Norman On Venerable's First Loss October 26, 2021 The opening night of Breeders Crown eliminations featured a number of unbeaten two-year-olds looking to extend those perfect records into the Breeders Crown finals this weekend. While a number of thos...
Favoured Fillies Fabulous In Kindergarten September 18, 2021 The third leg of the Kindergarten Series featured nine $20,000 divisions for two-year-olds at The Meadowlands on Friday night (Sept. 17), with a pair of trotting fillies scoring impressively after bei...
Bella Bellini Blossoms Into Oaks Champion August 07, 2021 Favourite Bella Bellini stormed home off stalled cover to deliver a winning performance in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for three-year-old trotting fillies during Saturday’s Hambletonian Day card at...
Norman Triples In Simpson Stakes September 30, 2017 Two-year-old fillies trained by Richard 'Nifty' Norman were showcased in the John Simpson Memorial Stakes at Harrah's Philadelphia on Friday (September 29), winning three of the afternoon's $30,000 di...
SBOA Finals To Magic Presto & Fade May 20, 2017 It was a magical start to Mohawk Racetrack's Fireworks and Family Fun Night for trainer Richard 'Nifty' Norman and company as the popular three-year-old trotting filly Magic Presto was an impressive w...
Making A Big Name For Herself May 19, 2017 "We just measured her a week ago; she stands at 17 hands. She is also very broad, but she still has some filling out to do, which I think will make her even better as a four-year-old. We even had to b...
Bee A Magician Retired March 24, 2017 Trot Insider has learned that Bee A Magician, one of the best Canadian-sired horses to ever set foot on the racetrack, has been retired at the age of seven and will start a broodmare career.
Freshmen Star In Fall Four Stakes November 19, 2016 The Woodbine Entertainment Group's final major stakes night of the season featured the $1.8 million "Fall Four" Grand Circuit events for two-year-olds on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Woodbine Racetrack.
‘Queen Bee’ Seeks Another ‘Crown’ October 26, 2016 “It was always going to be as much time as she needed (to come back). We were never going to rush her. We never really had a goal. The Breeders Crown was always a longshot. But then the leg really did...
Norman Discusses Magic Presto September 15, 2016 “She was a big, beautiful, strong yearling. My owners always support Kadabra because they have shares in him, but this filly reminded me of Bee A Magician. That is why we went to $160,000 for her.”
Update On Bee A Magician September 07, 2016 Last year's Maple Leaf Trot champ won't be back to defend her title. After suffering an injury earlier this year, the talented Bee A Magician remains sidelined...for now.
Tougher Than Ever Seeks Rebound August 03, 2016 Rideau Carleton Raceway rolls out the red carpet for Ontario’s best two-year-old trotting colts on Thursday, August 4, hosting two $18,000 Grassroots divisions and three $70,000 Gold Series battles.