If seven or eight years ago someone would have told me that I might one day enjoy Premier League football (soccer) as much as, or even more than I enjoy the NHL, I would have laughed at them.

While 2021 was another year that tested us all, it also provided tremendous highlights for many in our sport. Join TROT as we take a chronological look back at some of the most memorable, and not so memorable moments of the past year in Canadian Standardbred racing. Compiled by Dan Fisher.

When a Malabar Man stud by the name of Calamar landed in Debi O’Brien-Moran’s barn some 15 years ago, it was so she could get him sold on behalf of someone else.

Richard ‘Nifty’ Norman came to North America many years ago, to travel with friends and do some work as a landscaper.

Grâce à la formidable équipe derrière lui ainsi qu’aux récents exploits de noms connus tels que Warrawee Vital (p,3,1:47.1 ; 447 506 $) et Logan Park (3,1:52.2s, (489 372 $), l’année 2021 s’est révélée l’une des meilleures années de la carrière de l’entraîneur Rob Fellows - mais ce n’est certainement pas arrivé du jour au lendemain.

Rob Fellows has simply loved being around horses since before he was even 10-years-old. His parents didn’t necessarily approve of that, but Rob has always had a way of making things he wants to happen, happen.