The Standardbred Canada website and Trot Insider present the annual Christmas tradition of listing the top 50 news stories of the year, and today we feature the top 25
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While Muscle Hill was voted by SC website readers as harness racing's newsmaker of the year for 2009, one event certainly dominated the more than 6,800 news stories published since January 1 in terms of traffic. On March 2 at Woodbine Racetrack, the $55,400 Ontario Boys Pacing Series final for four-year-olds was marred by an injury to pacer Warp Speed that spurred a horrific accident.
Drivers Mario Baillargeon, Chris Christoforou, Roger Mayotte, Robert Shepherd and Rick Zeron all received injuries to various degrees. The updates that Trot Insider subsequently posted on the injured reinsmen also scatter amongst the top 25 new stories.
Stories 50-26 are available here, and the top 25 appear below.
25 - Ritchie Hospitalized Following Spill
24 - All The Weapons In Gold Cup & Saucer
23 - Broken Limbs For Baillargeon, Shepherd
22 - Stormaway Euthanized
21 - UPDATED: Horseman That Died On NJ Turnpike Identified
20 - Paramedics Save Hamm’s Life
19 - Elliott Appeal Denied, Fine Increased
18 - Canada's Two-Year-Olds In Training
17 - UPDATED: Tragic Deaths In Ohio Barn Fire
16 - ORC Made Unreasonable Decision Regarding Hudon Appeal
15 - Random Strike Tops Spring Fling
14 - Adrenaline Festival Announced
13 - ‘Beach Party’ At O’Brien Awards
12 - Final Harrisburg Session Concludes
11 - Karel Nemecek Killed At Victory Lane
8 - Parlay Tops Fall Extravaganza
7 - More On Placing Of Angostura
6 - Dustin On Western Fair Race Appeal
5 - UPDATED: Eight OHHA Directors Resign
4 - Final Black Book Yearling Session Complete