All eyes were on Confession Session in Tuesday’s $14,900 Sharpes Series for female trotters at Georgian Downs, and the 1-9 favourite didn’t disappoint her backers....read on

Two Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund $20,000 divisional eliminations for pacing fillies headlined the Tuesday Harrington Raceway program....read on

Touchamatic proved once again Tuesday she’s the dominant pacing mare at The Meadows, cruising to a 1:50.1 victory in the $18,000 Filly & Mare Open Handicap. It was the eighth victory in the last nine starts for the five-year-old daughter of American Ideal-Perfect Touch....read on

Major stakes action took place last weekend at Woodbine Mohawk Park, the results of which have led to some changes in the Week 4 edition of the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown Poll....read on

Woodbine Mohawk Park played host to a modest six-race qualifying session on Tuesday (June 18). One particular Standardbred took the opportunity to capture the spotlight, as he undoubtedly recorded the fastest mile of his 16-race career....read on

Officials with Clinton Raceway have informed Trot Insider that the track will not be conducting qualifiers or schoolers at the track this coming Sunday (June 23)....read on

It’s proved to be a record-setting month when it comes to speed at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and Musical Rhythm added his name to a pair of impressive lists when he smoked the oval in 1:50.4 on Monday evening....read on

Truro Raceway and the Truro Harness Horse Owners Association will be hosting their first Hubtown Community Day event at the Raceway on June 23, 2019....read on

Hiawatha Horse Park owner/operator Jim Henderson has stated that the earliest that slot-machine gaming will return to his Sarnia raceway will be this coming Christmas, and that “it’s been hard to get all the ducks in a row.”...read on

Ron Burke has enjoyed success with two-year-old filly pacers, including the two most recent Dan Patch Award winners, Youaremycandygirl in 2017 and Warrawee Ubeaut in 2018, and on Monday (June 17) he got another look at a group that will try to continue that good fortune....read on

Two $20,000 divisions of the Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund's second leg of stakes action for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings headlined the Monday program at Harrington Raceway....read on

Star Studded Cast trotted to his third straight victory in the $14,000 claiming handicap trotting feature on the Tuesday twilight card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, overcoming the outside post eight for a 1:55.1 victory....read on

Back by popular demand, one of the biggest events of the live horse racing season at Grand River Raceway will feature four-legged warriors of a markedly different kind....read on

Standardbred Canada would like to remind everyone participating in the upcoming fairs in Manitoba to please ensure all account transactions are completed in advance of the event date....read on

Officials with Harrah’s Philadelphia have announced the track’s draw schedule for the week of June 16....read on

In a Canadian record performance, Captain Crunch prevailed over Bettors Wish to capture the 2019 Pepsi North America Cup on Saturday (June 15) at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

The North America Cup day edition of Breakfast With The Babies at The Meadowlands came an hour early at 9:00 a.m .on a beautiful, windless Saturday morning with the temperature at 70 degrees and the track fast....read on

The second seasonal session of two-year-old qualifiers carded at Woodbine Mohawk Park is now in the books after 15 baby races went postward on Friday (June 14)....read on

Tattersalls Sales Co. reminds horsemen and women that the catalog for the Summer Mixed Sale is ready to close, so entries should be submitted to the sales company or with one’s agent as soon as possible....read on

Standardbred Canada Identification Technician Jim Mohorich will soon be in Alberta to microchip foals....read on

It has been announced that Gilles Barrieau, one the most dominant drivers to ever get in the sulky in the Maritimes, will join four others in being enshrined into the Greater Saint John Sports Hall of Fame later this year....read on

The Ontario Harness Horse Association has announced the details of an upcoming meeting for its district seven....read on

In consultation with the province's thoroughbred and harness racing industries, a review of racing's regulatory framework is underway in Manitoba as confirmed by the province's Justice Minister....read on

Toronto-based Romspen Investments Corp. has purchased Kawartha Downs and is expecting to keep live horse racing at the Peterborough-area facility, according to the track’s new president, Richard Weldon....read on

The 2019 season marks the thirteenth consecutive year that the Atlantic provinces and Standardbred Canada have partnered to offer the Atlantic Provinces Bursary Program....read on

In response to a request from the industry to consider revising the current rules and Directives with respect to urging, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is making an amendment to the Standardbred Rules of Racing....read on

Ontario Racing today announced an additional boost of $2.375 million in funds to the 2019 Standardbred Horse Improvement Program (SIP) as part of the $10 million of Horse Improvement Payment (HIP) funds earmarked for the horse racing industry by the Ontario government....read on

Early mornings, long, late nights . . . caretakers are the unsung heroes of harness racing. We task them with the responsibility of making sure the horses they care for are happy and healthy, physically and emotionally....read on

In order to expedite the licensing process and to promote easier entry into the industry, the SC Board of Directors has approved the following recommendations from the By-Laws/Regulations/Licensing Committee to the SC Membership, Licensing and Racing Policies....read on

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Class of 2019 features international stars of the industry, two horses bred in Québec, a female trainer and individuals representing British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario....read on

Standardbred Canada would like to remind all owners and horsepeople that 2019 eligibility fees must be paid....read on

Standardbred Canada's Nurse Mare Program is designed to assist in matching orphaned or rejected foals with nurse mares, and now the process is even easier....read on