Trot Magazine

Horses training during TheStable.ca's Spring Open House

"Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due"

"Many people will tell you that, in horse racing, there’s really no wrong way to do things. What might work on one horse or for one trainer, might not work for another, but in most cases there isn’t n...

Daryl Thiessen

Resilient Cowboy

A one-time bullfighting cowboy from Manitoba, Daryl Thiessen had suffered his fair share of injuries over the years.

Trainer Brett Pelling with Milton Stakes champion Test Of Faith and driver David Miller

Pelling Power

February 26, 2023

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 of gettin...

Bulldog Hanover: An Oral History

Bulldog Hanover: An Oral History

February 19, 2023

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. Th...

Bulldog Hanover

"For Jack, It Was The Fans"

February 16, 2023

"You don’t think getting people to the races matters anymore? Jack Darling bought a yearling for $28,000. It made almost $2.8 million and one of the things that stands out most to him about the entire...

A group of Standardbred caretakers at Woodbine Mohawk Park

Different But The Same

February 09, 2023

"The three superstars are all so very different; yet, especially when it comes to winning, they’re all so very much the same. Between the three of them, they won 38 races last year for just shy of $3....

Standardbred hooves

Tell TROT Your 2022 Highlight

February 01, 2023

In 2020, and again in 2021, when pandemic-induced racing shutdowns had many at an all-time low, at TROT Magazine, we tried to look at the glass as being half full rather than half empty, and we asked ...

Felix Marion

Farrier To The Stars

January 16, 2023

Clint Galbraith drove Niatross. Harry Poulton trained Matts Scooter. Paul MacDonell drove Somebeachsomewhere. Hanover Shoe Farms bred Bulldog Hanover. This is all pretty much common knowledge. Who was...

Remembering Lucien Fontaine

'Loosh' With A Whoosh

December 27, 2022

During the heyday of harness racing in New York, when crowds of over 30,000 were commonplace at Roosevelt Raceway, one of the most popular and charismatic drivers on the circuit was Quebec native Luci...

TROT Magazine Christmas ads

Seasons Greetings From TROT

December 23, 2022

TROT Magazine would like to wish everyone in harness racing a happy holiday season. As a special festive feature, all of the 2022 Holiday ads from December's TROT are now available for viewing ...

Dan Clements

Danny Clements: Finally Home

November 28, 2022

In the June 2003 issue of TROT Magazine, Chris Roberts presented a riveting Q&A with a then-39-year-old Danny Clements, and the horseman didn’t hold back.

A Standardbred horse training on a track in the distance

"Lasix Shouldn’t Be The Dirty ‘L-Word’"

November 27, 2022

"What most anti-Lasix people are missing here is the word ‘HELPED’ -- the horsepeople used it to help their horse. It’s something that should almost be applauded and not looked down upon."

A horse in a field

"A Horse Is A Horse Is A Horse... Of Course"

October 31, 2022

"Maybe the trotters have always seemed to take a bit of a back seat to ‘The Sport Of Kings’, but I don’t really see it as an issue these days. It’s horse racing. We’re all in it together. What is good...