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North America Cup champion Louprint with Mickey Burke Jr. and Ron Burke

A Father's Day Weekend For The Ages

"Father’s Day weekend annually means three things in my world: The North America Cup, golf’s U.S. Open, and Father’s Day itself. And this year, the weekend included more ‘Dad’ moments than I could eve...

A view of Mohawk Racetrack's old backstretch, pictured May 2011

"There's Nothing Like The Backstretch"

"The racetrack backstretch was the backbone of the industry. It was the home of the horses and most of the caretakers, the location of the race office, the office building of the trainers, the meeting...

Brad Grant

Walking Into The Same 'Hall' With A Different Perspective

Brad Grant always loved spending time in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall Of Fame. He’d often walk through it and marvel, not only at the plaque of his father, John, but at all of the memorabilia and di...

Standardbred hooves

What About Four-Year-Olds?

"Last year, 2,153 different Canadian-sired horses made at least one start on U.S. soil, and 1,575 of them had at least one win there. In total, in 2024 alone, Canadian-sired Standardbreds won 5,611 ra...

Trot Magazine interviewees

Trainers And Drivers Discuss Their Best Two-Year-Olds Ever

A handful of prominent trainers and drivers weigh in on the best two-year-old they’ve ever been associated with and share their stories.

2025 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable

TROT Magazine Fantasy Contest Offers Better Prizes Than Ever!

The TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable Contest is now offering the chance to win even greater prizes than ever before.

Greg Blanchard interviewing driver Doug McNair

Broadcasters Roundtable

The broadcasts of major sports like the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB, starring people like Joe Buck and Jim Nantz, are some of the best in the world, and harness racing needs to try to keep pace in order to ...

Century Downs racing participants display green ribbons in memory of Hunter Myers

Hunter

"Horses are the greatest thing about our sport, but the people are a close second. And not only was Hunter Myers one of us -- he was clearly an example of the best of us."

O'Brien Award trophies

Airing Of Grievances

"Harness racing already has you and I… it’s about time we all realize that it’s everybody but us that we need to attract."

Brian Sears

The Next Chapter

There are stars in all sports, and there are superstars. With 35 Breeders Crown titles, three Hambletonians, two Hambo-Hambo Oaks doubles, and over $216 million in purses, Brian Sears is the latter. T...

Karl!

A 'Moment' So Well Deserved

Quebec native Yannick Gingras has been one of the sport’s leading drivers for almost two decades, but the one race he wanted most -- the Hambletonian -- had managed to elude him. After a dozen attempt...

Its A Love Thing and Sasha

Love Is Blind

Sasha Moczulski loves love; it’s a saying she’s often uttered, and for years she’s worn a necklace that simply says ‘Love’ on it. In fact, Sasha is so loving that after losing her sister, who was blin...

Horses behing the starting gate at Woodbine Mohawk Park

Donald & David Vs. Howie & The Guy In The Jacuzzi

February 24, 2025

"You see, wherever I go I find myself naturally promoting our sport. I figure that if all of us do so, we might make up for some of the lack-of-promotion on the bigger front, which many of us question...