The Standardbred Canada website and Trot Insider present the annual Christmas tradition of listing the top 50 news stories of the year, and today we feature the top 25

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While Muscle Hill was voted by SC website readers as harness racing's newsmaker of the year for 2009, one event certainly dominated the more than 6,800 news stories published since January 1 in terms of traffic. On March 2 at Woodbine Racetrack, the $55,400 Ontario Boys Pacing Series final for four-year-olds was marred by an injury to pacer Warp Speed that spurred a horrific accident.

Drivers Mario Baillargeon, Chris Christoforou, Roger Mayotte, Robert Shepherd and Rick Zeron all received injuries to various degrees. The updates that Trot Insider subsequently posted on the injured reinsmen also scatter amongst the top 25 new stories.

Stories 50-26 are available here, and the top 25 appear below.

25 - Ritchie Hospitalized Following Spill

24 - All The Weapons In Gold Cup & Saucer

23 - Broken Limbs For Baillargeon, Shepherd

22 - Stormaway Euthanized

21 - UPDATED: Horseman That Died On NJ Turnpike Identified

20 - Paramedics Save Hamm’s Life

19 - Elliott Appeal Denied, Fine Increased

18 - Canada's Two-Year-Olds In Training

17 - UPDATED: Tragic Deaths In Ohio Barn Fire

16 - ORC Made Unreasonable Decision Regarding Hudon Appeal

15 - Random Strike Tops Spring Fling

14 - Adrenaline Festival Announced

13 - ‘Beach Party’ At O’Brien Awards

12 - Final Harrisburg Session Concludes

11 - Karel Nemecek Killed At Victory Lane

10 - Forward Wins 2009 NDC

9 - Update On Shepherd

8 - Parlay Tops Fall Extravaganza

7 - More On Placing Of Angostura

6 - Dustin On Western Fair Race Appeal

5 - UPDATED: Eight OHHA Directors Resign

4 - Final Black Book Yearling Session Complete

3 - Zeron On Accident

2 - Canadian Open Concludes Up 40%

1 - Update On Woodbine Accident (Video added)