The Canada-U.S rivalry is heating up before drivers Jody Jamieson and Corey Callahan start their quests to be named harness racing's World Driving Champion
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On today's Trot Radio, Jamieson and Callahan discuss the upcoming WDC with Norm Borg, and the drivers gave each other some good-natured ribbing and even made a personal wager on the outcome before embarking on the five-day challenge.
Episode 213 – Jody Jamieson and Corey Callahan
Audio Format: MP3 audio
Host: Norm Borg
Harrah's Chester will get the festivities underway on Sunday, July 31 with a four-pack of WDC races on the 13-dash card. First-race post time on Sunday at Chester is 12:40 p.m., and the WDC dashes have been carded as Races 2, 3, 5 and 6.
The schedule for the 20-race WDC appears below.
- Sunday, July 31:Opening Round of four races at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack
- Monday, Aug. 1:Second Round of four races at Tioga Downs
- Wednesday, Aug. 3:Third Round of four races at Monticello Raceway
- Thursday, Aug. 4:Fourth Round of four races at The Meadowlands
- Friday, Aug. 5:Fifth and Final Round of four races at Empire City at Yonkers Raceway
The field for the 2011 WDC appears below.
- Enrico Bellei, Italy
- Corey Callahan, United States
- Dexter Dunn, New Zealand
- Björn Goop, Sweden
- Jody Jamieson, Canada
- Birger Jorgensen, Denmark
- Chris Lewis, Australia
- Michael Nimczyk, Germany
- Franck Nivard, France
- Juan Antonio Riera, Spain
Please note that the opinions expressed in the featured interview are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect Rideau Carleton Raceway and/or Standardbred Canada.
Great job
Great job Norm...........this was a fun listen and loved the back and forth between Jody and Corey.