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As trotter It’s Academic (Uncle Peter-Annapolis) prepares for the final races of his career, it’s safe to say the 7-year-old harness racing stallion has brought owner Brad Grant on a memorable ride. Grant, an Ontario resident, purchased It’s Academic at the age of 3 in October 2020 hoping for a horse to send out regularly in the […]
The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (CHRHF) Standardbred and Thoroughbred Nomination Committees have determined the categories and finalists to appear on the ballot presented to the Election Committees, from which the Class of 2024 will be selected. Previously, the Board of the CHRHF agreed the Class of 2024 will be comprised of six inductees […]
Woodbine Mohawk Park honoured James MacDonald, Richard Moreau, and Brad Grant during it’s Monday (Jan. 2) card as the top harness racing driver, trainer, and owner, respectively, of 2022. MacDonald won 400 races during the track’s season, becoming the first to do so in 16 years. He had a strike rate of 21.1 per cent […]
On the eve of his final lifetime harness racing start, Seelster Farms along with Jack Darling, Brad Grant, and Diamond Creek Farm welcome applications for the 2023 breeding season of Bulldog Hanover (Shadow Play) as he continues his stallion career in Ontario. After breeding and racing in 2022, the world’s fastest Standardbred ever now has […]
The first of two installments of Preferred Equine Online Mixed Sales that feature French trotters brought $143,000 for the four harness racing horses that were sold from the seven offered. The soon-to-be-imported racehorses were led by the $270,000 earner Elegant Du Lupin (Jasmin De Flore), who sold for $50,000 to Jonathan Klee, Justin Bolasci and […]
It’s Academic (Uncle Peter) and harness racing driver Yannick Gingras overpowered a field of six harness racing rivals in easily capturing the $31,500 Open-Handicap Trot at The Meadowlands Saturday night (May 28). Kenziesky Hanover (Dexter Dunn) started off the 8th race feature going right to the front and parking out a determined It’s Academic just […]
For the second straight week there was no stopping Wheels On Fire as he rolled on once again in capturing the $34,000 Preferred Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park Saturday evening. It was So Much More and driver James MacDonald scooting to the early lead but by the opening quarter mile in :29.1, driver Doug McNair […]
Bulldogs are known for being purposeful and determined, so it seems the harness racing horse Bulldog Hanover was named perfectly. A 3-year-old male pacer, Bulldog Hanover has won nine of 14 races this year and earned $553,352. He brings a three-race wins streak to Thursday’s $55,000 Thanksgiving Classic for sophomore male pacers at Harrah’s Hoosier […]
