To Chris Baise, it’s a room that has always felt like home - unchanged in spirit, a comforting space that endures through the years.

The Woodbine Mohawk Park Drivers' Room is by no means flashy or extravagant, but for those who put on their colours there and race under the lights, it’s a welcome sanctuary, a place where the night’s often hectic pace settles into camaraderie.

For Baise, who runs the room with quiet precision and pride, it’s more than a workplace. It’s a living scrapbook of memories shared with men who spend their lives chasing the wire. It’s a space where victories are celebrated, disappointments are absorbed and the business of harness racing gives way to kinship.

Every night, he meticulously ensures each driver’s gear is ready, their routines respected and their spirits steady -- the same way his father once did.

To read the full story featured in the December 2025 issue of TROT Magazine, click the following links:

• Chris Baise: Much More Than Just A Drivers’ Room Valet
• Chris Baise: Beaucoup Plus Qu’un Simple Préposé de la Salle des Conducteurs

(Standardbred Canada)