceway hosts the Nova Scotia vs. Ontario Drivers Challenge this afternoon, featuring four top drivers from Woodbine Mohawk Park representing Team Ontario and four of the top drivers in Nova Sco...

Truro Raceway will be the host for the Nova Scotia vs. Ontario Drivers Challenge this Sunday, June 4, with four top drivers from Woodbine Mohawk Park flying in to represent Team Ontario, while four of...

O'Brien Award winners Silver Label and Adare Castle, both driven by James MacDonald, headlined the second leg of the Ontario Graduate Series for Ontario-sired four-year-olds on a rainy Friday night (A...

With the first leg of the Ontario Sired Graduate Series on tap for next weekend, 2022 O'Brien Award winner Silver Label looks to be a serious threat in her division.

With three months of the harness racing calendar complete, Trot Insider provides an update on the national leaderboard for drivers and trainers at the first quarter mark of 2023. 

Reigning champion driver at Woodbine Mohawk Park and back-to-back O’Brien Driver of the Year winner James MacDonald picked up where he left off from the Campbellville oval's brief hiatus with a six-wi...

A pair of $30,000 divisions went to gate on Saturday night (March 11) at Woodbine Mohawk Park for the New Holland Pacing Series and resulted in Nautical Hanover and Camara Moment making stops in the w...

The seven-year-old Big Jim mare So Much More sized up her competition with an in-hand victory in the $48,000 Free For All Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night (Feb. 25) – one of six for driv...

"I always say I want to be the best driver. A few years ago, I wouldn't have said that; I just wanted to be a good driver, do good things out there and not make mistakes. But now...with two O'Brien Aw...

Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2022 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black-Tie Gala on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.