Pompano Fans Bid 'Esmeralda' Goodbye February 02, 2011 A 74 degree evening brought out a full house trackside to say a final goodbye from Pompano to Esmeralda Semalu, arguably the greatest race mare in the South Florida track's 47-year history
‘Esmeralda' Era Ends At Pompano February 02, 2011 On Tuesday, February 1, Esmeralda Semalu went down swinging with a valiant effort in what was the last stretch drive of her career, as her time on the track officially came to a conclusion with the pe...
Clements Reaches 2,000-Win Milestone January 25, 2011 After a pair of runner-up finishes in his final two drives on Monday evening, Dan Clements made no mistake in reaching a career milestone with his first appearance on the Tuesday, January 25 program a...
Two Starts Left For Esmeralda Semalu January 24, 2011 By early next week the racing career of Esmeralda Semalu will be over. Her starts on the Tuesday, January 25 card and in the first week of February will be the final two chances to see the mare that w...
Retirement Nears For 14-Year-Olds December 08, 2010 Harness racing will say “au revoir” this year to a few dozen 14-year-old horses facing mandatory retirement when they turn 15 on the universal equine birthday of January 1
Jack Sparrow Retires November 20, 2010 On a night racing fans said goodbye to a very popular racehorse it was the Windsor invader Shoe In who did his best Jack Sparrow impression when he went on to victory in the $9,000 Jack Sparrow Open T...
Hales Reflects On Admirals Express October 26, 2010 With the passing of the great Admirals Express still resonating within the Canadian racing industry, Trot Insider caught up with Mike Hales, who reflected on the iron-tough grey and cleared up any mis...
Grassroots And More At Hanover Raceway September 05, 2010 It was a wet and muddy, but exciting Saturday night of racing at Hanover Raceway. The half-mile track hosted six $24,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for two-year-old pacing colts, the $4...
Sending Boomer Berman Off In Style July 10, 2010 ESPN Sportscaster Chris Berman has given many stars nicknames. Well his namesake has been one of the stars at Buffalo Raceway
Goodbye Barry Hewson April 30, 2010 When the card of harness racing ends tonight at Woodbine Racetrack, one of the organization's employees will leave the track behind after 37 years and a litany of positions
Peck: Retirement Best Thing For Muscle Hill October 26, 2009 It is the opinion of many, including trainer Greg Peck, that Muscle Hill wasn't even pushed once during his sparkling career, which is now officially a thing of the past. Although, Peck believes that ...
Peck On Muscle Hill's Pending Retirement October 21, 2009 "Ronnie (Waples), my trainer over here, he told me to savour every moment, because you can't buy these feelings," Beverly Ross, one of many fractional owners of the great Muscle Hill, has been quoted ...