Quarante années après le début de la magie des courses sur glace sur le Canal Rideau à Ottawa, Bill Galvin a entrepris de répéter ce qu’il avait pu faire à la fin des années 1970, soit ramener cette tradition depuis longtemps perdue.
Forty years after ice racing began its magical run on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal, Bill Galvin set out to replicate what he was able to do in the late 1970s, and bring back the long-lost tradition. While Galvin may have run into some new roadblocks in 2018, that didn’t stop the efforts to promote harness racing at one of Canada’s most iconic locations. By Melissa Keith
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J’ai eu l’honneur d’écrire de nombreux articles dans le magazine TROT. Et j’ai eu le grand privilège de partager mes pensées sur les courses sous harnais au cours de ces années. Celui-ci n’est pas facile à écrire.
I’ve had the honour of writing numerous columns in TROT Magazine. And I’ve had the true privilege of sharing my thoughts about harness racing over those years. This one is not easy to write.
It is rare to reach the pinnacle of any sport in your 90s. But for Stan Klemencic, that is precisely where he is. By Chris Lomon
Despite being blind in one eye, Alberta-sired Mateo never stopped trying on the track. Today, he is at the top of his game, and being recognized as one of the best three-year-olds in all of Canada.
In an effort to make their racing product more exciting, Yonkers Raceway recently made the decision to eliminate their passing lane.
