In our May, 2019 issue we told you about a bullfighting cowboy from Manitoba by the name of Daryl Thiessen, who was working with Standardbreds and had just started driving them in races.
Trot takes its unique annual look at the stats behind the top Standardbred sires in Canada and North America.
There were some credible harness racing movies that graced the big screen in the first half of the 20th century, but in the past 75 years or so the pickings have been slim to say the least.
Sometimes a horse comes along that is just different from the others - its talent far greater than the rest. When that happens, the joy and positivity brought to our industry is almost incalculable.
Although breeding racehorses truly is a science, there really are no rules set-in-stone when it comes to choosing a stallion for your mare and attempting to get her in-foal in an efficient manner.
Lorsque Brett Pelling est retourné aux États-Unis en 2017, après être allé chez lui, en Australie pendant 11 ans, certains doutaient qu’il puisse reprendre là où il avait laissé en tant que l’un des meilleurs entraîneurs de courses sous harnais.
In 2006, while at the peak of his profession, Brett Pelling left racing and moved back to Australia for some family time. When he returned to America 11 years later, some doubted his chances
