National Caretaker Appreciation Day

For the sixth consecutive year, the Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) will support National Caretaker Appreciation Day at the racetracks across Ontario the weeks of Aug. 29 – Sept. 14.

Nine racetracks nationwide are hosting National Caretaker Appreciation Day (NCAD) events this week. This will be the sixth year that caretakers' hard work will be celebrated. 

This year’s theme for the National Caretaker Appreciation Day photo contest is 'Horses & Heart Set Us Apart' and Standardbred Canada (SC) is looking for photos that depict that special horse and human...

“There's a lot more to it than brushing the horse off… success never comes easy.” 

“Love the animal if they come first or last; they’ll only try as hard as the work you put into them.”

“Most of us are happy after putting in a week’s work if our horses put 100 per cent effort in. Whether they’re first or last, their full effort is the most rewarding thing. You know then you’ve done a...

For the sixth consecutive year, Standardbred Canada (SC), in cooperation with racetracks, associations and industry partners across the country, will host National Caretaker Appreciation Day events fr...

In 2018, the National Caretaker Appreciation Day (NCAD) initiative was launched by Standardbred Canada, and for the past five years, it has been extremely well received and has continued in cooperatio...

The Quebec Jockey Club and Standardbred Canada celebrated National Caretaker Appreciation Day at Hippodrome 3R during the Sunday, Sept. 4 afternoon program that featured a pair of Preferred events.

This Sunday (Sept. 4), the staff at Hippodrome 3R along with Standardbred Canada, will pay tribute to the unsung heroes of harness racing, the caretakers/grooms, throughout the race card.

Leading up to the 2022 edition of National Caretaker Appreciation Day events taking place the week of Aug. 29 – Sept. 5, Standardbred Canada will profile caretakers from across the country in our Face...

From Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, the Canadian harness racing industry will be partnering with racetracks, associations and industry partners across the country in honour of celebrating Standardbred Canada's f...