Trot Insider has learned that reinsman Robert Shepherd has had to remove himself from the tonight’s Ontario Regional Driving Championship.

Paul MacKenzie will be replacing Shepherd in the ORDC due to health reasons.

Any handicappers that have selected Shepherd in the ORDC Handicapping Contest will receive MacKenzie by default, per the rules of the contest.

This is not the first time that MacKenzie has subbed in at the last minute, as he took the place of Alfie Carroll four days before the ORDC in 2014.

The ORDC races will take place in races 1 to 9. To view Friday’s entries, click on one of the following links: Grand River Raceway - Friday Entries - Friday Program Pages. For more information, click here.

To enter the contests, click here.