The Standardbred Canada website and Trot Insider present the annual Christmas tradition of listing the top 50 news stories of the year.

Today we highlight stories 50 through 26 in terms of web traffic and page views, with the top 25 stories in harness racing featured on Friday, December 26.

Here's the first part of our look back at the top headlines of 2014.

50. Trixton Wins The Hambletonian; August 2, 2014
49. State Treasurer Thrills In Molson Pace; May 30, 2014
48. Hiawatha To Race, Sudbury Will Not; May 26, 2014
47. Garth Gordon Retires From Training; September 1, 2014
46. A Tribute To Mark Austin; September 16, 2014

45. Rider, Horse Perish At Woodbine; June 24, 2014
44. Burgess Dispersing Breeding Stock; April 17, 2014
43. ORC Release On Flamboro Accident; April 22, 2014
42. No Contest At Flamboro; Forward & Carroll To Hospital; May 3, 2014
41. Ontario Breeders Sue OLG; March 11, 2014

40. Coleman: “I Wanted To Get Out”; July 18, 2014
39. Battle Of Waterloo To Campbell, McIntosh; August 4, 2014
38. Record Price For Ontario-Sired Yearling; September 30, 2014
37. Maven Sets Sales Record; November 8, 2014
36. Update On Brad Forward; February 24, 2014

35. Colors A Virgin Wins Jugette; September 17, 2014
34. Mike Hamilton Steps Away; May 19, 2014
33. Jim Carr Passes; April 28, 2014
32. Modern Family Passes; July 20, 2014
31. Takter's Miller Drive Under Scrutiny; July 15, 2014

30. Jamieson Wins Driving Championship; August 26, 2014
29. Proposed 2014 Ontario Race Dates; March 31, 2014
28. Waples Taking A Short Hiatus; November 17, 2014
27. Hambletonian Day 2014 Complete; August 2, 2014
26. North America Cup Night Elims Complete; June 6, 2014