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Last Comment: March 16, 2021 2:36 pm ET | 5 Comment(s) | Jump to Comments Veterinarian Eddy McCarvill, an important part of numerous harness racing success stories from Quebec over the past 30 years, has died, age 62, after a long battle with stomach cancer. He'll be missed, not only as a super vet, but as a super guy, a gentleman, a professional. "He was quiet and low-key but always there for us," said Claude Levesque, head of the Quebec Jockey Club, whose board of directors included McCarvill. A native of the Jonquiere region of Quebec, which used to have to its own track, McCarvill initial...

Talking to Guy Corbeil is a rewarding experience because this man has his principles, his views, his ways of doing things, his philosophy. So, it is not surprising that when we discuss with him the subject of the super horse that is Enavant, the Quebec-based owner, breeder, trainer and driver is not asked to give us the feelings that inhabit him. Enavant, now five, is sired by Somebeachsomewhere from the Western Ideal mare Lady Be Great. Unraced until age four, Enavant closed out his undefeated 11-for-11 season last September, taking a lifetime mark of 1 :49.4 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Guy Cor...

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2020 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season. There are two finalists in each category which includes 12 divisional horse categories and five people awards. Horse of the Year will be one of the divisional champions. The winners will be announced at the Virtual O’Brien Awards Gala on Sunday, January 31 on standardbredcanada.ca. This will mark 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 ...

The five-year-old Leader Bayama mare Lit De Rose continues to thrive at Woodbine Mohawk Park as she took her third-consecutive victory in the $30,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred when winning on Saturday (Dec. 19). Major League N led the field to the quarter in :27.2 while Lit De Rose raced in fifth, where she stayed through a :56 half. Gia Surreal soon pulled first over from fourth moving to the far turn, giving Lit De Rose a helmet to follow as the field rolled to three-quarters in 1:23.2. Straightening for the finish, driver Chris Christoforou let Lit De Rose roll as odds-on favourite So Much...