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On Wednesday, Oct. 7, the Horse Racing Appeal Panel released its ruling on the appeal of trainer Richard Moreau. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) received a Certificate of Analysis confirming the presence of the non-therapeutic drug darbepoetin alfa (DPO) for the horse Funtime Bayama, collected on June 10, 2024, as part of […]
To protect the wellbeing and safety of horses and safeguard the integrity of horse racing, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued monetary penalties and suspensions to harness racing trainer, Richard Moreau, and driver, Sylvain Filion. Both are found to have violated the AGCO’s Rules of Standardbred Racing. The AGCO received a […]
Harness racing trainer Richard Moreau has been suspended indefinitely after North America Cup show finisher Funtime Bayama tested positive for darbepoetin alfa (DPO). The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) report, issued last night (Jul. 23), reported the Certificate of Analysis from the out-of-competition test collected from the gelding on Jun. 10. Five days […]
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 […]
Harness racing driver James MacDonald won the necessary three races on the final Woodbine Mohawk Park card of the season on Saturday (Dec. 30) to reach 400 wins in a second straight season at the track. It was the seventh time in the 60-year history of the track that a driver racked up 400 wins […]
Harness racing trainer Richard Moreau, Canada’s 10-time Trainer of the Year, recorded his 7,000th win on Saturday (Dec. 23) at Woodbine Mohawk Park as Taurasi (Racing Hill) captured the $36,000 Preferred. Taurasi fired off the wings and into the fog under direction from Doug McNair and was in control at the quarter in :27. He […]
Up next in the Where Are They Bow series is Reys N A Rocket (Mattarocket) and anyone from Manitoba will recognize the harness racing name. The now 9-year-old mare was bred by Richard and Janet Rey of St. Claude, MB. Richard Rey was also her trainer, and she was only driven by Michel Rey during […]
Saulsbrook Victor (Source Of Pride) won his fourth consecutive $34,000 Preferred Pace in another front-end harness racing effort on Saturday (Jan. 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Again under the guidance of Austin Sorrie, the gelding could not outpace Wheels On Fire (Doug McNair) off the car but pressed parked out into the first turn to […]
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 […]
Ron Burke was forced to miss several big races on Celebrity Bambino’s (Muscle Hill-Celebrity Ruth) schedule because of the colt’s battle with sickness, but the harness racing trainer is hopeful his highly regarded prospect will make up for it the rest of the season. Celebrity Bambino’s first opportunity arrives in Friday’s $600,000 Breeders Crown for […]
Logan Park (Archangel) earned his first top-class victory at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday (Aug. 15) as he held off charging favourite Forbidden Trade in the $45,500 Open Handicap Trot. James MacDonald guided Logan Park into the pocket behind Oney Hall (Kadabra), who cut the :26.3, :55.4, and 1:24.1 fractions. Logan Park shifted out at […]
With a strong first-over move against Wheels On Fire, Jimmy Freight was able to grind it out and pull away in the stretch to win the $36,000 Preferred-Handicap Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park Saturday. Harness racing driver Louis-Philippe Roy sent Jimmy Freight right after the lead from post six at the start of the ninth […]
For the second time in the last three weeks, Jimmy Freight has upset the harness racing field in winning the $36,000 Preferred-Handicap Pace Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The ninth race feature started off with the race favorite, Wheels On Fire and driver Doug McNair grinding it out to the early lead over Untred (Jody […]
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 […]
Wheels On Fire proved as good as his 7/5 odds as the harness racing favorite in winning the $34,000 Preferred Pace at Woodbine Mohawk Park Saturday night. As the starting gate pulled away in the second race feature, Untred and driver Jody Jamieson were strung out by Speedy Dominic A (Sylvain Filion) until the opening […]
