It has taken me 60 years to write a harness racing column like this one…60 years…60 years since my first one in the Horseman and Fair World trying to do something positive for our sport. I am THE eternal optimist. I look for the good in everything…and I am beginning to realize that is a
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (CHRHF) Induction Gala took place this evening (Wednesday, Aug. 9) at the Mississauga Convention Centre, honouring the Classes of 2022 and 2023, including some of the biggest names in Canadian Standardbred racing. The CHRHF Class of 2022 includes Jack Darling (Standardbred Trainer), Gilles Gendron (Standardbred Veteran), Frank Salive (Standardbred
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (CHRHF) Induction Gala took place this evening (Wednesday, Aug. 9) at the Mississauga Convention Centre, honouring the Classes of 2022 and 2023, including some of the biggest names in Canadian Standardbred racing. The CHRHF Class of 2022 includes Jack Darling (Standardbred Trainer), Gilles Gendron (Standardbred Veteran), Frank Salive (Standardbred
Many economists point out that the economy is very fragile. The housing market paced on in a record-breaking fashion as interest rates came down and, suddenly, when inflation infiltrated our economy, interest rates started going up, ironically, quarter by quarter (in time and percentage points) and the housing market cooled off. Could the same thing begin
I hear from members of harness racing’s BDHC (Broken Down Horseplayers Club) and Send It In Army all the time as they complain about short fields, drags between races and post times after 10:30 at night as many have to get up at six or seven in the morning and go to work. Last week,