At the end of the calendar year I think it’s only natural to step back and take a look, at your life or at the world we live in, and take some stock in what’s going on around you. The sad part about doing that these days is that, in a lot of ways, this world seems to have been careening a little out of control for the past three years.

A fictional Rail Tales feature about a late priest who had been supporting his church and congregation with his profits from racehorse ownership. 

Every year TROT looks to tell the unique stories behind a few of the 14-year-old equine warriors out there as they hit mandatory retirement age at year’s end.

When your older brother is widely known as one of the greatest drivers to ever sit behind a horse, it’s probably not easy to make a name for yourself in the same sport.

Joe Tulino grew up in Brampton, Ontario playing hockey and lacrosse, and only learned about horse racing at a later age while watching it on TV.

Dexter Dunn has been driving horses full-time in North America for less than five years, and most here know him as one of the best there is.

À l’apogée des courses attelées à New York, avant que l’OTB ne soit créé et que des foules de 30 000 personnes soient encore monnaie courante à Roosevelt et à Yonkers, l’un des principaux conducteurs de l’époque était le Canadien Lucien « Loosh » Fontaine

During the heyday of harness racing in New York, when crowds of over 30,000 were commonplace at Roosevelt Raceway, one of the most popular and charismatic drivers on the circuit was Quebec native Lucien ‘Loosh’ Fontaine.

On Saturday, October 22nd, as I watched a wonderful card of racing from Mohawk, made up mainly of Breeders Crown eliminations, I was a bit saddened to hear