Trainer John Chappell kicked off his Tuesday evening with a win at Fraser Downs, and things finished up pretty good for the talented horseman considering he swept the final two dashes on the 10-race card....read on

The last horse had just finished selling early Sunday evening at the inaugural London Selected Yearling Sale and the huge smile on the face of the sale’s co-manager was more than enough to indicate it had been a heck of an auction....read on

Dreamsteeler exploded from the pocket at the top of the lane and got by a determined RV Janet to capture Tuesday’s $13,000 conditioned trot at The Meadows at a healthy 21-1....read on

The second choice caught the pacesetting favourite in the shadow of the wire in both $16,000 distaff pacing features on Tuesday night at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono....read on

As a voting associate board member, Standardbred Canada has been working with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) by providing feedback to CFA as it pertains to the taxation proposals....read on

Congratulations to Cassidy Schneider of Arthur, Ont., who is the winner of the September Zoom Photography Challenge featuring the ‘Meet My Horse’ theme....read on

Officials with the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association have informed Trot Insider of the passing of horseman Norm Kennedy....read on

The details for the the 2018 World Harness Handicapping Championship have been unveiled....read on

Veteran harness horseman Ken Wood, of Denton, Md., who for more than a decade has been drilling wells for the poor West African nation of Ghana and since expanded to Tanzania, has added pioneering of another humanitarian effort - bringing sight to natives....read on

Drake was a non-factor seventh in last week’s Preferred-3 assignments at Flamboro Downs, but a change of scenery and an improved post helped him bounce back in a big way on Monday evening....read on

Yonkers Raceway’s Monday night program saw any number of usual Saturday races ‘carried over’ in deference to the $3.3 million all-stakes card of this past weekend....read on

Two horses took two different paths to victory in the day’s featured races at Plainridge Park on Monday afternoon....read on

Officials with Kawartha Downs have applied for the track to host 40 race dates in 2018 – more than double the amount of dates that the track conducted this year. The deadline for feedback on the application was this past Friday, but some local horsepeople have let their feelings about the application be known....read on

Details of an information meeting for the Rideau Carleton Raceway racing community have been announced....read on

Mohawk Seelster fetched the highest price of the second session of the London Selected Yearling Sale as the inaugural two-day sale concluded in London, Ont. on Sunday (October 15)....read on

Officials with Walnut Hall Ltd. have provided an overview of the trotting consignment of mares and weanlings that it will be selling at the Blooded Horse Sale in Delaware, Ohio, on November 15....read on

A total of $2,375,530 in new money was wagered into the mandatory-payout Jackpot Hi-5 pool at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday, October 14....read on

Silas Seelster fetched the highest price during the opening session of the 2017 London Selected Yearling Sale....read on

Grand River Raceway has issued a notice regarding an upcoming track closure period and its final training day....read on

It was standing room only for the overflow gathering of over 300 harness folk, who converged on the Mohawk Inn and Convention Centre in Campbellville, Ont. for an evening that will long be remembered by the participants of the industry's golden age of harness racing in Ontario....read on

Ontario Racing is inviting racing participants to apply as a volunteer member to its new Equine Health and Welfare Advisory Council....read on

“I thought maybe I could improve on him a bit, but I never saw this coming… I just thought he might make a good claiming horse.”...read on

Live harness racing will shift from Mohawk Racetrack to Woodbine Racetrack next week, and details regarding training hours and qualifiers have been released....read on

Hall-of-fame horseman Yves Filion usually isn't a high roller at yearling auctions, so seeing his name attached to a $140,000 (U.S.) purchase at the Lexington Select sale raised a few eyebrows....read on

The Standardbred Alliance is pleased to announce Rideau Carleton Raceway has joined the Ontario racetrack association....read on

The I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club Team is publishing a 2018 calendar on the 'Heart of Harness Racing' and we need your photo contributions!...read on

As a voting associate board member, Standardbred Canada has been working with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and is providing feedback to CFA as it pertains to the taxation proposals....read on

The 2017 Enrollment forms for the Quebec Mare Residency Program are now available....read on