Obituary

Horseman Arthur George Shaw, 77, of Jensen Beach, Fla., passed away on Sunday, June 5 in Stuart, Fla.

Trot Insider has learned that horseman Wendell James Eddy, 51, of Sydney, N.S., passed away peacefully on Monday, June 6.

New Jersey Racing Commissioner Anthony ‘Tony’ DePaola passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 of complications from surgery.

Trot Insider has learned that longtime Ontario Jockey Club track superintendent Kurt Bernhard Jabelmann, who many referred to as ‘the man with the cigar in his mouth,’ has passed away at the age of 83...

Morton Finder, a prominent Standardbred horse owner and breeder, passed away in his sleep in New York City's VA Hospital on June 1 at the age of 82.

Rick MacLeish, who starred for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers in the 1970s and was a longtime standardbred owner, passed away late Monday night (May 30) at the age of 66.

Dr. John Douglas Thomson of Woodstock, Ont. passed away at the Woodstock Hospital on Tuesday, May 24. He was in his 85th year.

Racehorse breeder/owner Sharron Ruth Adams, 76, passed away on Friday, May 20 at her home in Bellville, Ohio, with her loving family by her side.

Trot Insider has learned that Dorothy Burtch, well known secretary with the Ontario Harness Horse Association from 1968 to 1994, passed away peacefully in her 93rd year on Thursday, May 19.

Breeder/owner Thomas H. York Jr., 92, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, May 17 at his home in Newark, Ohio following a brief illness.

Trot Insider has learned that horseman Dr. Gordon Gilbertson, DVM, the creator of the ‘Quick Hitch’ who was also on this year’s Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame ballot, has passed away at the age of...

Western Fair District Wall of Fame member Norm Hardy of Lucan, Ont. passed away on Monday, May 16, just three weeks short of his 90th birthday.