Visitors to Halifax at this time of year will notice that the Emera Oval on the Halifax Commons is open to ice skaters. This used to be horse/harness racing territory,
(Note from author: A version of this article previously appeared in Harness Racing Update; it has been updated for Atlantic Post Calls. Dollar values have been left in American dollars.)
For those who didn’t watch Jayson Baxter’s “Saving Sammy” series on CTV Atlantic News at 5 on May 10-14, it is a must-see story of a Nova Scotia racing family
The December 14 Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission (APHRC) decision on simulcast wagering income distribution among Nova Scotia’s pari-mutuel tracks has been a catalyst for debate.
This column is often about horses, people and racetracks overlooked elsewhere, or lost to the passage of time. But after a conversation in The Meadowlands' press box on International Women's
The demographic most likely to participate in harness racing as horse owners and bettors is quickly aging out of participation in the sport, with smaller numbers following in their footsteps.