April 4, 2020:

Many participants in the harness racing industry have been to or are familiar with the Agriplex at the Western Fair District as being a site for horse sales. Now the London, Ont. facility is joining the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic....read on

April 4, 2020:

Trot Insider has learned that 2019 Breeders Crown winner American History will return to the racetrack in 2020....read on

April 3, 2020:

Harness racing trainers Nick Surick and Chris Oakes were among a number of horse racing participants who pleaded not guilty to numerous charges in a teleconference arraignment on Thursday (April 2)....read on

April 3, 2020:

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Famer Charles Juravinski and his wife Margaret are stepping up with a multi-million dollar donation to help fight the current COVID-19 outbreak....read on

April 3, 2020:

Red Shores Racetrack & Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park is pleased to launch a new live racetrack cam to allow owners and horse lovers to enjoy the daily training routines of the equine athletes from the comfort of their home during the COVID–19 health crisis....read on

April 3, 2020:

Trot Insider has been informed that the two-year-old sustaining payment date for a pair of stakes contested at Truro Raceway has been changed....read on

April 3, 2020:

The Standardbred Owners Association of New York (“SOANY”) has announced that effective immediately it will waive for two months insurance payments from the existing participants in its Welfare Fund....read on

April 3, 2020:

“That win in the Breeders Crown, he took on all comers...It’s not like he beat them because they had bad trips. He beat them because he was better. He didn’t luck into that win or anything like that.”...read on

April 3, 2020:

"We’re just hoping to get back to racing soon and preferably in London. There’s no doubt we’ll be ready to race when and where the tracks are open."...read on

April 2, 2020:

Caretakers are the backbone of the harness racing industry. Despite everything going on with COVID-19, our caretakers are still the ones who wake up early in the morning and put our racehorses first, before anything else they will do that day for themselves....read on

April 2, 2020:

The Living Horse Hall of Fame committee of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame has announced the selections for the 2020 broodmare inductees into the Harness Racing Living Horse Hall of Fame....read on

April 2, 2020:

The most recent edition of the Harness Racing Alumni Show is now available for listening....read on

April 2, 2020:

The Central Ontario Standardbred Association wishes to remind horsepeople that the deadline to submit your roster of three-year-old and older horses that were eligible to race or were planning to qualify in April is today -- Friday, April 3....read on

April 2, 2020:

As referenced on the COSA TV interview on Wednesday night, driver Ron Waples had a knack for engineering upsets in big races during his long and illustrious career. One of those upsets came in the 1992 Breeders Crown courtesy Village Jiffy....read on

April 1, 2020:

Woodbine Entertainment announced on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 that the 161st running of the Queen’s Plate will be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic....read on

April 1, 2020:

Standardbred Canada would like to provide background information on the recently released Equestrian Canada survey on equine farm and facility business profiles to help clarify any possible concerns around the survey’s purpose and intention....read on

April 1, 2020:

On Wednesday (April 1), the Prince Edward Island Harness Racing Industry Association, Prince Edward Island Standardbred Horse Owners Association and the Prince County Horsemen’s Club, in conjunction with Red Shores, announced that the live harness racing schedule for May has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic....read on

April 1, 2020:

The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association has agreed in principle to pay approximately $100,000 per month to Penn National Gaming Inc. to keep the Meadows’ backstretch and track open for horsepeople during the COVID-19 shutdown....read on

April 1, 2020:

“We’re still quite busy, with a stable of 15 horses. The only thing that’s really changed is the fact that we don’t race now. We still jog and train them. We’re still doing our thing week in and week out.”...read on

April 1, 2020:

Since 2008, TROT Magazine has published a celebrity lookalike with a harness racing participant each month. We've reached the finals, and we're asking our fans and members to determine the all-time best Separated At Birth....read on

April 1, 2020:

Despite no concrete timetable for his — or anyone’s — return to the races, driver Jason Bartlett is well into his recuperation from COVID-19....read on

March 31, 2020:

Walter Case Jr. was a man who could just naturally make a horse go fast. Alcohol and drugs, however, were a large part of his undoing as a top harness driver. Seemingly on a straight path since being released from jail and suffering tragedy of his own, he would just love to be able to drive horses again....read on

March 31, 2020:

It has been announced that the Southern Oaks Training Center will be hosting three qualifying sessions in April....read on

March 31, 2020:

The United States Harness Writers Association Youth Membership Committee is pleased to introduce the third in its year-long series of 2020 racetrack reviews....read on