On July 19, a crowd just shy of 19,000 attended the races at Canterbury Park, a thoroughbred racetrack in Shakopee, Minnesota. Shakopee, located 50 km west of Minneapolis, has a population of just 37,000,
TROT Magazine contributor Norm Borg found that wherever harness racing takes place, the common denominator is passion. Here he takes a trip to the land of his ancestors and discovers how he so honestly came by his love of harness racing.
As we do each and every year, we’ve taken the liberty of refreshing your memory by recapping the racing careers and breeding lines of 11 first-crop sires whose progeny will debut this fall at yearling sales across North America. Only time can tell who will come out on top.
Compiled by Trot Staff
Times have been tough for Canadian harness racing. But as 2014 gets into full gear, there is a sense of optimism, and some positive signs in wagering and attendance, at tracks across the country.
By Darryl Kaplan
With yearling sales approaching, TROT went searching for unique, behind the scenes stories from North America’s top standardbred sales. Naturally, Murray Brown, Bob Marks and Mike Kimelman, each associated with some of the finest horses ever to race, had no shortage of great tales to share.
By Melissa Keith
Table ronde avec les huit conducteurs aspirant au championnat canadien.
Par Darryl Kaplan / Traduction Louise Rioux
A roundtable talk with the eight drivers looking to be crowned Canada’s champion.
By Darryl Kaplan
