02 May 2025
Is there still a role for heat racing in the sport?
Not long ago, I made a list of the 10 most memorable races I’d seen.When I was done, I realized that all but one of them were heat races.
02 May 2025
Life’s A Beach, et al.
Let’s share a dirty, little secret. (It’s a biggie)
02 May 2025
About Me
Welcome to Colour Outside The Lines on Trot Blogs.
Let's see more emotion in the bike
The View
By: Darryl Kaplan
This summer I was the victim of a contagious form of insomnia called Beijing 2008.
Facing the big issues
Inside SCoop
By: Jackson Wittup
September? It just can't be September already! September means yearling sales, so good luck to buyers and sellers.
Dutch Treat
Feature
If you make your way to Holland for September's Frisian Ascot Day, be sure you dress to impress -- this is no ordinary day at the track. The annual Dutch event is as much about glitz and glamour as it is about horse racing.
Xtreme Horsepower II
Feature
For the second year in a row, Canadian harness racing fans were privy to an extravagant, radical, completely unorthodox evening at Georgian Downs in August. Forget about the mile -- these extreme horses went long distances, short distances and even clockwise. And in the mud, nonetheless. That's no small feat.
Break the Trend
Feature
Tired of line-driving? In Trot's first-ever training clinic, Carl Jamieson shares his unique method of breaking yearlings -- the same method friend Brent MacGrath used with Maritime superstar Somebeachsomewhere. Now, you too can try it at home.