18 May 2024
Could humane activists shut down racing?

Somewhat overlooked amid all the hoopla surrounding the US presidential election was the fact that voters in Massachusetts went to the polls and ef

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18 May 2024
Should trainers and drivers get the same cut of the purse?

A driver takes the lines of a horse in the paddock before a race, parades it, scores it, and races it.

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18 May 2024
What was the best race of 2008?

In my Holiday issue of The Horseman & Fair World I received a ballot to vote on the "best race of the year." It was an easy decision for me: Me

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18 May 2024
Dewey and what filly?

Undoubtedly Dewey will be voted the tops in his class of three-year-old trotters.

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18 May 2024
12 Days Of Christmas - Day 12

Greetings from the snowy depths of SW Ontario.

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18 May 2024
How does Muscle Hill rank against recent stars?

I don't think there is any doubt that Muscle Hill is the two-year-old trotter of the year.

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18 May 2024
The passing of Phil Pines

I was saddened but not surprised to hear that Phil Pines passed away today.

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18 May 2024
There must be a better way

I read a very disturbing report in USA Today about the number of "abandoned horses" being on the rise in the USA.

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18 May 2024
Mister Big and what mare?

Sure, Mister Big will be voted the top older pacer in North America in 2008.

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