What’s the chance that a trainer from tiny Cape Breton Island, with a small stable, would be the conditioner of the horse that led all of North America in wins - not only once in his career, but twice? Well Dana Getto did that in 2016 with Surrealist, and TROT told you the story. Now, in 2024, he’s done it again, this time with Hugh Heff - a horse he started training in August. Racing on Cape Breton is usually a family affair, and the story of the now-famous, new Maritimer Hugh Heff is no different. By Melissa Keith.
