October 19, 2017:

A pair of Davids were victorious in short field East Region Billings trots at Yonkers Raceway on Thursday night....read on

October 19, 2017:

A Nashty Business rolled into Plainridge Park last week from a multi-track sojourn that included three wins in two countries. He continued the streak at The Ridge in his track debut and returned to defend it this week in the top class and came away with his fifth straight win, taking the $14,000 Open Handicap Trot on Thursday afternoon....read on

October 4, 2017:

The I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club Team is publishing a 2018 calendar on the 'Heart of Harness Racing' and we need your photo contributions!...read on

October 19, 2017:

“It’s pretty exciting (having a horse racing in the Breeders Crown). Just to be part of it, to have a horse that’s even considered good enough to put in the entry box, is the first thing. You sit and watch it on TV year after year and to have one that’s good enough to think about putting in is pretty cool."...read on

October 19, 2017:

“Economic impact studies show that racing has a value of over a billion dollars a year to the Indiana state economy, and that’s an important responsibility on our part to make sure that we treat racing with the respect it deserves.”...read on

October 19, 2017:

World Champion and O'Brien Award winner Resolve, the fastest and richest son of champion sire Muscle Hill in North America, will be retired to stud at the conclusion of the racing season and stand stud in Ontario....read on

October 19, 2017:

Western New York Horseman Allan McCarty passed away on Monday, October 16 at the age of 67....read on

October 18, 2017:

Awesome Acres Standardbreds’ So Not Cool ($3.40) turned in a dominant pillar-to-post performance in the featured $9,000 upper-level trot on Wednesday evening (October 18) at Flamboro Downs....read on

October 19, 2017:

It’s all over except for the shouting. It was the Kiwis that were the loudest after having trounced the home team in the recently completed USA vs. New Zealand amateur driving friendship competition....read on

October 18, 2017:

Without even a moment of doubt in the mile, Exotic Beach overpowered her five rivals to jog home with authority in the $9,500 Fillies and Mares Open Handicap Pace at Batavia Downs on Wednesday afternoon (October 18)....read on

October 18, 2017:

Tamarind zipped to the front from post seven and never had an anxious moment as he rolled to victory in Wednesday’s (October 18) $15,000 Winners Over $10,000 Life Handicap Trot....read on

October 18, 2017:

The family and friends of Diane Twasnick have announced details for a Celebration Of Life on Sunday, October 29....read on

October 18, 2017:

Live harness racing will return to Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday, October 17 for the track’s 2017-18 fall-winter meet....read on

August 10, 2017:

Longtime horseman Francis ‘Frank’ O'Toole, of Puslinch, Ont., passed away on Friday, August 4 at the age of 59, and arrangements have now been announced....read on

October 18, 2017:

Ontario Racing would like to inform broodmare owners that mare enrollment forms and renewal forms for the Ontario Resident Mare program have been mailed for the 2018 foal year....read on

October 18, 2017:

Early position will be key in the Thursday evening (October 19) feature at Red Shores’ Charlottetown Driving Park....read on

October 18, 2017:

"Maybe this spring when our clients want to get away they choose the Meadows again rather than Vegas, or Disneyworld? When else could Pittsburgh ever compete in that way? Now imagine if there 50 or 100 stables working with all tracks and casinos in that manner? What would our grandstands and affiliate casino attendance look like?"....read on

October 17, 2017:

Four previous champions will be in action this Friday, as the road to this year’s Breeders Crown finals will begin with eliminations for female trotters and pacers at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino....read on

October 17, 2017:

Officials with the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association have informed Trot Insider of the passing of horseman Norm Kennedy....read on

October 17, 2017:

Susan Johnson of Waterdown, Ont., just became involved in harness horse ownership thanks to the Win A Share in A Racehorse promotion sponsored by the Ontario Sires Stakes in conjunction with the London Selected Yearling Sale....read on

October 17, 2017:

As a voting associate board member, Standardbred Canada has been working with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) by providing feedback to CFA as it pertains to the taxation proposals....read on

October 16, 2017:

The inaugural London Selected Yearling Sale was the talk of the Ontario Standardbred scene this past weekend, as strong gross sales and a better than expected average made the endeavour a success. Trot Insider has reached out to consignors for their feedback, and to say that they are happy is an understatement....read on

October 16, 2017:

The connections of four of the top horses in their divisions have supplemented to their Breeders Crown events at Hoosier Park Racing & Casino on October 28....read on

October 16, 2017:

Officials with Kawartha Downs have applied for the track to host 40 race dates in 2018 – more than double the amount of dates that the track conducted this year. The deadline for feedback on the application was this past Friday, but some local horsepeople have let their feelings about the application be known....read on

October 15, 2017:

Mohawk Seelster fetched the highest price of the second session of the London Selected Yearling Sale as the inaugural two-day sale concluded in London, Ont. on Sunday (October 15)....read on

October 14, 2017:

This week's Rewind is a bit different from the usual; it's all about horses but with less to do with actual harness racing. Robert has penned a mainly pictorial piece that shows a wide variety of horse types that once provided our forefathers with a wide range of services....read on

October 13, 2017:

It was standing room only for the overflow gathering of over 300 harness folk, who converged on the Mohawk Inn and Convention Centre in Campbellville, Ont. for an evening that will long be remembered by the participants of the industry's golden age of harness racing in Ontario....read on

October 11, 2017:

Ontario Racing is inviting racing participants to apply as a volunteer member to its new Equine Health and Welfare Advisory Council....read on

October 10, 2017:

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is pleased to release its Summary Report of the work performed by the Officiating Working Group over the last four months....read on

October 10, 2017:

Hall-of-fame horseman Yves Filion usually isn't a high roller at yearling auctions, so seeing his name attached to a $140,000 (U.S.) purchase at the Lexington Select sale raised a few eyebrows....read on

October 6, 2017:

The Standardbred Alliance is pleased to announce Rideau Carleton Raceway has joined the Ontario racetrack association....read on

October 3, 2017:

Proven sires and newcomers are keeping interest in Ontario yearlings high, as yearling sale season swings into high gear. The first session of the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale takes place today (Tuesday, October 3)....read on

September 6, 2017:

The 2017 Enrollment forms for the Quebec Mare Residency Program are now available....read on