Standardbred Canada has launched an online contest for the 2026 National Driving Championship (NDC) scheduled for Sunday, July 26, at Clinton Raceway in Clinton, Ont.

The contest features an assortment of questions based on the NDC races. Each question is worth a predetermined number of points. The contestant with the highest point total out of a possible 20 points will be declared the winner.

The winner will receive a $50 HPIbet credit and 125 TrackIT credits. 

Here are the 2026 contest questions:

• Select the post position that will return the highest number of wins from the NDC races. (4 points)
• Select the driver that you think will win the first NDC race. (4 points)
• Select the NDC race that will have the greatest margin of victory. (4 points)
• Select the driver that you think will win the NDC. (4 points)
• Select the runner-up for the NDC. (4 points) 

The contest will close Sunday, July 26, at 12:30 p.m. EDT  Click here for the contest rules. 

Drivers earn points based on their official finish position in each NDC race. The driver with the highest point total after the final race will represent Canada at the 2027 World Driving Championship.

The eight drivers will compete in eight races, with each race featuring a full field of eight horses. The following drivers will compete in the 2026 NDC:

• Tyler Borth
• Nick Boyd
• Stéphane Brosseau
• Marc Campbell
• Phil Giesbrecht
• Kelly Hoerdt
• Jody Jamieson
• Keith Legge

The first NDC race is Race 2 on the 10-race card, with the championship concluding in Race 10. Race 7 will feature the Legends Day Trot. 

To view Sunday's entries, click on one of the following links: Sunday Entries - Clinton Raceway || Program Pages (courtesy TrackIT). 

Doug Fitchett of Ontario was the sole winner of the Quebec / Eastern Ontario Regional Driving Championship Online Contest while five winners were selected in the 2026 Atlantic Regional Driving Championship Online Contest: Robert Laffin, Steve Fitzsimmons and Michael Kimball of Nova Scotia, and Katie MacDougall and Joey Affleck of Prince Edward Island. 

Standardbred Canada thanks everyone who submitted answers for the Regional Driving Championship Contests and participated!

Please complete the following section with your answers to the above questions.