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The first foal for Brittany Farms broodmare Shining Beauty has a unique story behind it. The colt from 2020 and 2021 Dan Patch award winner Bettors Wish, “a very nice long legged brown colt that stands very well” according to the farm, has a special connection to Brittany Farms. Bettors Wish and the dam Shining Beauty were both bred and raised by Brittany Farms. Shining Beauty is a stakes-winning Captaintreacherous daughter of world champion, Dan Patch and O’Brien Award winning mare Ameri...

5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities this week Our food writers highlight the favorites of their weekly dining experiences.  February 19, 2021 — 11:02am Text size Copy shortlink: Cranberry jam toaster pastry from Hark! Cafe Gluten-free baking is one thing. Vegan baking is another. Doing both at the same time? "There are a lot of scientific reasons why its hard," said Lisa Neumann, a baker who co-owns Hark! Cafe wit...

Standardbred Canada announced the winners of 2020 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, during a Virtual Gala videostreamed on standardbredcanada.ca on Sunday, January 31. Held virtually due to the provincial lockdown in Ontario, this year marked the 32nd edition of the O’Brien Awards, named in honour of the late Joe O’Brien, an outstanding horseman and member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. Richard Moreau added a record eighth O�...

Sponsored by: Richard Moreau Standardbred Canada announced the winners of 2020 OBrien Awards, which honor Canadas best in harness racing over the past season, during a Virtual Gala videostreamed on standardbredcanada.ca on Sunday, Jan. 31. Richard Moreau added a record eighth OBrien trophy to his mantle in the Trainer of the Year Category after a season which saw him top the earnings and win charts for Canadian trainers.  Based in Puslinch, Ont., Moreau is one of the countrys busiest...

Ontario-sired pacing colt Tall Dark Stranger was named the 2020 U.S. Horse of the Year as part of the Dan Patch Annual Awards Banquet held virtually on Saturday (Jan. 16). The United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), the leading media organization in North American harness racing, has announced the winners of its Dan Patch Awards balloting for excellence exhibited among both equines and humans. The “best of the best” are normally honoured at the writers’ Dan Patch Annual Awards ...

Action Uncle, the Ohio Three-Year-Old Trotting Colt of the Year, has been named the 2020 Ohio Horse of the Year. Action Uncle, the son of Uncle Peter out of Action Broadway, won nine out of 10 races in 2020 earning $351,960 for trainer Virgil Morgan Jr. and owners Carl Howard, Joyce McClelland, and Larry Wills. In 2020, Action Uncle set a world record, winning the Ohio Breeders Championship at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in 1:52.4. The victory completed the Ohio Triple Crown for Action Uncl...