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Harness racing driver Daryl Thiessen went to the hospital after an accident in the closing night card at Flamboro Downs on Thursday (May 31). The incident occurred just before the start of the first when driver Travis Cullen fell from the bike of Tojenniferscredit due to a broken bit. The loose horse hooked wheels with […]
Jewels Diamondeyes (Betterthancheddar) resumed her winning ways with a fifth harness racing victory in her eighth start as a two-year-old on Tuesday (Oct. 24) at The Raceway at the Western Fair District. The filly went to the front in her usual style for Daryl Thiessen, setting a first quarter of :29 and a meandering half-mile […]
Tijuana Seelster (Muscle Mass) hustled to her fourth consecutive harness racing victory on Wednesday (Jun. 21) at Grand River Raceway. Daryl Thiessen placed the mare fifth for the first quarter of :28.2 but pulled her first-up in the second panel. Toscano Girl (J. Bradley Harris) led to the half in :59.3, and confrontation arose as […]
Coming back from an injury can be a long road and it is no different for those in the harness racing community. Driver Daryl Thiessen was involved in an accident at Century Downs that occurred back in May of 2021. He suffered a fractured and dislocated femur and shattered collarbone. The unfortunate results of the […]
Princessofthedawn (Mystician), who has rattled off three straight wins at this harness racing meet in impressive fashion, looks to keep it rolling in Monday night’s (Dec. 26) $13,500 Funicello/Holt Final for the pacing fillies and mares. Watch and Wager will present a 14-race card Monday with first post set for 4:55 p.m. and the program […]
Growing up on a ranch in the Canadian province of Manitoba, Daryl Thiessen had two passions — rodeo and harness racing. Thiessen first had a nearly 10-year career as a rodeo professional, but in 2016 began to find himself pulled to the races, in good part because of the battles between that season’s group of […]
Less than two months ago, Daryl Thiessen was lying in a hospital bed with a broken femur. On Saturday, the Guelph-based harness racing driver returned to the sulky and steered Dawns Night Owl to victory in The Golden Boy first leg for sophomore Manitoba-sired pacing colts and geldings at Miami Fair. Thiessen made a decisive […]
