After 143 Years In Business, The Canadian Sportsman Will Cease Publishing

The Canadian Sportsman, Canada’s oldest magazine, will cease publishing in December 2013. Dedicated to the sport of harness horse racing, The Canadian Sportsman produced its first edition in 1870 and ran continuously for 143 years. “Several factors have led to this very difficult decision,” said Canadian Sportsman president Gary Foerster. “Print magazines face unprecedented challenges […] Read more »

Forest City Sale Concludes

The second and final session of the 2013 Forest City Yearling Sale took place at the Western Fair Agriplex in London, Ont. on Sunday afternoon. A total of 225 yearlings were sold over the two sessions for $3,043,000, producing an average price of $13,524. Last year, 257 yearlings were sold for $2,703,300, resulting in an […] Read more »

Full Sister To Mystician, Queen Fourteen, Tops Day One Of The Forest City Sale

The 2013 Forest City Yearling Sale held its first of two sessions on Saturday afternoon at the Western Fair Agriplex in London, Ont. with Queen Fourteen topping the opening session. Selling as Hip 64, Queen Fourteen was purchased for $130,000 by Tony O’Sullivan of Cambridge, Ont. Consigned by agent Preferred Equine Inc. for Warrawee Farms, […] Read more »

Yonkers Open Pace Won By Ontario-Bred, Ardyne Ace

Look up “perfect trip” in the harness dictionary and you find Ardyne Ace (George Brennan) Saturday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $37,000 Open Handicap Pace. Unhurried early from post position No. 4, Ardyne Ace saw Great Vintage (Larry Stalbaum) loop Sapphire City (Brian Sears) early, then get caught wide again as 8-5 favourite China Grill (Pat […] Read more »

The Forest City Yearling Sale Starts Today

  Traditionally scheduled for the weekend after Thanksgiving, the yearling sale will now take place on November 16 and 17, 2013, following the Harrisburg sale. “The circumstances were carefully considered and the decision was made to move the sale date to mid-November to accommodate the release of the Transition Panel’s Final Report to Premier Wynne,” […] Read more »

Elmer Buchanan New ORC Chair

Elmer Buchanan has been appointed by the Government of Ontario as Chair of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) for a term of one year. Most recently, he served as a member of the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel, which met with industry participants and worked to develop a vision for the industry’s future. Mr. Buchanan’s […] Read more »