Forbidden Trade has won the Hambletonian, a Horse of the Year Award, and divisional honors every year except at age four when he was injured. Yet, for all his accomplishments, the six-year-old male trotter remains somewhat under the radar.
Hambletonian hopeful Chulo made a misstep in his most recent outing May 28 at The Meadowlands, but trainer Per Engblom is looking for the colt to rebound in the second of Friday’s two $30,000 eliminations of the Goodtimes Stakes for three-year-old trotters at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Perfetto, a horse from Freelton, Ont., has been selected to race in the one of the world's most prestigious races featuring trotting horses. The Elitloppet takes place in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday May 29.
Despite the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and other challenges, Ontario Racing Independent Chair John Hayes remains hopeful of a bright future for the horse racing industry in the province.
In a year of unprecedented challenges for horse racing throughout the province, the resolve and resiliency of the estimated 30,000 Ontario residents the industry employs has remained strong in the face of many adversities.
“The 2020 racing season was unlike any other ever seen before in the Ontario horse racing industry,” said Hayes, who has held the position of Ontario Racing (OR) Independent Chair since June 2018. “The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic meant lost race days, revenue shortfalls, and new thinking in terms of product distribution and marketing. As the industry turns its attention to the 2021 racing season, there are still lingering questions regarding what the COVID-19 pandemic will mean for Ontario’s horse racing industry. Increased risk and uncertainty still remain as to wh