On Saturday, July 8, Doug McNair, the winner of Standardbred Canada’s 2022 National Driving Championship and Canada’s representative in the 2023 World Driving Championship (WDC), was presented with his Canadian colours and driving helmet at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Standardbred Canada's President and CEO Dan Gall (fourth from left) joined SC Member & Stakeholder Relations Coordinator Jade Regina (first from left), SC Board Chair Joanne Colville (sixth from left) and TROT Magazine Associate Editor John Rallis (right) in making the the trackside presentation to Doug McNair (fifth from left) as he was joined by his father Gregg (third from left), his grandmother Gwendolyn (second from right), family and friends.
Prior to the start of the races, McNair met and greeted racing fans in the grandstand.
McNair, Canada’s Driver of the Year in 2017, a winner of 4,357 races and more than $77.5 million in purse earnings to date in his career, will be one of 10 drivers competing for the 2023 WDC title from Aug. 13-18. The drivers will compete in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
McNair posted a strong fourth-place finish in the 2019 WDC hosted in Sweden and is one of the leading contenders in the 2023 event.
Ten drivers from around the world will compete in 20 races at four different racetracks in three countries for the 2023 World Driving Championship title. The WDC kicks off on Sunday, Aug. 13 at Wolvega in The Netherlands and finishes with the fourth and final leg on Friday, Aug. 18 in Berlin, Germany.