Welcome to our annual State of the Industry issue ­– a special edition of our magazine which tackles a ­different industry topic each year. This time around, we’ve turned the tables on you. We’re looking not at horse racing itself, but at the people who do it, day in and day out. Digging through some Standardbred Canada records, our editorial team found some shocking statistics on life expectancy amongst industry ­participants – and the numbers were too striking to ignore.