Farrier To The Stars January 16, 2023 Clint Galbraith drove Niatross. Harry Poulton trained Matts Scooter. Paul MacDonell drove Somebeachsomewhere. Hanover Shoe Farms bred Bulldog Hanover. This is all pretty much common knowledge. Who was...
'Loosh' With A Whoosh December 27, 2022 During the heyday of harness racing in New York, when crowds of over 30,000 were commonplace at Roosevelt Raceway, one of the most popular and charismatic drivers on the circuit was Quebec native Luci...
Seasons Greetings From TROT December 23, 2022 TROT Magazine would like to wish everyone in harness racing a happy holiday season. As a special festive feature, all of the 2022 Holiday ads from December's TROT are now available for viewing ...
Danny Clements: Finally Home November 28, 2022 In the June 2003 issue of TROT Magazine, Chris Roberts presented a riveting Q&A with a then-39-year-old Danny Clements, and the horseman didn’t hold back.
"Lasix Shouldn’t Be The Dirty ‘L-Word’" November 27, 2022 "What most anti-Lasix people are missing here is the word ‘HELPED’ -- the horsepeople used it to help their horse. It’s something that should almost be applauded and not looked down upon."
"A Horse Is A Horse Is A Horse... Of Course" October 31, 2022 "Maybe the trotters have always seemed to take a bit of a back seat to ‘The Sport Of Kings’, but I don’t really see it as an issue these days. It’s horse racing. We’re all in it together. What is good...
The Dream Team: Annie, Lynn, Iggy & Co. September 19, 2022 Trainer Annie Stoebe had never even heard of harness racing eight years ago -- she was a rodeo competitor from Montana (think Yellowstone). Owner Lynn Curry groomed Standardbreds at The Meadows in the...
"Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind" September 11, 2022 "Standardbred racing in Canada, like The Ex, was pretty much the only game in town back then - speaking in our case, about when it came to the gambling dollar. Unfortunately you’ve heard this song bef...
"We Live On In What We Leave Behind" August 22, 2022 "On Saturday, July 16, 2022, I sat with my son once again, and watched a Hollywood script unfold right in front of us as a colt from the last crop of Somebeachsomewhere won the only race his dad could...
People Person Extraordinaire August 15, 2022 In 1959, Bill Cass left his home on Cape Breton Island and hitch-hiked to Toronto - but it wasn’t to work with horses. The 18-year-old was a mechanic, and he was coming to Ontario to make a life for h...
"If It Was Only About The Money Most Of Us Wouldn’t Be Doing This" July 25, 2022 "Pebble Beach deservedly earned $500,000 with his North America Cup victory on June 18, and his connections were ecstatic. So were his fans, as well as the betting public that made him the 1-2 wagerin...
Winning Is Never Boring July 18, 2022 Noel Daley might consider himself to be a tad boring, but there’s nothing boring about winning, and that’s something that this native Australian has been good at for many years.