His first race call might not have been his most memorable, but for the past 25 years, the man known as the voice of Canadian Thoroughbred racing has managed to make a lasting impression on thousands of people.

Canadian Thoroughbred magazine celebrates it 50th anniversary in 2011 and throughout this year some of the biggest moments have been re-visited.

There was just one plan for the filly Biofuel in 2010 and in horse racing, it is often a rare occasion when all plans come to fruition.

Three-year-old filly Biofuel was named Canada’s Horse of the Year for 2010, after winning four stakes in her six starts. Read this article to learn more.

The Queen's Plate is Canada's most famous horse race and it carries a lot of weight in the year-end voting for the country's Sovereign Award winning three-year-old.

Wesley Ward has trained racehorses all over the United States and has made a name as a high percentage conditioner who excels with young horses. In 2010, he took one of his best young runners to Woodbine and guided him to a Canadian championship.

There certainly was something about Mary in 2010.

For four years on the Ontario racing circuit, Sand Cove has proven to be one of the most consistently good and versatile thoroughbreds and the grey horse is expected to come back for more in 2011.

Roger Attfield had a good feeling about Charles Fipke's homebred Impossible Time from the first few months the Hall of Fame trainer had her in his barn.

Hollywood Hit has been a smashing success for British Columbia's Peter Redekop, who purchased the Oklahoma-bred privately in May of 2009 from breeder C.R. Trout.