C’est en ce dimanche de la fin de semaine de l’Action de grâces que je rédige cette chronique, et l’odeur de la dinde qui cuit commence à embaumer la maison. Que la vie est bonne!!!

I am writing this column on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, and the turkey smell is just starting to fill the house. Things are good!!!

Lorsque la nouvelle du décès de Admirals Express est tombée, on aurait dit que même le plus modéré des intéressés aux coures sous harnais, avait été touché.

When the news recently broke that Admirals Express had passed away, it seemed like everyone even moderately interested in harness racing was touched.

You may already have heard about this phenomenal two-year-old pacer, thanks in part to his recent win in the Breeders Crown.

What can you, as the owner of a horse farm, do to reduce your environmental hoof-print? This past summer, we ­traversed the open road in search of suggestions.

Grâce au Chef de police adjoint de Charlottetown, Gary McGuigan, une poignée de juments poulinières standardbred ont jeté les bases de nouvelles possibilités pour des ­adolescents en difficulté de sa communauté.

Thanks to Charlottetown Deputy Police Chief Gary McGuigan, a handful of standardbred ­broodmares have opened the door to new ­possibilities for troubled youth in the local ­community.

By Keith McCalmont
Photos by Alanna's Photo