Mary Ratchford

2025 O'Brien Award finalists: Future Star

O’Briens Profiles: Future Star Award

January 25, 2026

As the 2025 O'Brien Awards draws near, Trot Insider shifts the spotlight to the next generation of the sport’s stars, profiling three young participants already making a name for themselves as Future ...

Ritchie Rich in the winner's circle at Woodbine Mohawk Park

Rich Victory An Emotional One For Ratchford Siblings

The tears were unexpected, but Todd Ratchford said the magnitude of the moment – made possible by at least three generations of horsepeople in his family that came before him – hit him out of nowhere ...

Shay Seelster

First Training Win For Ratchford

January 27, 2024

Shay Seelster was winless in 28 career attempts heading into the card of harness racing on Saturday, Jan. 27 at Flamboro Downs. Her trainer, Mary Ratchford, was winless in two career starts.