Obituary

Former trainer, driver and blacksmith Joseph (Joe) Peter Hogan, 89, of Wolfe Island, passed away at his home on April 16, 2025, in Montreal, Que.

Standardbred owner Joyceann Shaffer McClelland, 87, of Zanesville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at the Beckett House.

Longtime trainer/driver Robert Dennis Phillips of Lewes, P.E.I. passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown. He was 71.

Longtime horseman Patrick (Pat) Joseph Crowe, the regular driver and trainer of Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame pacer Cam Fella, passed away on March 28, 2025, at the age of 87.

Former Standardbred trainer Rick (Jake) Jacobs of Hagersville, Ont. passed away in his home surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the age of 71.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Skip DeMull of South Lyon, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, March 25 at the age of 67.

Former Standardbred owner George Edward Foreman Sr. passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones in Houston, Texas on March 21, 2025, at the age of 76.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Harold C. "Clarkie" Smith passed away peacefully and with dignity on March 22, 2025 in the comfort of his home in Oyster Bed Bridge, with the love of his f...

Former Standardbred trainer and driver Yves Fontaine of Quebec City, Que. passed away at the Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus on March 19, 2025, at the age of 85.

Driver Hunter Myers, 27, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in hospital from injuries sustained in a racing accident that occurred on Wednesday, March 19 at The Meadows.

Former harness driver Philippe Brochu of Princeville, Que. passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones, at Maison Marie-Pagé.

Newfoundland native, Florida Harness Racing Hall of Famer and accomplished lifelong horseman James R. "Jim" McDonald, 69, passed away suddenly at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on the...