Trevor Henry, Canada’s representative to the 2013 World Driving Championship for harness racing drivers, will be presented with his official Canadian driving colours and helmet on Friday, May 24 at The Raceway at Western Fair District in London, Ontario.
Henry, Canada’s leading dash winning driver for 2012, will receive the Canadian colours and matching helmet from Standardbred Canada’s President & CEO John Gallinger.
Henry will also be presented with a book of good luck messages and emails collected from racing fans across the country.
The presentation will take place trackside at about 6:50 p.m. following a meet and greet session with racing fans from 6:00 to 6:40 p.m. in the track's main lobby. Patrons are asked to wear red and white to show support for Canada’s rep and to participate in prize draws.
Canadians have won the World Driving Championship on four other occasions with Jody Jamieson the most recent winner in the U.S. in the 2011 WDC. Jamieson also won in 2001. Sylvain Filion won the 1999 edition and Herve Filion won the inaugural WDC in 1970.
Henry, 41, of Arthur, Ontario drove 533 winners during the 2012 season to top the charts for all Canadian drivers, while adding $3.4 million in purse money to his stats. Both numbers were career bests for the talented reinsman. He also won driving titles at The Raceway at The Western Fair District, Grand River Raceway, Clinton Raceway and Hanover Raceway last year.
Lifetime, he has driven in 25,625 races, accumulated 4,740 wins and driven horses to earnings in excess of $30 million. To date this year he has more than 140 winners and almost $600,000 in earnings.
Fans Can Send On Line Greetings To Trevor
The I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club will be putting together a book of online greetings from racing fans and supporters from across the country to present to Trevor on May 24. You can send messages up until May 20. Click here to send a good luck message/greeting to Trevor.
WDC Schedule
The 20-heat World Driving Championship Tour will open in Reims, France -- the heart of the Champagne Region -- on Sunday, June 9, where the first five races will be contested. It will then move to Normandy, at Caen, where four races will be contested on Monday, June 10. Angers will host five races on Wednesday, June 12 and five will be raced on Thursday, June 13 at Mauqenchy before the series comes to a close with a single heat on Saturday, June 15 at Vincennes-Paris, home of the famed Prix d’Amerique.