More Than Just A Pretty Face

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Published: July 2, 2010 09:16 am EDT

Though Finnish trainer-driver Riina Rekila had racked up an impressive portfolio of wins since arriving in Canada less than four years ago, her name had yet to resonate across the North American harness racing scene. Until now

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It took just one remarkable upset in an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final to turn all eyes to this blue-eyed blond. And when the helmet comes off, we discovered it's hard to look away.

The following Trot exclusive video, produced by Tony Felgueiras at Mindcraft Productions, goes behind the scenes of Trot's photoshoot with Riina by Phil Brideaux of Eikona Photography.

Grab the July issue of Trot for the full feature on Riina Rekila.

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