It’s 8 o’clock at night and I’m in a banquet hall in downtown Toronto. This is a non-horse event, and after a long day, my attention is waning.

I begin some small talk with the gentleman seated beside me, when he asks what I do. “I’m in the horse racing business,” I say.

As is almost always the case, he excitedly says, “REALLY???”

As a sports writer and generous supporter of important causes, Harry Eisen will long be celebrated. As a lifelong and devoted horse racing enthusiast, his legendary status will live on at racetracks and on backstretches across the country. By Kathy Rumleski

As the mother of some of North America’s best pacers, J Cs Nathalie is a dream. But, to those who know her, she is as tough as they come. By Chris Lomon

Trying to choose a single greatest moment in the remarkable career of standardbred builder, Charles Armstrong, is a difficult task. But we look back at the many joys in his life, and the horses he loved. By Keith McCalmont

Harness racing historian, Dean Hoffman, takes us to the rail to experience the great Artsplace, and one of his many racing triumphs. By Dean Hoffman

It’s been almost 30 years since Bill Gale boarded a flight en route to the 1986 Breeders Crown to drive Sunset Warrior. We relive the unforgettable moment in time with the new Hall of Famer. By Perry Lefko

Dans ce numéro du Trot, nous saluons la Classe de 2015 du Temple de la renommée, tous ces merveilleux individus, humains et équins, ayant été reconnus par leurs pairs comme étant dignes d’intronisation au Hall d’honneur. Félicitations à tous les intronisés et les nominés.

LE VÉTÉRAN HOMME DE CHEVAUX BILL GALE, EST À bord d’un avion à réaction, nerveux au seul fait d’être en vol de Détroit vers Washington, D.C. Il se rend à Cherry Hill, New Jersey pour participer à la Breeders Crown de 1986, laquelle se disputera au Garden State Park, et il se sent nerveux.