A pair of $8,500 Preferred events went postward Monday evening at The Raceway at Western Fair District, and the classes weren’t kind to the favourites....read on

Nogreatmischief, who was not content to sit last in a compact featured field, made his first-over attack a winning one during a special Monday afternoon (Oct. 14) program at Red Shores’ Summerside Raceway....read on

Have you ever rented a Zipcar, booked an Airbnb, or taken an Uber ride? If you’re nodding yes, then you have taken part in the ‘sharing economy’. If we can share cottages, homes, trailers, equipment and rides, why not horses?...read on

Whats The Word confidently pulled the pocket down the backside and rolled to an easy victory in Monday’s $20,000 Open 1 Handicap Trot at The Meadows....read on

In one of the closest photos of the year, Bet You reigned supreme on the strength of a furious worst to first rush in the $16,000 Winners-Over Handicap pace at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon....read on

Trainer-driver Paul Davies sent odds-on favourite Outlawgrabbingears to the front and kicked clear to a 1:51.2 victory in the $45,400 Maverick Final at Century Mile on Sunday, Oct. 13....read on

On a night where Guy Gagnon drove five winners—including four from his own stable—Gagnon suffered defeat to 2-5 favourite National Debt in the Sunday, Oct. 13 feature at Rideau Carleton Raceway: a $8,600 Preferred Handicap Pace....read on

Sent the 8-5 favourite, Nates Bucky showed his authority over his competition when taking the $5,800 Preferred 4 Handicap Pace at Leamington Raceway on Sunday, Oct. 13....read on

The featured Preferred Pace on Sunday (Oct. 13) at Hippodrome 3R was anything but dull, as two horses making three-wide moves during the race woke the crowd up....read on

The first $10,000 leg of the special Columbus Day weekend trotting series for Plainridge Park-based horses dubbed 'The Nina' was held on Sunday, Oct. 13 and fittingly enough was won by Pirate in a come-from-behind effort....read on

The 2019 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) season concluded on Saturday (Oct. 12) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with eight OSS Super Finals showcasing the province's best pacers and trotters competing for a total of $1.8 million in purses....read on

In his first trip out of his home country of Italy, Zacon Gio trounced his rivals in the 2019 $1 million Yonkers International Trot, contested at one and a quarter miles on Saturday (Oct. 12) at Yonkers Raceway....read on

George Napolitano Jr. became the 18th North American driver to tally 10,000 driving victories when he guided Motown N to a hard-earned victory in the evening’s ninth race at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Saturday, Oct. 12....read on

In this week's edition of 'Rewind,' Robert Smith takes a look back an even 50 years ago to a spectacular evening that opened Windsor Raceway's 1969 fall and winter racing season....read on

The Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA) office will be closed on Monday (Oct. 14) for Thanksgiving Day....read on

On Thursday (Oct. 10), the Western Fair Association (WFA) announced its future business strategy that will bring hundreds of jobs, economic prosperity, innovation and growth to London and region....read on

When two-year-old pacing colt Mayhem Hanover got up in the final strides for a neck victory in the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Championship at Mohawk Park on Saturday night, Shannon Henderson, of Newmarket, Ont., became the Grand Prize winner in the Win A Share of a Racehorse Contest....read on

While spring is prime time for everyone to clean the barn and schedule vaccinations; autumn biosecurity practices often fall by the wayside....read on

It’s that time of year again – calendar time! Are you an amateur or professional photographer or just someone who loves to take photos? Do you enjoy taking photos of horses and anything that shows off harness racing?...read on

Harness Racing BC recently conducted its 2019 HRBC Yearling Sale, and the organization has conveyed that it is pleased with the results....read on

After receiving additional questions regarding the microchipping process, Standardbred Canada has updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages on microchipping....read on

Standardbred Canada, in conjunction with the London Selected Yearling Sale, is presenting Pedigree / Conformation workshops on Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20....read on

Orianna Scheck of Calgary, Alberta was the photographer behind the lens for the Heart of Harness Racing Calendar’s October photo of Wish He Was, taken on September 18, 2018 at Rocky Ridge Farms near Kathryn, Alta....read on

"Over the course of the summer I’ve been able to visit a couple of Ontario racetracks that I hadn’t been to in many years, and am happy to say that the experience was a positive one in both cases"....read on / continuer à lire

“Obviously I am a little biased, but fractional ownership is a great way for someone to be introduced to the wonderful world of horse ownership...Fractional ownership is the future for harness racing success.”...read on

Earlier this year Standardbred Canada announced that all Standardbred horses racing in Canada must be microchipped by 2021....read on

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce that Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) and Ontario Racing (OR) are major sponsors for the Welcome Centre, Equine Expo and a Horse Ownership Workshop at the 2019 London Selected Yearling Sale....read on

Standardbred Canada’s President and CEO Dan Gall has announced that the Canadian Rules of Racing Committee struck in September of 2017 has finished its review of racing rules for Standardbreds....read on

Have you noticed ads and promotions on the Standardbred Canada website about the new FREE Member Value Program (MVP)? Are you interested in enrolling in the program, but still have questions about how it works?...read on

If you have/are experiencing issues refreshing pages on the Standardbred Canada website, please check in with this notice for more information....read on