The Canada-U.S rivalry is heating up before drivers Jody Jamieson and Corey Callahan start their quests to be named harness racing's World Driving Champion

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On today's Trot Radio, Jamieson and Callahan discuss the upcoming WDC with Norm Borg, and the drivers gave each other some good-natured ribbing and even made a personal wager on the outcome before embarking on the five-day challenge.

Episode 213 – Jody Jamieson and Corey Callahan

Audio Format: MP3 audio

Host: Norm Borg

Harrah's Chester will get the festivities underway on Sunday, July 31 with a four-pack of WDC races on the 13-dash card. First-race post time on Sunday at Chester is 12:40 p.m., and the WDC dashes have been carded as Races 2, 3, 5 and 6.

The schedule for the 20-race WDC appears below.

• Sunday, July 31:Opening Round of four races at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack
  
• Monday, Aug. 1:Second Round of four races at Tioga Downs
  
• Wednesday, Aug. 3:Third Round of four races at Monticello Raceway
  
• Thursday, Aug. 4:Fourth Round of four races at The Meadowlands
  
• Friday, Aug. 5:Fifth and Final Round of four races at Empire City at Yonkers Raceway
  

The field for the 2011 WDC appears below.

• Enrico Bellei, Italy
• Corey Callahan, United States
• Dexter Dunn, New Zealand
• Björn Goop, Sweden
• Jody Jamieson, Canada
• Birger Jorgensen, Denmark
• Chris Lewis, Australia
• Michael Nimczyk, Germany
• Franck Nivard, France
• Juan Antonio Riera, Spain

Please note that the opinions expressed in the featured interview are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect Rideau Carleton Raceway and/or Standardbred Canada.