Forbidden Trade Done For 2020 September 23, 2020 While trainer Luc Blais has a pair of chances for a million-dollar win on Saturday night, the horse that got him his first million-dollar win has been shut down for the year.
Blais Seeks Second Hambletonian August 01, 2020 One year after his Hambletonian triumph with Forbidden Trade, Ontario-based trainer Luc Blais is back at the Meadowlands in quest of a second trophy, although not with the horse he expected to be his ...
Expect A Better Forbidden Trade June 28, 2020 On paper, a sixth-place finish to start the year for a returning superstar horse isn't ideal. But trainer Luc Blais is expecting a much improved Forbidden Trade for the second start of his four-year-o...
Forbidden Trade Poised For Return May 12, 2020 Topping a Hambletonian and Horse of the Year-winning campaign is a mighty task, but Forbidden Trade is determined to do just that when his four-year-old season gets off the ground.
No 'Trading' This Horse Of The Year February 02, 2020 "Sometimes when you see the video [of a yearling] you're not sure but he caught my eye right away. He caught my eye in the video, and he caught my eye when I saw the horse."
Blais Humbled By O’Brien Nom January 21, 2020 “What it really highlights is the team effort. The team got it done. And the horses. I’m privileged to have good horses. They’re the ones who get you there. I’m more proud of their nominations than mi...
2019 O'Briens Finalists Announced December 18, 2019 The ballots have been tabulated and on Wednesday, December 18, Standardbred Canada announced the finalists for the 2019 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past seaso...
Blais Reflects On A Strong 2019 November 27, 2019 “It’s been a good year. Things started a bit slowly, but it got better and the horses stayed healthy. The Hambletonian clearly was the thrill of the year, but every race won by horses you picked out a...
Lus Illusion A Determined Winner September 11, 2019 Lus Illusion ($7.60) may not have been able to catch second-over cover, but she lifted to victory in Wednesday's (Sept. 11) feature at Grand River Raceway, an $8,200 conditioned pace for fillies and m...
Blais, McClure Reflect On Hambo Win August 06, 2019 Prior to Saturday (Aug. 3) afternoon, Luc Blais’ fondest memories of a Hambletonian were from a race 24 years earlier, when Tagliabue won America’s Trotting Classic at The Meadowlands. By Saturday eve...
Canada's Hambletonian Hopeful August 01, 2019 “You need to be in the race to have a chance. He’s a good horse, he’s healthy and he’s followed the program. He’s faced those kinds of horses before and he’s been competitive...I have a good feeling (...
