The Standardbred Canada website and Trot Insider present the annual Christmas tradition of listing the top 50 news stories of the year.
Looking back over 2012, the top news stories were dominated by reports pertaining to the slots-at-racetracks program. Thus, Trot Insider has categorized the top news stories into two sections.
After featuring stories 50 through 26 in terms of web traffic and page views on Monday, we conclude with harness racing's top 25 stories from the past year.
Harness Racing News
25. Pena Comments On Infractions, Suspension
24. Canadian Yearling Sale First Session Complete
23. Monarch Kemp Tops Day 1 In Lexington
22. O'Brien Award Interviews
21. MacDonald To Drive In US
20. McIntosh Injured, Requires Surgery
19. Hurricane Sandy Forces Cancellations
18. Eighteen Romps To Gold Cup & Saucer Win
17. Big Surprise In Breeders Crown Entries; Fields Posted
16. Machme To The Moon Tops Forest City Session
15. KHRC Increases Campbell Penalty
14. Live Summer Sizzler Results
13. Brad Forward Returns
12. Update On Moiseyev Accident
11. 2012 Breeders Crown Night Wraps Up
10. Forward Suspension Lifted
9. Accident In Flamboro Finale
8. Rare White Standardbred Born
7. Forest City Sale Concludes
6. Canada's Two-Year-Olds In Training
5. Thinking Out Loud Upsets In Cup 29
4. Pena Immediately Suspended After 1,700 Drug Violations
3. Standardbred Canada Announces 2011 O’Brien Award Winners
2. 2012 Canadian Yearling Sale Complete
1. Michaels Power Wins The 2012 Little Brown Jug
Slots-At-Racetracks News
25. Buses Set For Queen's Park Rally
24. Windsor's Racing License Cancelled, Purse Monies Held
23. Second James Ad Appears In Toronto Star
22. Hudak's Position On Slots-At-Racetracks Program
21. Windsor "Shocked" By Slot Closure
20. The Ontario Government's "Biggest Boondoggle In A Decade"
19. Heartbeat Of Ontario Horse Racing
18. Owner Takes Out Full-Page Ad In Support Of Horse Racing
17. Liberals Attack Racing In Radio Ads
16. Large Turnout At Queen's Park Rally
15. McGuinty Resigns As Liberal Leader
14. OHRIA Responds To Dwight Duncan Costing Ontario 60,000 Jobs
13. OLG Meets With Racing
12. Ontario To Review Racing Partnership; OHRIA Responds
11. A Call To Action
10. WEG To Cease Live Racing In April 2013?
9. Thomson Questions Liberal Strategy, Duncan Issues Reply
8. Windsor To Cease All Operations August 31
7. OLG Closing Slots At Windsor, Hiawatha, Fort Erie
6. OMAFRA Interim Report Released; OHRIA Issues Response
5. OHRIA Plan Approved, Released
4. Ontario's Budget To Pass; Includes "Transitional Aid" For Horse Racing
3. Do Something To Save Racing. Now.
2. OMAFRA Report Released
1. OLG, Liberals Green Light Plan To End Slots At Racetracks Partnership