Obituary

Longtime harness horse owner and Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA) Board member Thomas Allen "Tom" Davis Sr., 66, husband of Cherron Fletcher Davis, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2025, at...

Barry Lefkowitz, 66, a longtime publicist and executive in harness racing and a driving force in the resurgence of the United States Harness Writers Association as the current Chair of the Board and i...

Susan Laden, a prominent horse owner of champions in the 1980s, passed away on Friday, March 7 after a short illness at Englewood Health Care in New Jersey, not far from where she resided. She was 80.

Longtime harness horseman Gordon "Fancy" Allan Dolson passed away on Feb. 23, 2025 at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ont., at the age of 69.

Donna Lee passed away peacefully on the evening of Feb. 19, 2025 at the Ephraim McDowell hospital in Danville, Kentucky after a courageous battle with health issues over the past few years. She was 72...

Longtime harness racing industry participant Randy Scott 'Randy' Henry of Clinton, Ont. passed away unexpectedly at his home on Feb. 19, 2025, at the age of 71.

Dr. Bill Cook of Norwich and formerly Brampton, Ont., passed away on Feb. 15, 2025 while residing at Saint Luke’s Place in Cambridge Ont. at the age of 85.

Jan Van Nest, born Nov. 21, 1949 in Hamilton, Ont., passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 25, 2025 while on vacation in Florida with her partner, Mitch Sahely.

Louise Rioux, who worked many years providing translation services for Standardbred Canada, passed away on Jan. 13, 2025 in Drummondville, Que., at the age of 83.

Former Standardbred Canada member Rosemary Elizabeth Horner of St. Marys, Ont. passed away at Stratford General Hospital on Feb. 7, 2025 at the age of 85.

Dennis James Tourville, 66, of Buffalo, New York, passed away on Jan. 25, 2025 at the Erie County Medical Center.