Une grande commémoration

Point de vue

Le 1er juillet 1767, exactement 100 ans jour pour jour avant la naissance de la Confédération canadienne, le premier programme de courses de chevaux a été présenté en ce pays.

A Grand Celebration

The View

On July, 1, 1767, exactly 100 years to the day before Canadian Confederation, the first horse racing meet was held in this country. The event was for a purse of $40 and won by a mare named Modesty.

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A Sweet Success

Stephen Gillard

There is an old axiom in horse racing about breeding the best to the best and hoping for the best, and then there is Stephen Gillard’s way.

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Pedigree Matching

Pedigree Matching

Trying to select the stallion that could put your mare in foal to the next champion may feel like playing the lottery. Certainly, in this business, there are no guarantees.

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Bucking The Trend

Oldfriendskentucky & Roy Steele

Take one first time standardbred owner with a slew of thoroughbred connections.

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L’enfance de Gingras

Yannick Gingras

Yannick Gingras, natif du Québec, a émergé de ses humbles débuts jusqu’au premier rang des courses sous harnais, mais ce talentueux roi des guides semble savoir qu’être un papa hockey - ou si

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Growing Up Gingras

Yannick Gingras

Quebec native Yannick Gingras has come from his humble beginnings to emerge at the top of the North American harness racing game, but the talented reinsman seems to know that being a hockey dad — or