Ontario Racing puts a familiar name in the sport will be in the spotlight, answering some fun, offbeat questions, giving readers a unique perspective into their personality.
James MacDonald -- a member of the talented MacDonald racing clan from Prince Edward Island that includes driving brothers Mark and Anthony -- is currently seventh in Canada in the driver earnings standings with over $1.2 million made this year, so far. In his seventh full year as a driver, James has won nearly 1,500 races and driven the winners of more than $17.5 million. This Friday, James will vie for the title of Ontario Driving Champion in the Regional Driving Championship at Grand River Raceway.
1. Name something you can’t live without (besides air, food and water)?
“My Playstation 4. I like to play Playstation quite a bit in my free time. I usually play the sports games, MLB or NHL.”
2. You could land free, top-notch tickets to any event in the world, what would you pick and why?
“Probably Game 7 — if it had gone to seven games — of the most recent Stanley Cup Finals. I’m a big Pittsburgh fan. I would have liked to have been there to see them clinch it at home.”
3. You need to sing a killer song at karaoke. What song are you going with?
“Dust on the Bottle by David Lee Murphy.”
4. You can jump in a time machine and drive any one horse in harness racing history one time. What horse, what race and why?
“Somebeachsomewhere (driven by his father-in-law, Paul MacDonell) in any big race he was in. That would be great. He was the best horse I’ve ever seen in person. To sit behind him and see what he was like would have been amazing.”
5. What’s the best thing you can cook?
“I’m not much of a cook. But (my wife) Jenna said I’m good at barbequing. Just burgers or steak or sausages. Anything on the grill I’m pretty good at. Anything else, I’m not much good at cooking. Maybe Kraft Dinner, but I haven’t even done that in a long time.”
(Courtesy Ontario Racing)