Obituary

Longtime harness racing industry participant William "Bill" Loyens of London, Ont. passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the age of 91.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Derek Gilbert passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Jan. 27, 2026, at the age of 51.

Former driver and trainer Renald Filion passed away in Lachute, Que. on Jan. 13, 2026 at the age of 87.

Carmine Abbatiello, a member of the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame and one of harness racing’s most successful and popular drivers throughout a career that spanned more than four decades, passed awa...

Robert ("Bob"/"Wally") Edward Wallace of Dieppe, N.B. passed away on Jan. 24, 2026 surrounded by his loving family after a short battle with cancer, at the age of 79.

Marty Russell McKenzie, who was Pinehurst, North Carolina’s biggest booster and one of the village’s most famous native sons, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

Former Standardbred owner/breeder John Andrew McMillan passed away peacefully at the Margaret Bahen Hospice in Newmarket, Ont. on Jan. 21, 2026 in his 83rd year.

Longtime harness racing participant Claude Duhaime of Victoriaville, Que. passed away suddenly while pursuing his passion for horses on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at the age of 89.

Eileen Connors, wife of U.S. Communicators Hall of Famer Jerry Connors and office manager for U.S. Hall of Famer Max C. Hempt at Hempt Farms, passed away on Jan. 13, 2026 of the inevitable ongoing com...

With family by his side, longtime harness racing industry participant Richard Farrell of Harley, Ont. passed away peacefully at the Brantford General Hospital on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 at the age of 8...

Standardbred industry participant Christine Wry (nee Walsh) of Brookfield, N.S. passed away at Colchester East Hants Health Centre on Dec. 16, 2025 at the age of 58.

Paul Gordon Murphy of Charlottetown, P.E.I. passed away peacefully at the Atlantic Baptist Home on Jan. 1, 2026, at the age of 83.