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02 May 2025
Put your smile where your mouth is

A toothy grin is exactly what the doctor ordered for harness racing. It’s a small thing with big impact.

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02 May 2025
Monkey see, monkey do

It’s not new that kids try to emulate the actions of grown-ups.

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02 May 2025
Shadow - Slowly But Surely

Another tough week - rain Monday, Tuesday and no sun until about 11am Wednesday morning making track conditions difficult and further complicating

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02 May 2025
Never let the seat of your pants touch the ice

Frank Salive had plenty of interesting tidbits to share during our latest episode of CRIBS, but that pearl was my favourite

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02 May 2025
HTA - harness racing's hidden gem

In a recent blog entry, I mentioned that I had been in Tucson last week to speak to classes at the Race Track Industry Program at the University o

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02 May 2025
SC Wagering Conference

Have you seen the line-up for the SC Wagering Conference later this month?

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02 May 2025
Why do we pay five purse cheques?

There are many questions man has never answered. Among them are:

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02 May 2025
Bonus Sunday Session

Training on Sunday and training in the mud are not something I do very often, but today, under those conditions, Shadow trained a mile in 2:10 agai

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02 May 2025
Foals and front-row seats

Some weeks, everything clicks. The universe aligns and no matter where you turn, it’s all Skittles and rainbows.

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