Richard Norman

Norman On Venerable's First Loss

October 26, 2021

The opening night of Breeders Crown eliminations featured a number of unbeaten two-year-olds looking to extend those perfect records into the Breeders Crown finals this weekend. While a number of thos...

Bella Bellini In 'Nifty' Spot

August 03, 2021

Trainer "Nifty" Norman didn’t think he’d be in a spot like this.

Amigo Volo Defends Breeders Crown Title

October 31, 2020

Two-year-old champion in 2019, Amigo Volo continued his stellar late-season form to capture the $500,000 Breeders Crown Final for three-year-old trotting colts & geldings on Saturday (Oct. 31) at ...

Seeking A Super-Nifty Saturday

October 11, 2019

How does trainer Richard “Nifty” Norman feel about having four horses racing as part of Saturday's $1.8 million Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final card at Woodbine Mohawk Park?

Matchmaker Win A 'Delightful' Surprise

“To be honest, I thought she was probably a big track horse. I thought she was a closer and I thought you’d have to race her at the Meadowlands or Mohawk....I didn’t think she was a Matchmaker horse, ...

Improving Import In Her First Open

August 10, 2018

“The bigger shock was when I raced her at the Meadowlands and she paced home in :25.1. That’s just ridiculous and Brett Miller said to me after, ‘I don’t think I’ve ever come home in :25.1 with a hors...

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No Elitlopp For Bee A Magician

The connections of Bee A Magician have stated that the multiple O’Brien Award winner will not make the trip to Elitlopp this month, even though she captured the inaugural $150,000 Mack Lobell Elitlopp...

Norman Discusses Cufflink Hanover

Trainer Richard ‘Nifty’ Norman and driver David Miller have teamed up to win a number of open stakes races in recent years, but never with a horse they owned together. That could change Saturday.

Pacer A Real 'Nifty' Purchase

"I always try to buy a cheaper horse for myself and he had a real good head on him; he’s got a real Rocknroll head. He’s just a nice tidy little type of horse. His mother was a good mare. And he wasn’...

Norman On ‘Bee’s 'International' Post

October 06, 2015

“I think we got a good spot… I think there will be a lot of early speed and I don’t know if you want to be involved in it.”

"People Just Expect Her To Win"

After watching Bee A Magician put together an 18-race win streak that began at age two and covered her entire three-year-old season, harness racing fans wanted to know what was wrong with the 2013 Hor...

Bee A Magician Returns To Canada

August 08, 2013

Bee A Magician has returned to Ontario and the top three-year-old trotting filly in North America is aiming to extend her win streak to ten in Saturday’s $150,000 Mid-Summer Challenge at Mohawk Racetr...

Norman Offers Update On Miss Paris

Trainer Richard 'Nifty' Norman has provided an update on talented three-year-old trotting filly Miss Paris