Trot Magazine

"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.

"When top professional sports make significant changes to their rules to speed up games, it’s not done on a whim. They look at analytics and focus groups to see what changes might [pique interest and ...

TROT reached out to a number of trainers, owners, assistant trainers and grooms, and asked them to tell us the name of, and the story behind, the best two-year-old they’ve ever been associated with.

"I’m not saying people should be robots and just do as they’re told. I’m not saying, in a million years, that you shouldn’t have an opinion. Of course you should, it’s your livelihood. What I am sayin...