Rideau Carleton Raceway's Summer Sunset Claiming Series concluded during the first weekend of fall with a pair of finals won by E R Rhonda and Rose Run Slider on Sunday evening (September 23)....read on

There were eight finals of the New York Sire Stakes Excelsior Series contested on the Sunday matinee card at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Two trainers each won two of the finals that went for purses of $55,000....read on

The dash with the most lucrative purse on Sunday (Sept. 23) at Leamington Raceway was Race 8, a conditioned event that held a $4,500 prize, and it was clear to everyone watching that the Ron Adams-trained and Nick Steward-driven Erle Dale N deserved the winner’s share....read on

In a six-horse featured trot where four of the contestants were with a head at the wire, the Donato Hall gelding Boffin proved most photogenic to take the $21,500 Sunday headliner at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in 1:53.4....read on

Officials with Rideau Carleton Raceway would like to inform horsepeople and fans that the track will be hosting its card of live racing for this evening (Sunday, Sept. 23) as scheduled....read on

Trot Insider has learned that The Track on 2 has rescheduled its Sunday (Sept. 23) card of live racing....read on

Casie Coleman trainee Stag Party surged first over rounding the final turn and, with 4-5 favourite Captain Ahab appearing empty in the stretch, blew clear to an open length victory in the $890,000 Metro Pace final on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

The field is now set for the 2018 National Driving Championship this Wednesday, September 26 at Grand River Raceway following Friday afternoon’s 'horse draft'....read on

Eleven championship races and two invitational events comprised a big Saturday evening (Sept. 22) at Hawthorne Race Course, as the track’s Night of Champions paid out over $1.1 million in purses. While some of the favourites didn’t disappoint, there were some upsets that surprised everyone....read on

As the seasons change in North America from summer to fall, harness racing at Alberta's Northlands Park looked more like a winter wonderland on Saturday (Sept. 22) as the track hosted three divisions of the Alberta Lonestar for two-year-old pacing colts....read on

While many would recall baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson as 'Mr. October' for his post-season heroics, the recent on-track exploits of Goliath Reigns have the pacing veteran in consideration for a nickname of 'Mr. September.'...read on

Mar Nien A, sent the 1-5 favourite, moved up into the $15,000 Open Pace class on Saturday, Sept. 22 and delivered with a 1:52 victory at Saratoga Casino Hotel....read on

Pembroke Wildcat, who was second to Ideal Kiss last week in his return to owner-trainer Brittany Robertson after a $30,000 claim, turned the tables on his rival in the $20,000 claiming handicap pacing feature Saturday, Sept. 22 at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, taking advantage of a perfect trip to tally in 1:50....read on

Pocketed by Winston early, Wheels On Fire got his revenge late when he blew by Winston to score in the fastest division of the $75,000 Keystone Classic at The Meadows Saturday, Sept. 22....read on

In this week's 'Rewind,' Robert Smith revisits one of the greatest race days of the 20th Century in Canada as he takes readers back to the afternoon of August 26, 1973....read on

A parade of stars made its way to Hoosier Park on Friday evening for a long list of big money events including the Caesar’s Trotting Classic, the Jennas Beach Boy, the Elevation, the Kentuckiana Stallion Management, the Moni Maker and the Hoosier Park Pacing Derby....read on

For the thirteenth year in a row, the Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA) is offering scholarships to children of active OHHA members....read on

Daniel Plouffe is still pinching himself. The grocery-store owner from Quebec's Eastern Townships now has been part of two of the most dramatic Little Brown Jug victories of the last 20 years....read on

If there's a driver with the target on his back heading into the 2018 National Driving Championship, it would be the driver that's represented Canada in the World Driving Championship before, the driver with the best knowledge of the horses competing at Grand River Raceway and the one with the most experience at the Elora, Ont. half-mile oval....read on

It has been announced that the hard-knocking Western Ideal gelding Dial Or Nodial p,5,1:48.3f ($1,803,017) has passed away....read on

To enhance the end-of-season options for racehorse owners and breeders, Standardbred Horse Sales Company will continue to accept entries to its Annual Mixed Sale in Harrisburg until October 22 for inclusion in a supplement catalogue....read on

Grand River Raceway is known for fun & frivolity on race nights, and the National Driving Championship on Wednesday, September 26 won’t be any different with loads on tap for racing fans including a chance to win $1,000!...read on

Gilles Barrieau won the inaugural edition of Standardbred Canada’s National Driving Championship in 2007, and there’s nothing he’d like better than to add the 2018 title to his resume along with the chance to represent Canada at the World Driving Championship (WDC) in Sweden....read on

Trot Insider has compiled this comprehensive report from Day 5 of the proceedings in regard to the civil lawsuit that a group of Ontario Standardbred breeders has filed against the Province of Ontario and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation over the cancellation of the former Slots at Racetracks Program....read on

It was almost nine years ago when Kelly Hoerdt last competed in a National Driving Championship. It was a Saturday afternoon in March at Fraser Downs in Surrey, BC. Going into the final leg, representatives from each region, including Gilles Barrieau, Brad Forward, Guy Gagnon and Hoerdt, had earned enough points to remain in the hunt for the NDC title....read on

Meet the eight men vying to represent Canada -- alongside current World Champion James MacDonald -- at the 2019 World Driving Championship in Sweden, and learn what is going through their minds as they prepare for the 2018 National Driving Championship...read on / ...read on

It’s been over a year in the planning, but in only five weeks time Standardbred Canada will crown a new champion at the 2018 National Driving Championship at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday, September 26....read on

The 2018 enrollment forms for the Quebec Mare Residency Program are now available....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

The list of tracks in Canada hosting fair races in 2018 is now available online....read on