March 19, 2010:

On December 10, 2004, Larry Lane’s membership with Standardbred Canada was suspended for life, subject to the condition that he may reapply in five years from the date of the decision

March 19, 2010:

The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) advises all participants to be aware of the properties of calcium propionate

March 18, 2010:

The California Horse Racing Board filed an objection Thursday with the Delaware Bankruptcy Court to the recently filed Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)

March 18, 2010:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reminding the Canadian equine industry that import requirements introduced in 2009 in response to an outbreak of contagious equine metritis in the United States remain in effect

March 18, 2010:

The Ontario Harness Horse Association has announced that tickets for its banquet are now on sale

March 18, 2010:

Georgian Downs would like to remind horsepeople that nominations for the Prospector Claiming Series, open to $12,000 claiming pacers, close on April 3

March 18, 2010:

Trot Insider has learned that Exhibition Park Raceway's scheduled card of live racing for this Saturday (March 20) has been cancelled

March 18, 2010:

Equine Canada has announced that the budget allocation to offset the costs for people participating in the Ontario Traceability Pilot Project has been finalized

March 17, 2010:

A reminder to all Alberta Standardbred Horse Association (ASHA) members that the 2010 annual general meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m. in

March 17, 2010:

Effective July 1, 2010, Ontario will combine its eight per cent RST (Retail Sales Tax) with the five per cent Federal GST (Good and Service tax) to create a new “harmonized” total tax of 13 per cent

March 17, 2010:

The Board of Directors of Harness Racing BC has approved a significantly improved program to stimulate the growth and development for breeding and racing standardbred racehorses in British Columbia

March 17, 2010:

Woodbine Entertainment Group and Working Reel Productions today released the details of its dinner theatre collaboration this spring

March 17, 2010:

Hanover Raceway has sent out a reminder to all horsepeople that payments for the Dream Of Glory Trot and the Balanced Image Two-Year-Old Trot will be due April 15

March 17, 2010:

A dramatic shift in New Jersey racing will emerge in 2010 when Monmouth Park offers $1 million in average daily purses, by far the highest in North America

March 17, 2010:

The itinerary for the Maritime Symposium, which will be taking place April 9 through 11 in Truro, has been released

March 17, 2010:

The Night of Champions Journal, which is the official program of the Dan Patch Awards, is now available in its entirety online

March 17, 2010:

The Standardbred Search Committee met recently to interview candidates for the Chief Executive Officer position

March 17, 2010:

Longtime Windsor Raceway Paddock Judge Lewis Clark of Amherstburg, Ont. passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 16 at the age of 66

March 16, 2010:

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board gave approval today for a pair of Pennsylvania Casinos to conduct

March 16, 2010:

Following the recommendations of the Governor’s Task Force on Horse Racing, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission today approved an agreement with HFL Sport Sciences to provide drug testing for Kentucky racetracks

March 16, 2010:

The PEI Standardbred Horse Owner's Association annual Awards Banquet is set for Saturday, March 27 at the Howard Johnson's Dutch Inn, located in Cornwall

March 16, 2010:

The North American Amateur Drivers Association will conduct a two-track trotting series during the month of April which will culminate in a series final and

March 16, 2010:

With a pair of events having already been raced, Anita Valstad currently leads the 2010 edition of the Mildred Williams International Driving Series

March 16, 2010:

Arrangements for the late harness racing publicist Joe Hartmann have been released

March 15, 2010:

The Ontario Racing Commission has released its ruling on the appeal of horseman Kenneth Wayne Hardy

March 15, 2010:

Have you ever wondered how your equine operation may be negatively impacting the natural environment?

March 15, 2010:

The BC Standardbred Association & Breeders Society has released the names of the horsepeople and equine performers that have been nominated for the

March 15, 2010:

Joe Hartmann, the former communications director at Pompano Park, Pocono Downs and Foxboro Raceway, and a recent nominee to be placed on the ballot for the sport’s Communicator’s Corner of the Hall of Fame, died Sunday morning, March 13, at his home in Deerfield Beach

March 15, 2010:

In a general overview of the recently-concluded Harness Tracks of America-Thoroughbred Racing Associations annual meeting, the HTA announced today that the sessions ended a six-year run of joint HTA-TRA meetings

March 15, 2010:

Did you know that Standardbred Canada offers a faxing service? SC is pleased to offer 10 free faxes per

March 15, 2010:

The Standardbred Canada website will be unavailable from approximately 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, March 16 for server maintenance

March 15, 2010:

Fifty-two of the finest free-for-allers in training have been nominated to the 2010 edition of Yonkers Raceway's $1 million (est.) George Morton Levy Memorial

March 14, 2010:

The second leg of the Four Leaf Clover Series, postponed by last night's extreme weather conditions, will be

March 13, 2010:

The Meadowlands Racetrack and Yonkers Racetrack have canceled their Saturday cards due to extremely high winds and unsafe racing conditions

March 13, 2010:

Kawartha Downs has announced it will hold its annual golf tournament at the Baxter Creek Golf & Country Club on Monday, June 7, 2010

March 13, 2010:

Gregg McNair will once again conduct a mixed sale, but this year’s auction will have a change of scenery

March 12, 2010:

Grand River Raceway announced today the addition of Yvon Giguère to its management team

March 12, 2010:

Flamboro Downs’s live program of racing for Friday, March 12 has been cancelled due to unsafe track conditions

March 12, 2010:

The Woodbine Entertainment Group today announced that it has added a new twist to one of its popular

March 12, 2010:

On Thursday, March 11, Youbet.com, Inc. announced its 2009 fourth quarter and full year financial results

March 11, 2010:

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced today that the Kentucky Breeders' Incentive Fund will distribute more than $16 million in awards for 2009, down from

March 11, 2010:

Just a reminder for all horsemen that nomination forms and initial stakes payments for events at both Balmoral Park and Maywood Park are due by Monday, March 15.

March 11, 2010:

The Meadowlands Racetrack has announced that it will move several dates on its standardbred racing schedule

March 11, 2010:

Horsemen are reminded that several payments into the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes program must be sent in and postmarked by this Monday, March 15.

Two-Year-Olds

March 11, 2010:

With a view to the changing economy, the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) is pleased to announce a restructuring of fees for its annual Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale

March 11, 2010:

March sustaining and nominating payments for Hambletonian Society stakes events are due Monday, March 15, and per USTA Rule 12 section 4, must be postmarked by midnight on Tuesday, March 16.

March 11, 2010:

A quartet of early closing events to take place during the 2010 meet at Chester Racetrack have attracted an astounding 346 nominations, including a quartet of Dan Patch Award winners and numerous other standouts

March 11, 2010:

Tioga and Vernon Downs will offer over $4 million in stakes over the course of the 2010 racing season, and the time has come to secure eligibility for those lucrative races.

March 11, 2010:

The Woodbine Entertainment Group would like to remind everyone of the upcoming stakes closing on March 15