August 30, 2019:

Trot Insider has learned that Alarm Detector, the 2017 O’Brien Award winner for two-year-old trotting colts has been retired to stud duty....read on

February 17, 2019:

The term sophomore slump most frequently applies to other sports, but on paper it would certainly seem to fit 2017 O'Brien Award winner Alarm Detector....read on

January 9, 2019:

This time last year, owner Tom Rankin was planning a trip to the O'Brien Awards after the stellar season of rookie trotter Alarm Detector. One year after that O'Brien Award win, Rankin is set to return to the O'Brien Awards thanks to the exploits of an unproven trotter that by year's end upstaged his sophomore stablemate....read on

November 21, 2018:

From the very date of its birth and announcement to the media on April 3, 2018, the Youth Literary Derby captured the imagination and strong support of the Ontario harness racing community and the provincial school system....read on

October 9, 2018:

October 6 was ‘graduation day’ for a quartet of young Ontario students, as they stepped up to the podium at Woodbine Mohawk Park to receive accolades and prizes for their literary accomplishments in the $2,000 Youth Literary Derby, sponsored by St. Catharines, Ont. horseman and construction magnate Tom Rankin....read on

May 21, 2018:

This past weekend eight Ontario Standardbred nurseries swung wide their gates to welcome young hopefuls for the Youth Literary Derby, but it seemed that all roads in the Niagara Peninsula led to Tom Rankin’s beautiful new broodmare facility....read on

April 12, 2018:

Tom Rankin has achieved outstanding success in many facets of his life. As a Standardbred breeder and owner the native of Cape Breton has garnered many of harness racing’s top honours....read on

January 31, 2018:

The road returning Tom Rankin to the O'Brien Awards has been full of twists, turns and a fair share of bumps. Now 16 years after last winning, Rankin has a shot at going home with a pair of O'Brien trophies this Saturday night....read on