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London, ON, May 29, 2026 — The Raceway at Western Fair District closed out its 2026 live harness racing season in spectacular fashion on Friday night, delivering a thrilling Camluck Classic program that showcased top-tier talent, record-setting performances and a large, boisterous crowd enjoying the action. Lou Hill Dominates Camluck Classic Headlining the evening was […]
London, ON, May 25, 2026 — The post position draws are complete for two of the featured events on a highly anticipated Friday night program at The Raceway: the $150,000 Camluck Classic presented by Seelster Farms and the $50,000 Forest City Pace. In the Camluck Classic, Ohio invader Helium N has secured the coveted rail […]
London, ON, May 22, 2026 — The stage is set for one of Canada’s premier harness racing events as The Raceway at Western Fair District hosts the $150,000 Camluck Classic presented by Seelster Farms on Friday, May 29, featuring an elite field of older pacers from across North America. Headlining this year’s edition is Brue Hanover, who […]
Two horses named after movies quinellaed today’s $25,000 Shannon Farm Cromwell Cup at the Wyndham HRC meeting at Cromwell. At the finish Hacksaw Ridge (A Rocknroll Dance) held on by half a length to beat fast finishing The Big Lebowski, with a brave Tempo Warrior a length and a half back in third. HACKSAW RIDGE […]
London, ON, January 5, 2025 – The Raceway at Western Fair District is proud to announce its 2025 award winners, recognizing the top performers from an outstanding season of harness racing. The annual Awards Night will take place on Saturday, February 21st in the Top of the Fair dining room, where the local industry will gather to celebrate. […]
London, ON – The holiday spirit was alive and well at The Raceway at Western Fair District on Tuesday evening as the 6th annual Drivers’ Holiday Challenge delivered thrilling action and generous giving. The harness racing spotlight belonged to Louis-Philippe Roy, who stole the show with an incredible six-win performance in the 11-race competition. Roy’s victories included […]
Marie Claude Auger claimed harness racing victory in the five-race Female Driver Challenge during the 20th annual edition of Harness the Hope, held at the Raceway at Western Fair District. Auger dominated the competition, winning four out of the five races contested. Seven other top female drivers from across Canada took part in the challenge, […]
London, ON – The countdown is on for the return of live harness racing at The Raceway at Western Fair District, with the 2025-2026 season kicking off on Friday, October 3. The 125-day meet will feature thrilling racing action, fan-favourite promotions, and a robust lineup of special events throughout the fall and winter. Opening night will feature a special […]
London, ON – May 30, 2025 — The $150,000 Camluck Classic Invitational, presented by Seelster Farms, delivered a thrilling and dramatic harness racing finish Friday night at The Raceway at Western Fair District. In a dramatic turn of events, Ervin Hanover (Captaintreacherous) was declared the winner after his stablemate Brue Hanover, who crossed the wire […]
London, ON – May 26, 2025 – The stage is officially set for a thrilling night of harness racing this Friday, May 30th, at The Raceway at Western Fair District. Post position draws are now complete for the track’s two signature events: the $150,000 Camluck Classic presented by Seelster Farms and the $50,000 Forest City Pace. Veteran pacer Poseidon […]
London, ON, April 15, 2025 – The Raceway at Western Fair District is excited to announce that harness racing nominations for the new London Classic Sale Series are now posted on our website. This year, a total of 171 horses have been nominated, marking a remarkable 32% increase over last year when it was known […]
London, February 22, 2025 — The Raceway at Western Fair District handed out plenty of hardware to the top performers of 2024 during its annual harness racing awards night on Saturday night at the Top of the Fair dining room. Pacing standout It Takes Two was one of the big winners, taking home the Overall […]
London, February 17, 2025 – With harness racing entries now being accepted for the 2025 London Classic Yearling Sale, The Raceway at Western Fair District has announced a new event slated for this May. The new London Classic Sale Series for both trotters and pacers will kick off on May 12 & 13, featuring two […]
London, Feb. 4, 2025 — The Raceway at Western Fair District reminds harness racing horse players that Tuesday night’s early Pick-5 wager features a carryover of just under $11,000 with the pool estimated to be well in excess of $50,000. The early Pick-5 starts in the evening’s first race of 11 which is scheduled for […]
January 31, 2025 – The Raceway at Western Fair District has been forced to cancel the Friday program of live harness racing due to unsafe track conditions caused by weather conditions. Racing is set to resume this coming Monday evening with a first post of 5:50 p.m. From The Raceway at the Western Fair District
It’s understood that two high profile American harness racing owners, Gordon Banks and Marc Hanover, will attend next month’s NZB Standardbred Sales in Auckland and Christchurch. “They sent me a text a week ago and it was along the lines that they’re coming to have a look. I’m sorry, they’re not going to come all […]
London, January 21, 2025 — With the extreme cold warning continued, and temperatures forecasted to dip again this evening, The Raceway at Western Fair District has cancelled its live race program for Tuesday night. Based on the latest forecast, it is expected that the Wednesday evening program and Thursday morning qualifiers will proceed as scheduled. […]
London, January 3, 2025 — As The Raceway at Western Fair District shifts to its four-day-a-week harness racing schedule in the new year, the track has announced that purses will be increased by 10 per cent in all classes beginning with the Friday, January 10th program. The track’s top performers of 2024 have also been […]
Tact McLeod (Sweet Lou) is back at Mark Jones Burnham harness racing stable after the early part of his preparation was done by his Winton trainer Trevor Proctor. As an R71 horse there are more opportunities for the five year old in Canterbury so Proctor took the gelding north last week. Proctor stated at the […]
London, ON – August 29, 2024 – The Raceway at Western Fair District is just over a month away from the return of live harness racing and some significant changes will greet horse people and guests when the season kicks off on Tuesday, October 1. The biggest project during the off season was a complete […]
Top Alberta pacing mare Stash The Cookies (Sunfire Blue Chip) snagged her first harness racing victory of the season on Friday (May 31) at Century Downs in the $25,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred. Brandon Campbell guided her into the three-hole early, sitting there to the quarter in :27.2 before making a backstretch move approaching the […]
London, May 31, 2024 — Hellabalou (Sweet Lou) turned in a brilliant wire-to-wire victory in Friday night’s $150,000 Camluck Classic Invitational Pace, presented by Seelster Farms, giving trainer Ron Burke a record fifth win in London’s signature race. His previous wins had some with Won The West, Foiled Again (twice) and Rockin Ron. It was […]
London, ON – May 24, 2024 — All but one of the eight harness racing starters have been confirmed for this year’s $150,000 Camluck Classic, presented by Seelster Farms, which is slated for next Friday, May 31st at The Raceway at Western Fair District. Canadian half-mile track record holder Linedrive Hanover and two-time Borgata Series […]
London, ON – April 4, 2024 – The Raceway at Western Fair District will enter its busiest stretch of the harness racing season on the heels of another record-setting wagering year at the London, Ontario half-mile oval. The Friday, March 29th program capped off the 2023/24 Ontario Racing fiscal year with a total of $58,468,000 wagered […]
