Santa Claus

Taurasi

Taurasi, Grit N Grace Repeat In Mohawk Opens

December 14, 2025

Taurasi and Grit N Grace both extended their reigns atop the Woodbine Mohawk Park pacing ranks, with each winning their respective $40,000 open-level event on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Bee Two Bee

Bee Two Bee Best Again In Charlottetown Preferred

December 13, 2025

Bee Two Bee was all business in the featured $5,500 Preferred 1 Pace, cutting the mile with authority and pacing away in 1:54.3 for his fourth straight victory on Saturday, Dec. 13 at Red Shores Racet...

David Dowling hits 2,000 wins

Dowling Reaches 2,000 Win Mark At Red Shores

December 14, 2024

Driver David Dowling made a winner's circle appearance for the 2,000th time, guiding trainee Sahara Sunshine to victory on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Dri...

Santa vs. The Grinch match race at Century Mile

Santa Claus Faces The Grinch At Canadian Racetracks

December 22, 2023

Santa Claus took a break from Christmas preparations in the North Pole as The Grinch emerged from his lair on Mt. Crumpit this Friday evening (Dec. 22) for a festive holiday showdown at Canadian racet...

Santa and The Grinch face off at Century Mile

Santa Takes On The Grinch In Match Race

December 23, 2022

Holiday cheer filled the Century Mile grandstand this past weekend after harness racing fans witnessed Santa defeat The Grinch in the race to save Christmas.

Santa Sightings On Standardbreds

December 24, 2019

As Santa Claus starts his rounds on December 24, rest assured that he's been getting a fair amount of practice handling the reins at racetracks across the world with a number of appearances in Canada ...

Santa Dazzles With White Standardbred

December 30, 2018

A particular white Standardbred stole the spotlight back in 2013 when he attracted a hefty $240,000 bid at the annual Harrisburg yearling sale. Fast-forward a little more than five years and the same ...

Santa Spotted On Standardbreds

December 25, 2018

While Santa Claus was most recently visible as a fan of harness racing's all-time richest horse Foiled Again on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, he was quietly preparing for his international v...

Santa Claus Preps For Christmas Eve

December 25, 2017

Before the jolly old elf made his usual rounds delivering toys to all the good girls and boys on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus made an appearance at a harness racing track in Canada on Saturday night.

Wild Wanda Repeats In Mares Open

December 23, 2015

Wild Wanda, perfectly handled by Ricky Macomber, scored a repeat victory — though hard earned — in Pompano Park’s $11,500 Open Handicap Pace for Fillies and Mares on Wednesday night (Dec. 23), stoppin...

Monticello's Special Sunday Card

December 13, 2012

Santa Claus is coming to town on Sunday, December 16 -- well, at least to Monticello Raceway.

Harness Racing's Santa Sightings

December 25, 2011

Could Santa be trading in his trusted reindeer for some standardbreds? In Sydney, Nova Scotia, it would appear as though he already has

Santa Spotted At Racetrack

December 20, 2011

For the third consecutive year, the Monticello Harness Horsemen’s Association, in conjunction with Monticello Casino and Raceway, presented a free holiday party for the local children on Sunday, Dec