Trailing by 10 lengths at the half, Worldly Hanover unleashed a powerful three-wide move into the final turn that carried her to a 10-1 upset victory in the $75,700 Keystone Classic at The Meadows Tuesday, Sept. 25. Megadolce took the other division in the stake for three-year-old filly trotters....read on

The fortnight of Grand Circuit racing at the Red Mile will get underway this Thursday (Sept. 27), as four divisions of the $343,000 Bluegrass Two-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Trot are set to highlight the nine-race program....read on

Will the fourth time be the charm for Guy Gagnon at the 2018 National Driving Championship (NDC)?...read on

Veteran Woodbine Entertainment circuit reinsman Mike Saftic recorded quite the career milestone on Monday evening (Sept. 24), as he reached the $100 million plateau in career purse earnings. Saftic’s achievement comes on the heels of an identical driving accomplishment that was lost in the shuffle to a degree this past weekend....read on

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce that Ontario Lottery and Gaming and Ontario Racing are major sponsors for the Welcome Centre, Equine Expo and educational workshops -- including a Horse Ownership 101 workshop -- at the 2018 London Selected Yearling Sale....read on

Standardbred Canada Identification Technician Stephen MacLeod will be on Prince Edward Island on Monday, October 1, 2018 to freeze brand any horses requiring freeze brand identification, including those needed re-freeze branded for the yearling sale....read on

Driver Mike Saftic joined elite company by surpassing $100 million in career earnings on Monday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

The Mach Three mare Intoview recorded her third straight victory for owner/trainer Gilbert Garcia-Owen while winning the $14,000 distaff claiming handicap pacing feature in 1:52.4 on Monday night at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono....read on

Freshman pacing colts and geldings completed their second Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) leg in a pair of $20,000 divisions Monday at Harrington Raceway....read on

Will Take Charge and Mcwicked have been installed as the morning line favourites in a pair of $150,000 Dayton Derbies which will be contested this Friday at Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway....read on

Shelly MacMillan doesn’t consider herself a horse whisperer. Not in the least. But on the morning of September 17, 2016, as she often does, she leaned in close to a young filly and offered up a few encouraging words....read on

The Atlantic Breeders Crown Host Committee is pleased to announce the four Atlantic Canadian harness racing families that will soon be honoured for their successes and longstanding contributions to the industry....read on

The lists of the nominated and eligible horses for the upcoming Ontario-Sired Autumn Series have been released....read on

Gary Dwyer Junk, DVM, 69, of Washington Court House, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 18 at his home while surrounded by loved ones....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

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

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

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

“They are a competitive and aggressive group of drivers; I’ve watched most of them via simulcast...I have a different style. “It’s going to be fun!”...read on

Standardbred Canada is once again involved in organizing the Equine Expo as part of the London Selected Yearling Sale on October 13 and 14 at the Western Fair Agriplex in London, Ont., and we would like to extend an invitation to organizations and businesses within the industry to be an exhibitor at this year’s expo....read on

“Why do we do it? It’s because as caretakers, we deeply care about the racehorse itself and obviously we love what we do. Without our caretakers, our industry wouldn’t exist.”...read on

They might be world-class drivers but they won’t be taking part in the racing action at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday, September 26. Instead, they’ll be on track in a different capacity, analyzing all of the action in the eight National Driving Championship (NDC) races on Grand River’s Simulcast Show....read on

With more than 3,000 career victories and three driving titles at Hippodrome 3R, National Driving Championship finalist Stephane Brosseau clearly has made his mark on standardbred racing in his home province of Quebec. But the 49-year-old is also his own toughest critic....read on

Over the past five months the I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club has received hundreds of exciting photos for the Zoom Photography Challenge. September marks the final month of Zoom and we’ve picked our favorite theme ‘Meet My Horse’ to finish things off....read on

With less than a month to the 2018 National Driving Championship, many racing fans are keeping tabs on their favourite driver to see what type of driving form he’s going to have going into the competition....read on

With the yearling sales quickly approaching, now’s a great time to consider upgrading your TrackIT subscription....read on

The Forest City Standardbred Sales and Standardbred Canada are proud to announce that the sale roster for the second annual London Selected Yearling Sale is now available....read on

Standardbred Canada would like to remind all owners and horsepeople that 2018 eligibility fees must be paid prior to any horse racing in 2018....read on