So sorry to hear of Keith's passing. An all around horseman that sure made Alberta proud! R I P . Keith

I had grown up in the Alberta Thoroughbred world, my parents owned many, I worked on the backstretch every summer and loved the sport. In the late 80s and early 90s I noticed that the Alberta Standardbreds were able to attract some of the best pacers in N.A. to their big races like the Stewart Fraser and there were local horses that were competitive with them. My interest was piqued and I started following more closely. Before long I was totally immersed in the SB side of racing as a fan and a handicapper. It was easy to see that Keith Clark was a dominant force who was very hard-working with a good horsemen's instinct and a great developer of young stock. He, along with a few others, was very active at Harrisburg and Kentucky sales and it was so exciting to follow the results of those sales to see what possible future stars were headed out this way. I even felt a pang of western pride watching many of them eventually move on to even bigger careers. No doubt that Rons Girl was always my favourite.
I had become fully converted to SB's and there is no question that Keith had a very big role in that, in making racing FUN.
So many stories, I wanted to share mine.

When I was going out on my own my Dads advice was…If you want to be a winner then you have to hang with a winner. I feel privileged to have been able to travel many miles both on and off track with my friend Keith. Rest In Peace. You will be missed.

Don Monkman Jr

Growing up in a harness racing family in Western Canada, Keith Clark was our version of Wayne Gretzky.Watching the talented horsemen drive multiple winners on most race cards and also win every stakes race Alberta had to offer we knew even as kids he was SPECIAL .My younger brother and myself idolized Keith Clark to the point of both our colors being green and yellow.I remember watching Keith win the western Canada pacing derby and northlands filly pace multiple times and I wanted to win both of those races just like my idol did.As years went on and I ended up racing horses full-time while going to high-school and after graduation starting a public stable taking on new clients and partners thats when Keith Clark gave me probably the best advice I had ever received at that time.Keith said "listen stud colt you want to get in on a piece of every horse you train thats how you make real money" obviously i listened to my idol and that really helped me along the way racing. My favorite memory that comes to mind with my idol is when I went to Alberta with my 3yrold stakes filly mystic maiden and supplemented $5000 to be eligible to that race she wasn't her self in the prep race the week before but bounced back and won the $100,000 filly pace final just 7 days later defeating keiths 3 horse entry aswell as a 2 horse kelly hoerdt entry... I was ecstatic on cloud 9 obviously but when Keith my idol came up to me afterwards and said "stud colt you did a hell of a job having her on her toes and bouncing back to win the final! He shook my hand and said now your buying the drinks" followed by his laugh... he taught me so much over the years even by just watching him and his stable he also drove quite a few winners for me and always had positive feedback which made my job easier!!! So many memories with him and racing heres to you Keith rip and drive a few more winners up there,.

To all the family deepest sympathy for your loss Keith was not just a great horseman and teacher but a good friend I worked for him in the early 80s and if you listened you learned lotts he was a true hall of famer.
Jim (reddog)jarvis