Trot Magazine

John MacMillan is as passionate and as involved in Standardbred racing as anyone could be. The former GM of Rideau Carleton Raceway, a trainer with almost 1,800 wins and more than $10 million in purse...

"Well, we always say that our grooms are our unsung heroes, so I think that it’s about time that somebody decided to sing about Giselle." 

When Bug Content’s Michael Smith and Jeremy Grant signed on to be the Executive Producer and Director of the Ontario Lottery & Gaming’s horse racing documentary, Unfiltered, neither of them had any ex...

"This year we were told that there were in excess of 40,000 fans at the race, and this year that was true. What an incredible atmosphere!"

"On Aug. 19 in Charlottetown, Maritimers showed everyone watching, that at the racetrack in P.E.I., fun can reach a whole new level."

One of the greatest reinsman in the history of Standardbred racing, Michel Lachance won almost everything there was to win as a driver.

"There’s no doubt that family matters in our sport, and the debates are endless as to which families are the best -- both equine and human."

When Shark Week became the first Standardbred in history to win sub-1:50 on Western Canadian soil, people celebrated the feat nationwide. The truth is, however, that there is much more to this story t...

"I’m the first to complain when I think the-powers-that-be in Standardbred racing aren’t doing enough to market our sport and seek out our next generation of fans, so let me be amongst the first to ac...

Race announcers are a small and unique bunch, so TROT called on Western Fair’s Shannon ‘Sugar’ Doyle to speak to new Hall of Famer Frank Salive and see what the pair could come up with in terms of tho...

In 2009, after years of losing money owning Standardbreds, Richard & Joanne Young were down to just one racehorse, and after her, the plan was to get out of the business.

From the time Chris Christoforou can remember, donning a set of driving colours for a living seemed like his destiny.