A reminder to all horsepeople that all Standardbreds racing in Canada will be required to be microchipped to race as of January 1, 2022.

Standardbred Canada would like to remind members that SC's main office building in Mississauga, Ont. remains closed to external visitors and guests amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yonkers Raceway is pleased to announce that the four major Grand Circuit stakes scheduled for Friday, July 2 will all see substantial purse increases over the originally advertised amounts.

San Domino A and Marloe Hanover proved victorious in Sunday afternoon's (May 9) co-featured $16,200 pacing events at Harrah's Philadelphia.

This week's Rewind is devoted to Mother's Day which is observed this year on Sunday, May 9 (today). Robert Smith talks a bit about the day and its meaning and also has chosen a special mother connected with harness racing to profile.

Summertime is almost here which means BBQ season is upon us! To make your summer more enjoyable, Standardbred Canada has teamed up with John Deere to award one lucky Member Value Program (MVP) member with a John Deere Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker!

Driver Austin Sorrie put the pedal down on Bugsy Maguire from the start and never relinquished the lead on his way to a victory in the Preferred Pace on the opening program of the summer meet at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park Saturday (May 8).

While he showed his usual talent, there was something different about 2019 Horse of the Year Forbidden Trade in his Saturday morning qualifying effort at The Meadowlands.

Prairie Westerngal held on to win the $9,000 Fillies and Mares Open Pace at Tioga Downs on Saturday (May 8).

After a contest last night at Scioto Downs, members of GLADA traveled to Northfield Park for two trotting divisions in the year-long series. And when the judges posted the official signs, Don Sherman and Larry Ferrari each emerged victorious in the respective $7,800 splits.

After competing on the Grand Circuit at two and three and then racing predominantly in Pennsylvania as a four-year-old, stakes winner Blood Money made a statement during the 2021 season opener on Saturday (May 8) at Exhibition Park Raceway.

Opening day at Cumberland Saturday (May 8) enjoyed a large crowd and widespread support from on-track punters, as well as simulcast outlets, for the nine-race card.

Bob Hechkoff took no prisoners and sent Southwind Frost down the road for a 1:58.4 victory in the American Harness Drivers Club trot at Freehold Raceway on Saturday (May 8) and in doing so kept his main competition out in the fresh air.

American Courage, who started his career seven-for-seven before an out-of-character seventh-place finish in the New York Sire Stakes final last September, began his three-year-old campaign in style with an authoritative 1:52 victory in one of four W.N. Reynolds Memorial divisions for sophomore pacers of both sexes that took place on Friday night at Yonkers Raceway.

On Friday (May 7) officials representing the various Maritime stakes organizations announced the rescheduling of a number of stakes originally slated for May 2021.

A rejuvenated Richard 'the Black Cat' Simard has journeyed across the continent and braved many obstacles to land back in the eastern Ontario-Quebec circuit, which he's now content to call home.

Standardbred Canada’s Member & Stakeholder Relations Department is seeking an enthusiastic summer student/intern to assist with various member and stakeholder related activities.

With the May 21st deadline getting closer, to enter the 2nd annual COSA Fantasy Stable Contest, driver James MacDonald delivered his thoughts on the team he’ll select for the 2021 COSA contest.

Equine Guelph’s Fire & Emergency Preparedness Course is taking place from May 17 – May 25. If you are a horse owner, trainer, training facility owner, groom and interested in best practices to be prepared for all manner of emergency situations, this course is for you!

Hannelore Hanover, world champion and 2017 Horse of the Year, delivered her first foal, a colt from the first crop of 2019 Dan Patch Trotter of the Year Greenshoe, at midnight on Thursday (May 6).

After 40 years of dedication and critical contributions, racing secretary Scott McKelvie has announced that he will retire from Woodbine Entertainment on March 31, 2022.

Trot Insider has learned that Hall of Fame trainer Ron Gurfein of Delray Beach, Fla. has passed away at the age of 80.

A reminder to stallion owners wishing to have stallions eligible to the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes for the 2021 breeding season that stallion fees are due by May, 15 2021.

Rideau Carleton Raceway's Race Manager Peter Andrusek talked with Brian Perkin of Lake 88.1FM about the state of the Ottawa track in Ontario's third shut down as well as the obstacles the industry will have to overcome.

The 2021 season marks the 15th-consecutive year that the Atlantic Provinces and Standardbred Canada have partnered to offer the Atlantic Provinces Bursary Program. This project could award up to five students in the Atlantic provinces bursaries towards their postsecondary education this year.

It’s been two years since we’ve seen one of Evelyn Sabraw’s photos featured in the Heart of Harness Racing calendar. However, for the 2021 calendar, she has once again impressed us.

According to a statement issued by officials on Thursday (April 29), Truro Raceway will be forced to pause its 2021 harness racing season as a result of rising COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia that prompted government to enforce a two-week 'circuit-breaker' lockdown.

The CPMA has reviewed its document, CPMA Policy Paper P-006, Sample Residue Release and revised the policy to add greater clarity.

The 2021 edition of the Pepsi North America Cup looms closer with each passing day, and Trot Magazine's profiling of the race’s projected top contenders ahead of the million-dollar classic culminates with the No. 1 sophomore colt in the 2021 Pepsi North America Cup Spring Book.

To bring the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission (APHRC) in line with the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities new TCO2 levels have been established by the APHRC, which will be effective May 1, 2021.

Please be advised that Halton Region has announced COVID-19 vaccination appointments are now available for all essential workers (18+), who live or work in Halton and cannot work from home.

TROT Magazine is pleased to launch the eighth edition of the TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable contest. Enter for free (online or by mail) and play along all year, with a chance to win great prizes!....read on

As a result of the province-wide lockdown announced on Thursday (April 1) by the Government of Ontario, harness racing will be suspended at Rideau Carleton Raceway, The Raceway at the Western Fair District and Woodbine Mohawk Park effective Saturday, April 3.

Standardbred Canada's Nurse Mare Program is designed to assist in matching orphaned or rejected foals with nurse mares, and now the process is even easier.

With the second wave of COVID-19 and the lockdown of racing in some provinces, these are extremely challenging times for many of our members. Standardbred Canada wants to ensure our members have access to the most current news and relevant information for Federal and Provincial programs and resources that may provide assistance to you.

Standardbred Canada (SC) would like to notify members that in the best interests of the health and safety of our members and staff, SC Field Reps will not be working at racetracks during COVID-19.