Driver Nick Boyd and trainer Amanda Riley received the awards for leading the standings in their respective categories for the second straight year as the Kawartha Downs season concluded on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Boyd tallied in the 10th race to close out the meet and finish with 33 victories, capturing his fourth title at the Fraserville, Ont. track. He struck at a rate of 24.3 per cent and dominated the money leaderboard with $151,177 banked by his drives at Kawartha this term. The reinsman is 46-for-283 across all tracks in 2026. Ryan Guy and Dale Spence tied for second in the Kawartha standings with 15 wins each.
With a win from her two starters on Saturday, Riley concluded the meet on 22 wins and a strike rate of 41.5 per cent. The fourth-year trainer also led her peers in earnings with $87,612. She has compiled an overall seasonal card of 31 wins from 141 starts. Murray Brethour, with a closing-day double, was the only other trainer to crack double digits with 11 wins. Darcy Clancy and John MacMillan tied for third with six.
To view Saturday’s harness racing results, click the following link: Saturday Results - Kawartha Downs.
(Standardbred Canada; photo of Nick Boyd, Amanda Riley and Lindsay Bax from 2025)