To say that Keith Waples was revered, loved and respected by people everywhere is correct - it also seems to be a bit of an understatement.

In this day-and-age of trotters winning sub-1:50 on a regular basis, is it possible that a mare with a mark of 1:59 is the greatest of all-time?

Great Memories’ brother sold for $150,000 as a yearling and made close to $700,000. Three years after he sold, the hammer fell on her for a mere $10,000.

Jim Bullock may not have been involved in harness racing in his early years, but once introduced to the sport he sure made up for lost time

Vers l’âge d’environ dix ans, mon père et un groupe de ses amis, s’en allaient vers Ottawa… je pense que ce devait être la première année des stakes

Randy Waples is a showman - he’s also a great driver who has won more purse money on Canadian soil than any other Standardbred reinsman in history.

Je veux clarifier quelque chose avant que vous lisiez la suite de ce texte, et je ne dis, d’aucune façon, ni forme ou format, que nous ne sommes pas en mauvaise situation présentement, en tant qu’industrie, et espèces.

I want to make something perfectly clear before you read the rest of this, and that is I’m not saying in any way, shape or form that we’re not in a bad situation right now, as an industry, and as a species.