Standardbred Canada would like to remind owners and trainers that stakes payments are due on May 15....read on

Standardbred Canada would like to remind members that SC's main office building in Mississauga, Ont. remains closed to external visitors and guests amid the COVID-19 pandemic....read on

Officials with the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association have issued the following reminder for horsepeople in the province and those about to race there....read on

Equine Guelph’s Fire & Emergency Preparedness Course takes place from May 17 – May 25. If you are a horse owner, trainer, training facility owner, groom and interested in best practices to be prepared for all manner of emergency situations, this course is for you!...read on

The wife/husband team of trainer Julie and driver Andy Miller swept the featured trotting events at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, including the $14,400 co-features, one with a filly they campaigned with success on the Grand Circuit last year, and the other with a horse who just came to their barn....read on

The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) has extended the deadline for applications for its 2021-22 MSOA Collegiate Scholarships to May 21....read on

Owners are reminded that the yearling nomination payments for the Delaware (OH) Grand Circuit events for foals of 2020 (to be raced in 2023) are due May 15, 2021....read on

The publicity department for the Grand Circuit has sent its weekly recap and preview of racing on the Grand Circuit....read on

Trot Insider has learned long-time horseman R. Thane Mann, passed away at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside, P.E.I. on Monday, May 10. He was 83....read on

The $14,000 Fillies and Mares Open was the feature on a Wednesday afternoon card at Saratoga Casino Hotel that was marred by an ugly accident....read on

Quiksilvr Bluechip was a dominant winner in 1:56.3 in the $15,000 winners-over trotting feature Wednesday at Harrington Raceway....read on

It was a 'blue chip' performance by Protect Blue Chip as she captured the $10,200 Class A-Open Handicapped Pace for the filly and mares at Buffalo Raceway on Wednesday evening....read on

On Wednesday afternoon (May 12), Chip Chip Conway left little doubt as to who is the best trotter on the grounds at Monticello Raceway, as he romped to a wire-to-wire win in 1:58.2 in this week’s Open Trot....read on

The Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Stallion Series circuit makes its local 2021 debut during the Sunday (May 16) card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono – and they’ve saved the best for first, as the “glamour division” three-year-old pacing colts kick off state-bred action at the mountain track with three divisions of Sire Stakes and seven divisions of Stallion Series action....read on

“I really got the hang of it. It kind of just came easily to me, which I credit to a lot of riding and working with horses my whole life. Everything is very similar but I’m still learning the differences.”...read on

Live harness racing will be returning to Alberta next week after the province’s reopening process forced a delay to the 2021 season....read on

Both Donna Soprano and Scarlett Hanover – the O’Brien Award winning two-year-old fillies of 2020 – were successful in qualifying races at Harrah’s Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, as was the Dan Patch winner for two-year-old trotting fillies, Anoka Hanover....read on

With the May 21st deadline getting closer, to enter the 2nd annual COSA Fantasy Stable Contest, driver Scott Young delivered his thoughts on the team he’ll select for the 2021 COSA contest....read on

With the vaccination roll-out well underway across the country, Standardbred Canada would like to hear from its Canadian members. If you have had your first vaccine, have an appointment scheduled, are 100% vaccinated, are waiting to schedule an appointment, or choose not to be vaccinated, we would like to hear from you....read on

Bourbans Best paced home for his 50th victory, winning the second race at MGM Northfield Park on Tuesday (May 11)....read on

Maine icon Bruce Ranger set a track record of 1:56 with Sarahs Lilly to cap a driving three-peat under sunny skies on Cumberland’s first Tuesday (May 11) card....read on

On Tuesday (May 11) the Maryland Jockey Club announced that Medina Spirit will be permitted to enter into the 146th Preakness Stakes (GI) to be run on Saturday, May 15 with rigorous conditions to entry....read on

The Dragon Again four-year-old horse Gray Dragon, in career form, gained into a :26.2 last quarter to overhaul 2019 Meadowlands Pace winner Best In Show in 1:49.2 in one of three featured contests Tuesday afternoon at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono....read on

Reports indicate that world champion pacing mare turned star producer Put On A Show p,5,1:47.3 ($2,459,903) has been sold....read on

Trainer Sara Baillargeon — like many horsepeople stymied by the temporary shutdown of racing in Ontario — has taken part of her family’s stable south into the United States, where she will bunker for the foreseeable future....read on

A reminder to all horsepeople that all Standardbreds racing in Canada will be required to be microchipped to race as of January 1, 2022....read on

Yonkers Raceway is pleased to announce that the four major Grand Circuit stakes scheduled for Friday, July 2 will all see substantial purse increases over the originally advertised amounts....read on

This week's Rewind is devoted to Mother's Day which is observed this year on Sunday, May 9 (today). Robert Smith talks a bit about the day and its meaning and also has chosen a special mother connected with harness racing to profile....read on

Summertime is almost here which means BBQ season is upon us! To make your summer more enjoyable, Standardbred Canada has teamed up with John Deere to award one lucky Member Value Program (MVP) member with a John Deere Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker!...read on

Standardbred Canada (SC) continues to support Ontario Racing’s efforts in lobbying the Ontario Provincial Government to allow racetracks in the province to resume racing. To support this initiative further, SC asks our Ontario members to take action and contact their elected MPPs....read on

The Hambletonian Society reminds horsepeople and staking agents that sustaining payments for the races administered by the Society are due Saturday, May 15, and must be postmarked by midnight of Monday, May 17....read on

After its planned 2020 theatric release was put on hold, a full-length feature movie — based on the true story of a fractional ownership group and the horse they raced — is finally set to play before audiences across North America later this month....read on

A reminder to stallion owners wishing to have stallions eligible to the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes for the 2021 breeding season that stallion fees are due by May 15, 2021....read on

The 2021 season marks the 15th-consecutive year that the Atlantic Provinces and Standardbred Canada have partnered to offer the Atlantic Provinces Bursary Program. This project could award up to five students in the Atlantic provinces bursaries towards their postsecondary education this year....read on

Do you have a horse going to the U.S. to race? Are you a SC trainer or driver member and going stateside to race? If so, Standardbred Canada has some important information you need to know regarding eligibility fees and insurance coverage....read on

The Government of Ontario has now moved to Phase 2 of its COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan which provides eligibility to essential frontline workers who cannot work from home, which includes agriculture and farm workers....read on

As a result of the province-wide lockdown announced on Thursday (April 1) by the Government of Ontario, harness racing will be suspended at Rideau Carleton Raceway, The Raceway at the Western Fair District and Woodbine Mohawk Park effective Saturday, April 3....read on

Standardbred Canada's Nurse Mare Program is designed to assist in matching orphaned or rejected foals with nurse mares, and now the process is even easier....read on

With the second wave of COVID-19 and the lockdown of racing in some provinces, these are extremely challenging times for many of our members. Standardbred Canada wants to ensure our members have access to the most current news and relevant information for Federal and Provincial programs and resources that may provide assistance to you....read on

Standardbred Canada (SC) would like to notify members that in the best interests of the health and safety of our members and staff, SC Field Reps will not be working at racetracks during COVID-19....read on