Harness racing sophomores battled in the finals of the Ontario-sired Spring Series, worth a combined $189,100, at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday (Apr. 27). Convoy Hall (Muscle Mass) remained undefeated in the $43,600 division for trotting males. The gelding made it six-for-six in his debut season as he completed a give-and-go on the backstretch and
When Manitoba breeder Arthur Rey, a hobby horseman for about 50 years, put his stakes-winning homebred up for sale at the end of the colt's three-year-old campaign, no one took notice.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont., Dec. 19, 2023 Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring 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 categories. One of the divisional champions will also be recognized
2023 would have been a down year for harness racing owner Arthur Rey, but his homebred becoming arguably the greatest Manitoba-bred horse ever has made it his best. Emmetts Buddy (In The Irons), whom Rey bred, broke, and trained from his farm near St. Claude, Man., has ascended to the highest level of overnight racing