Canadian trotting star Forbidden Trade took his show on the road and captured the $210,000 Caesars Trotting Classic featured on Harrah’s Hoosier Park’s Grand Circuit stakes card on Friday, Sept. 24. Bob McClure drove the 2019 Horse of the Year to the 1:52.4 victory, defeating a field of top trotters for trainer Luc Blais and […] Read more »
Forbidden Trade Wins $75,000 Earl Rowe
It’s not everyday that Canadian harness racing history is made, but driver Bob McClure etched his name in the record books twice on Sunday (August 22) at Georgian Downs thanks to the efforts of O’Brien Award winners Forbidden Trade and Tattoo Artist. Forbidden Trade, the 2019 Hambletonian winner, returned to his home province with force, […] Read more »
Forbidden Trade Upsets In Crawford Farms Trot
Soaring four wide late in the stretch, Forbidden Trade upset a sterling field of older trotters, including the super mare Manchego, to win the $135,000 Crawford Farms Trot on Saturday (July 3) at The Meadowlands. Forbidden Trade, driven by Daniel Dube, was sixth when Its Academic cut the first quarter in :27.1. The Veteran followed […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Forbidden Trade, Wins The 2019 $1Million Hambletonian
Canadian-based Forbidden Trade, driven by Elora, Ont.’s Bob McClure, trained by Campbellville, Ont.’s Luc Blais and owned by Determination of Montreal, Que., upset favoured Greenshoe en route to victory in the 94th edition of the $1 million Hambletonian on Saturday, August 3 at The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J. Forbidden Trade bests stablemates Greenshoe […] Read more »
Favourites Dominate OSS Gold Divisions
There were no surprises at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday night as fan favourites Forbidden Trade and Southwind Avenger delivered impressive victories in the second Gold Series event of the three-year-old trotting colt season. In the first $107,200 division driver Bob McClure eased favourite Forbidden Trade away from Post 1 and was content to watch from seventh […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired Offspring Dominate 2018 O’Briens
On Saturday, February 2, Standardbred Canada announced the winners for the 2018 O’Brien Awards, at the 30th edition of the annual O’Brien Awards Black Tie Gala held at the Hilton Mississauga / Meadowvale hotel in Mississauga, Ont. The O’Brien Awards honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season and are named in honour […] Read more »
