Obituary

Longtime horseman Francis 'Frank' Charles Hincks of Long Sault, formerly of Winona and Smithville, Ont., passed away suddenly on Dec. 21, 2022 in Nova Scotia. He was 80 years old.

Longtime equine dentist and former horseman Paul Larrabee of South Pinette, P.E.I. passed away on Jan. 11, 2023 at the age of 68.

Trot Insider has learned that longtime harness racing industry participant Benoit Frenette of Laval, Que. passed away on Jan. 6, 2023 at the age of 60.

Longtime horse person Wendy Eileen Small passed away on Thursday, Jan.12, 2023 with her beloved family by her side at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital after a short brave battle with cancer at the...

On Jan. 3, 2023, the sport of harness racing lost one of its most dedicated, loyal and longest owners, Ron Ruggles. He was 82 and was living in Pompano Beach, Florida. 

Kevin Francis Gillis, 55, of Charlottetown, P.E.I., formerly of Millbrook, N.S., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Jan. 3 in Charlottetown.

Longtime horseman Milton Fitzgerald of Brechin, Ont. passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving children on Nov. 8, 2022 after a lengthy battle with congestive heart failure at the age of 84.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Albert Joseph Brine passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 at the Westford Nursing Home in Port Elgin, N.B. at the age of 81.

On Dec. 10, 2022, longtime horseperson André Deguise of Sorel-Tracy, Que. passed away at the age of 82.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Robert W. Linford of Surrey, B.C. passed away on Oct. 27, 2022 after a short but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 52.

Gregory Todd Smith, aka “Watson,” of Surrey, B.C. passed away on Nov. 24, 2022 at the age of 54 after suffering a sudden medical event.