Campbell Contemplating Retirement July 15, 2011 The last decade has seen 'Mr. Harness Racing,' John Campbell, bear the brunt of some serious accidents and bounce back like a true prizefighter. Although the 56-year-old is in the midst of overcoming ...
Escape The Wind Retirement Saturday May 20, 2011 Veteran trainer/driver Roger Mayotte will harness his star pupil, Escape The Wind, one final time to celebrate the 11-year-old gelding's retirement at Mohawk Racetrack, Saturday evening
PETA Proposes Mandatory Retirement Charges May 04, 2011 The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has announced a proposed plan which would require a mandatory $360 retirement fee with every foal registration, a $360 fee for every transfer of ownersh
Blacks A Fake Forced To Retire? February 14, 2011 Although he is only 10, the racing career of the world's richest pacer, Blacks A Fake, could be over
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...