Trot

A personal account of what it takes to breed racehorses for a living... and the added toll that has been taken given the current climate of racing in Ontario.

Many trainers and owners spend countless hours every summer viewing yearlings live, watching their videos and studying pedigrees... all in preparation for the Fall yearling sales.

Comme le dit l’expression, il y a plus d’une façon d’accommoder un lapin.

Major Hottie is still doing his thing on the racetrack... as evidenced by his 1:49.3 victory at Mohawk on July 13.

Jackie Matheson may be riding high atop the trainer standings in Prince Edward Island. But the young Maritime horseman doesn’t have any trouble staying humble.

As we do each and every year, we’ve taken the liberty of refreshing your memory by recapping the racing careers and breeding lines of the 11 first-crop sires whose progeny will debut this fall at year