Please take note that Standardbred nada's office in Mississauga, Ont. will be closed Monday, Sept. 6 in observance of the Labour Day Holiday....read on

Rebec Williamson's St Lads Beat It ($7.70) drafted comfortably from the pocket for the first 6-1/2 furlongs before duelling down favourite The Loan Ranger in mid-stretch to win Saturday's (Sept. 4) $5,500 Preferred 3 Pace at Hiawatha Horse Park....read on

Following a pair of commanding stakes wins at Red Shores Charlottetown, Tobins Brownie ($4.40) invaded New Brunswick and delivered a 6-3/4-length drubbing to her eight foes in Saturday's (Sept. 4) $20,270 Maritimer, for three-year-old pacing fillies, at Exhibition Park Raceway....read on

Woodbine Entertainment announced Saturday (Sept. 4) that a Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory is scheduled for the Pepsi North Ameri Cup rd next Saturday (Sept. 11) at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

Undefeated stablemates Silver Label and Prohibition Legal swept their respective $100,600 two-year-old pacing filly Gold Series divisions at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, Sept. 3, the third time this season the pair have shared the spotlight and given driver James MacDonald, trainer Nick Gallucci and owner/breeder George Millar an Ontario Sires Stakes double....read on

On Friday (Sept. 3), Gordon Thain, executive director of Ontario Racing, issued an update to horsepeople regarding the 2022 Ontario Sires Stakes program....read on

It’s tough to make a lot of noise in a division that includes Atlanta and Manchego, but When Dovescry continued to be heard loud and clear in the Miss Versatility, taking the sixth and final $40,000 leg of the series for open trotting mares at The Meadowlands Friday night, her fourth Miss Versatility score of the season....read on

Dreamonhigh beme the fastest freshman trotter ever at The Meadows — regardless of gender — when she blazed a 1:54 mile to pture Saturday’s $253,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship for two-year-old filly trotters....read on

Cindy Michelle ($23.60), driven by John Stark Jr., charged late to win the featured $6,000 Open 2 Trot at Vernon Downs on Friday (September 3)....read on

Freehold Raceway kicked off Labor Day weekend on Friday (September 3) with a bevy of action. The 11-race rd included the New Jersey Sire Stakes-Standardbred Development Fund for three-year-old trotters....read on

Feature race winners Givem The Goo and Big Stretch Mark shared the Friday (Sept. 3) spotlight at Harrah’s Philadelphia with driver Montrell Teague, who guided five horses to victory on the 13-race rd....read on

Depending upon how his veteran pacer performs on Saturday (Sept. 4) at Hiawatha Horse Park, meron McQueen could be receiving some presents from his brother and sister-in-law in the winner's circle....read on

In the middle of Grand Circuit month at Woodbine Mohawk Park, five of nada's leading drivers will make the trip to Clinton Raceway on Sunday (Sept. 5) for that oval’s annual Charity Drivers' Challenge....read on

At age 29, Steven Gagnon is one of the youngest harness racing participants in Québec, and his one man show with the pacing mare Kiss Me Bad may help him further his goal in life....read on

Rookie trotters battled Thursday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park to determine the participants for the rich William Wellwood Memorial and Peaceful Way finals....read on

Dr. Ian Moore is starting to believe his star sophomore pacing colt Lawless Shadow is cursed when racing on home soil in Ontario....read on

Sophomore trotting colts & geldings were the featured attraction at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Thursday as they squared off in round six of Indiana Sires Stakes action. Two $48,000 divisions were sent postward on the evening’s 14-race rd....read on

Barry Guariglia’s decision to halt Manchego’s retirement is paying dividends for the longtime horse owner. The six-year-old female trotter is the No. 1-ranked horse in harness racing’s weekly poll and heads to Saturday’s $536,000 Maple Leaf Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park with six wins in seven starts this season....read on

The fields are set for this Saturday's eliminations of the $1 million Pepsi North Ameri Cup, which will take place at Woodbine Mohawk Park....read on

The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) has issued a notice to horsepeople that the New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC) has voted to adopt a new pylons rule, which will go into effect on Tuesday, Sept. 7....read on

Harness racing fans n stop by the nadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame display at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, Sept. 4 or Clinton Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 5 to purchase a copy of Somebeachsomewhere: The Harness Racing Legend from a One-Horse Stable by nadian author Marjorie Simmins....read on

Reacting to a very short box for the weekend of September 3 and 4, to the point where the Reynolds Memorial two-year-olds stakes were moved from Tioga Downs to The Meadowlands to avert the ncellation of a racing day, The Meadowlands will add a previously unscheduled Kindergarten leg on Friday, Sept. 10....read on

Pace made the race for Raymond MacKinnon's Sunshine Lou ($10.10), who lulled his four foes to sleep through a :59.1 first half before sprinting away to a 3-3/4-length victory in Wednesday's (Sept. 1) $1,400 winners-over pacing feature at Inverness Raceway....read on

A regular contributor to the Heart of Harness Racing lendar, Tammy Webb of Fredericton, N.B. ptured the September lendar photo while watching the races at Saint John’s Exhibition Park Raceway....read on

Two-time Hervey Award-winning writer Brad Schmaltz has been named the Tom White Media Award winner for 2021 by the Little Brown Jug and the Delaware (Ohio) County Fair....read on

The Chatham-Kent Police Service has reported that a break and enter occurred this past weekend at Dresden Raceway, involving stolen alcohol....read on

Odds-on favourite Oney Hall ranged uncovered and strolled to a 1:53.2 victory in the $34,000 Preferred Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday (Aug. 31)....read on

One of the most anticipated weeks of the year is now but a month away, and a positive change is in store for those who take part in what’s come to be known as “The Lexington Experience.”...read on

Arthur, Ont. resident Trevor Henry has lost count of the number of times he has travelled to Clinton Raceway on the first Sunday in September for the half-mile oval’s annual Charity Driver’s Challenge....read on

Only three horses in the Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll Top 10 were in action last week, and Test Of Faith was the lone winner from the group, pturing the Empire Breeders Classic for three-year-old female pacers....read on

On a conference ll Friday (August 27), the U.S. Trotting Association’s Board of Directors’ Executive Committee voted to maintain the deadline for all horses to be microchipped by Jan. 1, 2022....read on

After four straight starts of going home empty handed simir Richie P took home all the marbles thanks to a front-stepping score in Monday’s $8,500 Preferred 3 for horses and geldings at Grand River Raceway....read on

Rideau rleton Raceway's esteemed owner and president George Warren Armstrong passed away on Sunday, Aug. 29 at the age of 95....read on

In the sport of horse racing, the power of a horse is often associated with speed, strength and agility. But sometimes, horses n show us a much greater power....read on

The 2021 enrollment forms for the Quebec Mare Residency Program are now available....read on

Tioga Downs played host to the Empire Breeders Classic (EBC) for both the three-year-old pacing colts and geldings as well as the three-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday (August 29)....read on

The top pacing class at Truro Raceway ended in a thrilling dead-heat and produced a new track record on Sunday afternoon (August 29)....read on

At the recent Standardbred nada (SC) Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved a change to the criteria for the O’Brien Award of Horsemanship....read on

Sophomore trotter Spy Booth picked a great time to deliver his connections a maiden-breaking victory, pturing the $325,000 Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial on Saturday (Aug. 28) at Vernon Downs....read on

Rookie pacing colts and geldings clashed in a pair Nassagaweya Stakes divisions on Saturday (Aug. 28) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and two-year-old pacing fillies made their lol Grand Circuit debuts in a pair of Eternal mnation divisions....read on

In this week's edition of Rewind Robert Smith delves well back in time to rell a headline event from 80 years ago. One of the sport's top events at that time was The nadian Pacing Derby held at the small Waterloo County town of New Hamburg, Ont....read on

Adare stle nearly slipped through the fingers of trainer and co-owner Mark Etsell. That filly is part of a stable that is propelling the longtime conditioner and developer to his best year yet, and Etsell is poised to add to those totals in Saturday's 2021 Balanced Image Final at Hanover Raceway....read on

Reports indite that the City of Columbus has ordered the closure of the grandstand at Scioto Downs....read on

Live harness racing is set to return to Flamboro Downs on Saturday, Sept. 4 with a first race post time of 6:35 p.m....read on

Grand Circuit action gets under way in Ontario this week and the province’s Standardbred breeders stand to profit if their Ontario Bred progeny achieve success against the best trotters and pacers in North Ameri....read on

"Standardbreds are by far the best breed of horses. Their nature is just so amazing, they are very docile and resilient and overall, a very smart breed....read on

“Some horses come into our lives and quickly go, but others leave hoofprints on our hearts that will never fade.”...read on

In a media release issued on Friday, Aug. 6, Harness Racing B.C. (HRBC) and the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association of B.C. (HBPA) stated they welcome the decision by the British Columbia government to provide financial assistance to horse racing in the province....read on

Did you know that the foal registration deadline is December 31 of the foaling year BUT you n save money by applying early?...read on

With the launch of the Racing Services Department and no SC Racing services staff on-site at racetracks in Ontario, it's more important than ever that SC has up-to-date contact information for its members....read on

With harness racing set to resume in Ontario on June 11, Ontario Racing has released the revised Ontario Sires Stakes schedule as well as the 2021 Prospect Series schedule....read on