Rod Hughes

Just like his champion trotter, trainer Rod Hughes knows a little something about keeping his mind on the task at hand, even when his pupil has just finished putting the final touches on a standout ca...

“I had a ton of critics. I had people telling me I was doing things wrong right from the word go this year. That I was out to lunch with my ideas and might have left a lot of money unraced for on my p...

Win or lose in Saturday's Breeders Crown, the trainer and co-owner of trotting superstar San Pail feels his horse has already cemented his place as this year's top standardbred in North America

Harness racing fans are still waiting for the first sub-1:50 trotting mile to be recorded at the famed Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky. According to trainer Rod Hughes, San Pail may be able to do it t...

"He rocked the trailer all the way home that night, so I knew he knew he got beat. He wasn't happy about it."

The connections of just 10 horses entered their charges to contest the eliminations for Mohawk Racetrack’s Maple Leaf Trot, which had been scheduled to take place this Saturday (July 16) at Mohawk Rac...

He's been able to avoid what many have referred to as a cold, dragging winter, but according to trainer Rod Hughes, if two-time O'Brien Award winner San Pail had his way he would be at the track bravi...

San Pail, a horse that no one wanted in the early stages of his career, has gone on to give trainer and co-owner Rod Hughes the ride of a lifetime

With his connections opting to err on the side of caution, Trot Insider has learned that trotting standout San Pail will bypass this Sunday's Glorys Comet final

After a standout year and a well-deserved vacation, Maple Leaf Trot winner San Pail is back in training mode to prepare for his next engagement at the start of the new year

In an article posted today on mykawartha.com, Rod Hughes, trainer of the Maple Leaf Trot winning San Pail, has gone on record as saying that the excitement in the stretch drive "darn near killed me."

With a brand new training facility and one of Canada’s top aged trotters leading the way, longtime trainer Rod Hughes is set to open his doors to the public