Simply 'Future Stars' No More

Tyler Borth • Brett MacDonald • Austin Sorrie

Tyler Borth (2014), Brett MacDonald (2017) and Austin Sorrie (2020) are all former winners of the O’Brien Future Star Award.

Un cowboy résilient

Trot Feature: Daryl Thiessen

Ancien « divertisseur de taureau » (bullfighter) du Manitoba, Daryl Thiessen a subi sa juste part de blessures au fil des ans.

Resilient Cowboy

Trot Feature: Daryl Thiessen

In our May, 2019 issue we told you about a bullfighting cowboy from Manitoba by the name of Daryl Thiessen, who was working with Standardbreds and had just started driving them in races.

Stallions Stats

Stallion Stats

Trot takes its unique annual look at the stats behind the top Standardbred sires in Canada and North America.

Tempête: The One We've Been Waiting For

Tempête

There were some credible harness racing movies that graced the big screen in the first half of the 20th century, but in the past 75 years or so the pickings have been slim to say the least.

Bulldog Hanover: An Oral History

Bulldog Hanover

Sometimes a horse comes along that is just different from the others - its talent far greater than the rest. When that happens, the joy and positivity brought to our industry is almost incalculable.

A Chat With Three O'Brien-Worthy Breeders

Breeding

Although breeding racehorses truly is a science, there really are no rules set-in-stone when it comes to choosing a stallion for your mare and attempting to get her in-foal in an efficient manner.