There have been many eccentric gems in the sport who caused mayhem in the morning but were all business in the afternoon.
Profiles
Crystal Todd speaks of life as a groom for one of the track’s most successful stables, that of Canadian Hall of Famer Josie Carroll.
For all her foibles, 'problem child' Samurai Queen had the one quality conditioner Darwin Banach was looking for ‒ talent.
A lifetime of loving horses is evident in this Yugoslavian immigrant with a show jumping background whose first trade was as a chemist.
The Ontario-bred’s first win came later rather than sooner, but for the chestnut’s connections it made the victory all the more memorable.
Trainer Cole Bennett was amazed that the two-year-old daughter of War Dancer was able to go from a hospital room to the winner’s circle.
In just her second full season of training, Christine Ammann finished as runner-up in the year-end win standings at the 2020 Hastings meet.
His ground-breaking surgery to correct dorsal displacement of the soft palate earned the moniker 'The Llewellyn Procedure'.
Robert Crean still holds a 'Heartlight' for this game seven-year-old Ontario-bred who recently won the Mister Frisky Stakes in Puerto Rico.
Since suffering a traumatic brain injury on the backstretch in July, April's friends, neighbours and community have pitched in to help.
Mel Lawson's decision to let Janet Bedford train his string of horses turned out to be a ground-breaking game-changer for his Jim Dandy Stables.
This formidable family is led by top trainer Julie, her daughter/assistant Alysha, husband and leading owner Dave, plus an aunt and uncle who round out the team.
The blow-by-blow report of an infamous and ferocious stretch skirmish between jockeys Don Meade and Herb Fisher in the 1933 Kentucky Derby.
Vera Simpson and Mike Dubé have been ushering young racing talent into the world for almost four decades, including Queen's Plate winner Mighty Heart.
Owner and breeder Larry Cordes remembers his late daughter's remarkable horse College Fund who began his racing career at Picov Downs at age nine.
