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Harness racing would be nothing without its most passionate and colourful characters – and undoubtedly the sport has lost one of those with the death of prominent Victorian owner-breeder Rick Burchell. Burchell was renowned for his outspoken enthusiasm for the sport and his horses, most notably his superstar entire Blitzthemcalder. By Metropolitan from Like A
One of the most exciting times of year in harness racing comes in early to mid-summer, when the latest crop of North American 2-year-olds begin to emerge. The Meadowlands’ Kindergarten Series is often the first stop for these youngsters, who will be making their pari-mutuel debuts on Friday night, July 7th, at The Big M,
Ontario Sires Stakes competitor Darbyshire (Muscle Mass) dropped into conditioned harness racing company and put in a career-best performance on Thursday (Jun. 15) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. James MacDonald sent him to the front from third coming down the backstretch and hustled through the third quarter. New Rules (Austin Sorrie) chased the leader down the
Central West went down 13-3.
The Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) season gets underway this weekend at Flamboro Downs with Prospect Series action on Saturday (May 20) and Grassroots racing featured as part of the Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup undercard on Sunday (May 21).