Which Horse Has The Best Chance To Repeat? March 21, 2022 With the Grand Circuit season kicking off at Yonkers Raceway late last week, the stage is set for most of last year's star Standardbreds to return to the racetrack.
Desperate For Return Of Desperate Man February 26, 2022 While fans of harness racing are eager to see many of the sport's stars return to the racetrack, one Standardbred has piqued the interest more than others.
A Story And A Horse For The Ages February 13, 2022 The Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the Year for 2021, Desperate Man came with some story and some major accomplishments.
2021 O'Brien Award Winners Announced February 06, 2022 Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2021 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, during a Virtual Gala videostreamed on standardbredcanada.ca on...
A Family (Black Tie) Affair January 12, 2022 Desperate Man has provided the Cecchins with many family memories over the course of the year and now the team behind the North America Cup champion will get to enjoy another special evening together ...
A Tremendous Year For OSS Horses November 04, 2021 Although compressed into four months, the 2021 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) season featured all of the fierce battles and memorable performances fans have come to expect from the province’s top pacers a...
Two Minutes In Vegas October 17, 2021 One of Kathy and John Cecchin’s first dates took place in the backstretch kitchen at Mohawk. Many years later, the lifelong horsepeople, still as much in love as ever, reached the pinnacle of the spor...
Desperate Man Adds Super Final To Resume October 16, 2021 North America Cup champion Desperate Man continued his storybook season on Saturday night, taking the $225,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final for the three-year-old pacing colts and gelding at Woodb...
Team Desperate Man Open House October 13, 2021 John & Kathy Cecchin, Paul & Nikki Davies, Trevor & Shannon Henry and 2021 North America Cup winner Desperate Man are inviting the harness racing industry to an open house this weekend.
What's Next For Desperate Man? September 17, 2021 Now that she's won the 2021 Pepsi North America Cup with Desperate Man, trainer Kathy Cecchin isn't planning a trip to Disneyland. And she's not planning a trip to Delaware, Ohio either.
Desperate Man Wins The 2021 North America Cup September 11, 2021 With numerous runner-up efforts and finishes behind heavy favourite Bulldog Hanover on his card, Desperate Man avenged his defeat in the Pepsi North America Cup elimination to down his provincial riva...
Desperate Man A 'Slick' Purchase September 10, 2021 As trainer Kathy Cecchin waited in the paddock for Desperate Man’s North America Cup elimination last week, her husband, John, asked how the horse was doing.