While many Ontario horsepeople await and prepare for the return of harness racing in this jurisdiction next week, a number of others -- like trainer Teesha Symes -- have made their way stateside since the start of the shutdown to ply their trade....read on
Friends At First Sight
July 3, 2020:
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us haven't been able to see our close friends as much and how we'd like. Two-year-old Ellie Driscoll doesn't have that problem, as her best friends are a pair of Standardbred foals....read on
Rockin In Heaven Scorches Flamboro
April 13, 2019:
Preferred class regular Rockin In Heaven served notice that he's back and could be a force in 2019 with a punishing mile in his seasonal debut on Saturday (April 13) at Flamboro Downs....read on
Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
August 10, 2018:
Lexington, Kentucky; Delaware, Ohio; and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island — if you were to ask someone that wasn’t involved in harness racing what the three aforementioned cities have in common, what would they say?...read on
Jimmy Freight Fires In OSS
August 4, 2018:
Balmy temperatures set the stage for fast miles at Woodbine Mohawk Park during the Campbellville oval’s Civic Holiday celebration Saturday Aug. 4, with Jimmy Freight winning in 1:48.3 while collecting his fourth-straight Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series Victory....read on
Rockin In Heaven Quick At Batavia
August 26, 2017:
Canadian-invader Rockin In Heaven went gate to wire without issue in the $10,000 Open Handicap pace at Batavia Downs on Saturday, August 26....read on
More From Prix D'Ete Connections
August 20, 2016:
Without the other “Big Three” to contend with this weekend, Wiggle It Jiggleit could very well have an easy time in the $200,000 Prix D’Ete on Sunday afternoon (August 21) at the Hippodrome 3R....read on
Prix D’Ete Drivers Weigh In
August 19, 2016:
It might be a short field with just five horses heading to post Sunday (August 21) at the Hippodrome 3R in the $200,000 Prix D’Ete, but the drivers coming to compete are some of the best in all of harness racing....read on
Ready To 'Rock' The Cup?
May 12, 2016:
Rockin In Heaven made a name for himself last year as a surprising Grand Circuit competitor and Sunday he will look to continue making a mark in the $244,000 Confederation Cup at Flamboro Downs....read on
Moore Armada Invades Mohawk
April 28, 2016:
The winner of the 2015 O'Brien Award of Horsemanship has returned from Florida loaded for bear with a six-pack of pacers set to make seasonal and Canadian debuts this Saturday night....read on
Awards Doled Out In Nova Scotia
March 21, 2016:
Members of Truro’s harness racing community were out in full force this past Saturday night (March 19), as the Truro Harness Horse Owners Association held its annual awards banquet at the Best Western Plus Glengarry....read on
Rockin In Heaven Vs. Older Horses
October 5, 2015:
Fresh off his appearance in the 2015 Little Brown Jug, the connections of three-year-old Rockin In Heaven have accepted an invitation for their sophomore to face open class older horses in his next stakes appearance....read on
Going With What/Who You Know
September 24, 2015:
"Sometimes guys jump on a horse and have immediate chemistry and away they go. Lots of times, maybe 80 per cent of the time, the first drive ends up being a test drive or they don't suit the horse."...read on
UPDATE: Henry To Drive In The Jug
September 22, 2015:
It has been announced that two of Ontario’s top drivers will make the trek down to Delaware, Ohio this week to battle in the Little Brown Jug, but only one of them will be making the trek....read on
Rockin In Heaven's Stock Is Rising
September 10, 2015:
Not there ever a bad time to be racing well, but for Rockin In Heaven, he’s certainly picked a dandy time to get good....read on