"This week it felt like he was just outside my door. I could almost hear his voice."

And Standardbred Canada Field Representative Diane Daniels, who provided the above quote, is not the only one to find the absence of the late Doug Harkness at Truro Raceway's Atlantic Grand Circuit Week very tough to get used to.

An article by the Truro Daily News also quotes Scott Daniels as saying that the lack of Harkness' physical presence at the event just doesn't seem right.

"It seems odd not to have him here this year," Scott was quoted as saying. "I especially noticed his absence during the Sunday opening ceremonies. He would have been out there introducing everyone."

(With files from the Truro Daily News)