Published: July 30, 2011 12:01 pm ET

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The Canada-U.S rivalry is heating up before drivers Jody Jamieson and Corey Callahan start their quests to be named harness racing's World Driving Champion.

On today's Trot Radio, Jamieson and Callahan discuss the upcoming WDC with Norm Borg, and the drivers gave each other some good-natured ribbing and even made a personal wager on the outcome before embarking on the five-day challenge.

Episode 213 – Jody Jamieson and Corey Callahan
Audio Format: MP3 audio
Host: Norm Borg

Harrah's Chester will get the festivities underway on Sunday, July 31 with a four-pack of WDC races on the 13-dash card. First-race post time on Sunday at Chester is 12:40 p.m., and the WDC dashes have been carded as Races 2, 3, 5 and 6.

The schedule for the 20-race WDC appears below.

• Sunday, July 31:Opening Round of four races at Harrah's Chester Casino and Racetrack
  
• Monday, Aug. 1:Second Round of four races at Tioga Downs
  
• Wednesday, Aug. 3:Third Round of four races at Monticello Raceway
  
• Thursday, Aug. 4:Fourth Round of four races at The Meadowlands
  
• Friday, Aug. 5:Fifth and Final Round of four races at Empire City at Yonkers Raceway
  

The field for the 2011 WDC appears below.

• Enrico Bellei, Italy
• Corey Callahan, United States
• Dexter Dunn, New Zealand
• Björn Goop, Sweden
• Jody Jamieson, Canada
• Birger Jorgensen, Denmark
• Chris Lewis, Australia
• Michael Nimczyk, Germany
• Franck Nivard, France
• Juan Antonio Riera, Spain

Please note that the opinions expressed in the featured interview are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect Rideau Carleton Raceway and/or Standardbred Canada.