When Blake MacIntosh’s Sportswriter colt won the Battle Of Waterloo in 2016, the trainer scratched that race off of his bucket list. Now they’re looking at an even bigger prize. By Keith McCalmont
Three years ago, Alagna Stables’ Assistant Trainer, Donna Lee, was caught living in surroundings that she no longer wanted to be in... so she left. By Dan Fisher
When Ian Moore’s NA Cup starter made a break (wearing hopples) in a qualifier on June 6, he had no choice but to race his colt free-legged in his Cup elimination four days later. By Keith McCalmont
A former catch-driver from Ohio is now one of North America’s leading conditioners, with a 1-2 punch second to none. By Dave Little
Ray Schnittker bred his mare, Wild West Show, to Somebeachsomewhere, six years in a row. And the results have been more than just ‘wild’. By Debbie Little
C’EST PEUT-ÊTRE LA TÂCHE DU CONDUCTEUR de mieux situer un cheval lors d’une course, mais certains chevaux semblent des plus conscients de leur propre place parmi la compétition.
When Bruce Trogdon of Emerald Highlands Farm in Ohio, purchased broodmare Armbro Cinnamon, for a paltry $15,000 from the 2013 Harrisburg Mixed Sale, she was in foal to the now-late Dragon Again.
As Brandon Filion stood bravely in front of a crowd of mourners at Paroisse de L'Ange Gardien in Gatineau, his words resonated from wall-to-wall.
It has always seemed somewhat incomprehensible that horse racing in Canada began exactly 100 years to the day before Confederation.
