Paul Macdonell

Ungawa

MacDonell Wins Final Career Start

August 23, 2026

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Famer Paul MacDonell brought his illustrious career to an end on Sunday, Aug. 23 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and the conclusion came with one last trip the winner’s circle.

2020 & 2021 Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Standardbred Inductees

Canadian Horse Racing Hall Of Fame Welcomes Classes Of 2020 & 2021

August 03, 2022

On Wednesday (Aug. 3), the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame formally inducted its 16 newest members in a long-awaited event to recognize the CHRHF classes named in 2020 and 2021.

Beach Glass

MacDonell Steps Down From Beach Glass

Trot Insider has learned that Hall of Fame driver Paul MacDonell has made the decision to step down as the driver of sophomore pacing colt Beach Glass heading into Saturday's 2022 Pepsi North America ...

Paul MacDonell with Breeders Crown winner Lifetime Dream

MacDonell, Waples Honoured To Join Legends Day

Driver Paul MacDonell may be making his first appearance at Legends Day on June 12, but he has been at Clinton Raceway in spirit for all previous 10 editions. A giant photo of him driving Lifetime Dre...

Beware Of ‘Chucky’

Hall of Famer Paul MacDonell laughs at the comparison, the one between the fictional serial killer doll first made famous in the 1988 horror flick 'Child’s Play,’ and the sophomore pacer who shares th...

Race Rewind: San Pail, You Da Man!

October 28, 2021

Ten years ago, San Pail captivated harness racing fans on his way to winning one of the most iconic Breeders Crown races when he defeated the world's best trotters to cement himself as one of Canada's...

'Fourever' In Twaddle’s Heart

October 21, 2021

Tim Twaddle won a Breeders Crown as a driver in 1994 with Hardie Hanover and will try to pick up a trophy this year as a trainer and owner, sending out Fourever Boy in the event for two-year-old male ...

Beach Glass Steps Up In Class

October 21, 2021

Paul MacDonell does not have a reputation for hyperbole, and the Hall of Famer has sat behind some of harness racing's most accomplished performers. Thus, saying that rookie pacing colt Beach Glass "c...

MacDonell Book Signing At Industry Day

Harness racing fans are invited to join the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame at Grand River Raceway’s Industry Day, Monday (Aug. 2) from 2-3 p.m., for a special autograph session with CHRHF 2020 Ind...

The Best Two-Year-Old I've Driven

TROT reached out to many of the sport’s leading reinsmen and asked them not only to share who the best two-year-old that they had ever driven was, but also if they could remember when it became appare...

COSA Directors Elected

On Monday (May 3, 2021) the Central Ontario Standardbred Association’s auditing firm, KPMG, revealed the 2021 election results.

It's All About The Relationships

With more than $122 million in career purses, 5,600+ wins, 34 straight years of $1 million in purses or more, an O’Brien Award, a North America Cup, eight Breeders Crowns, Paul MacDonell’s career matc...

COSA Election Results

Earlier this year, the Central Ontario Standardbred Association mailed out nomination forms to all eligible COSA voting members.