When Ron Burke was asked what kind of trip he preferred for his O'Brien Award-winning millionaire trotter T C I in his sophomore debut, the trained replied that he wanted his star pupil to win as easily as possible.
Harness racing's established stars from 2023 are preparing for competition or back in action for 2024, with the majority of those standouts comprising categories in the 2024 TROT Magazine Fantasy Stable.
Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black Tie Gala in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024.
With the 2023 harness racing season complete, Trot Insider takes a look at some of the top ranked Standardbreds in Canada for wins, earnings and records.
T C I has the opportunity to become the sport’s richest-ever two-year-old on Friday, Oct. 27 when he competes against nine rivals in the $700,000 Breeders Crown final for rookie male trotters at Harrah’s Hoosier Park, but in the eyes of trainer Ron Burke, a victory would give the colt another distinction.