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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As voted by you, the readers of the SC website, 2010's harness racing newsmaker of the year was pacing powerhouse Rock N Roll Heaven. The O'Brien Award finalist is the only horse part of two event recaps in the top 25, headlining the 2010 Breeders Crown and the Little Brown Jug.

In a year with a Racing Development & Sustainability Plan, a salacious trial with horse owner David H. Brooks, and a driver candidly discussing his return after battling personal issues, the story that rocked the industry most in 2010 came out of Windsor with the suspensions of Brad Forward, Gene Piroski and Kevin Wallis.

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

25 - McIntosh Comments On Race Fixing Situation
24 - Coleman Robbed, Reward Offered
23 - Scare At Woodbine
22 - Trainer Arrested, Charged
21 - New Rules For Shawn Robinson

20 - Notice Of Sale Of Horses
19 - Christoforou Issues Statement
18 - Rock N Roll Heaven Wins Little Brown Jug In World Record Time
17 - Brooks Back In Trouble
16 - Christoforou Discusses Return
15 - Three Windsor Residents Charged In Racing Investigation
14 - Admirals Express Euthanized
13 - ORC Suspends Kevin Wallis
12 - 2010 Breeders Crown In The Books
11 - Smashbox Tops Summer Sizzler

10 - More On Wallis Suspension
9 - ORC Suspends Brooks, Bulletproof; Permission Needed For Transfers
8 - Nelly Tops Fall Extravaganza
7 - Standardbred Canada Leads Racing Development and Sustainability Plan
6 - 2010 Canadian Yearling Sale Average Up
5 - Brenna Seeley Passes, Arrangements Set
4 - Canadian Yearling Sale Day One Complete
3 - Final Black Book Sale Session
2 - Forward, Piroski, Wallis Fined, Suspended
1 - Harness Racing's Best of the Decade