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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian harness driver Bob McClure to become a road warrior.The Rockwood, Ont., resident left Friday for The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., where he'll race . . .
A star-studded group of Standardbreds qualifying at The Meadowlands on Saturday (April 17) was joined by Canada's reigning driver of the year, Bob McClure. McClure told Dan Ralph of the Canadian Press that he was asked to drive stateside by Team Determination and trainer Luc Blais, and he'll be vaccinated for COVID-19 within five hours of entering the U.S. “It wasn’t an option to just shut down because they have grand circuit horses that are going to compete with the American-breds all summer...and you can’t just let the American horses get a month head start,” said McClure. “They h...
Not many people can head into this weekend's O’Brien Awards knowing they have an award secured, but trainer Luc Blais is in that rare position. The Quebec native, who has become the man in charge training Serge Godin’s Determination Stable, conditions both nominees for Two-Year-Old Trotting Male of the Year—Macho Martini and On A Streak. Blais also trains nominee for Two-Year-Old Trotting Filly of the Year Donna Soprano, but can sit on the edge of his seat as that filly competes for the title against Paul Walker trainee Imextraspecial. “It was an amazing year,” Blais said. “You k...