Obituary

Longtime harness racing industry participant Brent Davies of Perth Township passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 10, 2022 in his 77th year.

Longtime standardbred racing industry participant Eileen Waples of Guelph, Ont. passed away peacefully at Hospice Wellington in Guelph on February 7, 2022 at the age of 96.

Iconic Orange County (N.Y.) harness horse veterinarian Dr. Howard E. (Doc) Gill passed away on Monday (Feb. 7) at his home in Perdido Key, Florida with the blessing of his family.

Trot Insider has learned that Bruce Norris passed suddenly at the Louise Marshall Hospital in Mount Forest on Sunday (Feb. 6) in his 82nd year.

Longtime harness racing participant Brian Gerald Dunbar of Palmerston, Ont. passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, Feb. 3. He was in his 66th year.

Following a life of sheer determination and hard work, longtime harness racing participant Vern Brown of Ridgetown, Ont. passed away peacefully at his home on January 23 at the age of 81.

Longtime Standardbred racing participant Stewart C. 'Curt' Smith of Burlington, Ont. passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at Joseph Brant Hospital at the age of 92.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Walter Moroz of Edmonton, Alta. passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 19, 2022.

Gary F. "Shack" Smith passed away at home last Saturday (Jan. 25) at the age of 64.

Jervis “Jerv” Clifton, 72, passed away on Wednesday (Jan. 26) in Red Deer, Alta.

Kaye Kessler, 97, a former reporter for the Columbus Citizen (later Citizen-Journal) who had the present longest membership in the United States Harness Writers Association at 66 years, passed away De...

Trot Insider has learned that Canadian Hall of Fame horseman William 'Bud' Fritz of Walkerton, Ont. passed away peacefully at McVean Lodge, Hanover on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the age of 86.