Writers’ Name Florida Award Winners December 23, 2015 The Florida chapter of the States Harness Writers Association has announced its Hall of Fame inductees and the annual award winners for the 2015 harness racing season.
MacDonald, Dewhurst Take Vernon Titles November 21, 2015 The 2015 season at Vernon Downs came to a close on Saturday (November 21) evening, with a nine-race card bringing the curtain down on the 90-program meeting.
MacDonald Wins Six Races At Vernon November 13, 2015 Amid chilly and windy conditions, John MacDonald -- the leading driver at Vernon Downs -- enjoyed good fortunes on Friday the 13th, prevailing in six of the evening's 10 races.
MacDonald Scores 3,000th Win September 30, 2015 Having won earlier on the card with Make It Kate ($14.00) and HMS Firecracker ($4.70), driver John MacDonald tallied his 3,000th career win in Wednesday (September 30) evening's sixth race at Vernon D...
MacDonald Wins Five Races At Vernon September 17, 2015 Briefly headed by odds-on favourite Asset Management in mid-stretch, Express Jet ($6.50) battled back in the final yards to just prevail in Wednesday (September 16) evening's featured $7,000 top-level...
MacDonald Stars At Vernon Downs October 26, 2014 John MacDonald was the star of the show at Vernon Downs on Saturday (October 25) evening, winning four of 13 races on the card -- three of them with his own trainees.
MacDonald Discusses Move To Vernon July 29, 2013 "About three months before the slots (Slots-at-Racetracks) program was cancelled, I built a barn and put an Equicizer in (a horse exerciser), built some run-in sheds, built new paddocks for the horses...
Huckabone Scores First Pari-Mutuel Win April 14, 2013 Lulus Boy paced the fastest mile of the fledgling harness season, while provisional driver Justin Huckabone earned his initial pari-mutual victory on Saturday night (April 13) at Vernon Downs.
MacDonald Tops Rideau Winners March 24, 2013 Rideau Carleton Raceway's leading driver John MacDonald added five more victories to his 2013 record on Sunday night, including one with the streaking Beeeyouuuuuu.
MacDonald And Allard Dominate At RCR January 31, 2013 The tandem of driver John MacDonald and trainer Rene Allard was nearly unstoppable during a multiple-win performance during Thursday’s 15-race program at Rideau Carleton Raceway.
Rideau Rivals Clash At Meadowlands January 10, 2013 “I’m traveling around right now because of the possible cancellation of the Slots at Racetracks Program in Ontario. [Likely] there's an election in the Spring, and nobody really knows what’s going to ...
MacDonald Scores First Big M Victory January 05, 2013 Driver John MacDonald, one of Rideau Carleton Raceway's top reinsmen, overcame an outside post 10 start with his mount circling the field to earn his first Meadowlands Racetrack win on Saturday night.
