Nick Boyd

Nick Boyd, one of Kawartha Downs’ leading drivers this season, missed the track’s closing night card this past Saturday due to a trip to Alberta, but he still managed a trip to the winner’s circle.

Most people call him Ralphie. On occasion he’s been called the Harness Heart Throb. His mother would prefer you called him Nicholas. One thing Nick Boyd is never called is quiet.

What started out as a simple shipping trip taking a horse to turnout became a journey into bringing back and winning a race with a horse nobody wanted.

It was an emotional night at Kawartha Downs tonight for the Boyd family, who buried family patriarch Ross Boyd this afternoon. They then travelled to the track to watch grandson Nick record two victor...

As per usual, when a local charity is in need of support, standardbred horsepeople are amongst the first to step up.

Three horses failed to finish Tuesday’s sixth race at The Raceway at the Western Fair District as a result of a chain reaction accident which occurred as the field entered the backstretch for the firs...

“It is risky business but it also has potential for high rewards too.”

The harness racing-based episode of Risky Business, a new deal-or-no deal reality investment series airs tonight (Monday) on Slice TV.

Former Canadian Dragon’s Den star W. Brett Wilson has resurfaced as host of Risky Business, a new deal-or-no deal reality investment series and one of the first ventures could involve harness racing.