James macdonald took home the title at the world driving championship yesterday at the charlottetown driving park. James macdonald takes wdc title harness racing newsroom. Mark macdonald is a twotime canadian driver of the year. Live harness racing has also been temporarily suspended until further notice. The trio competed on the 10race card and pledged their earnings to their respective charities. American pat iovine is the only other northern hemisphere driver to win a race at gloucester park and he achieved the feat in may 1976 behind a horse called main morris. Drivers dogs featured in wiener dog race by kelly spencer august 28th, 2015. James macdonald takes wdc title friday, august 18, 2017 canadian harness racing driver james macdonald of guelph, ont. Local harness racing driver wins world championship. Drivers dogs featured in wiener dog race grand river.
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See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse. James macdonald again his charge right to the top, winning by a comfortable length with a. His mom, gale is the track photographer in charlottetown, pei and his dad, fred, owns broodmares. Macdonald was the only driver to have won at least one race each day leading up to the final races on friday, and had a 26point lead in the standings before the action started. Drew monti, marcus miller, yannick gingras, kyle burton james macdonald.
We just wanted to get a dog three or four years ago and we ended up buying a miniature wiener dog. Every time he drove under an underpass he thought of cranking the steering wheel hard a. Canadian driver james macdonald propelled himself back to the top of the 2017 world driving championship standings, overtaking finlands mika forss after winning two of tuesday nights august 15 five tournament races at georgian downs in innisfil, ont. To view sundays harness racing results, click on the following link. Milton, on august 31, 2019 courtly choice and driver james macdonald stormed by harness racing rivals. James macdonald widens lead in wdc at h3r harnesslink. James macdonald to represent canada harness racing. Mississauga, on competing for your country in any sport is an honor and james macdonald and doug mcnair, two of canadian harness racing s top drivers will have that distinction when they compete in the 2019 world driving championship for harness racing in sweden from may 2431, 2019. For 10 days in august he competed against the best of the best and emerged victorious at the 2017 world driving championships. While racing was not in the cards for lone mystic, harness driver james macdonald and his wife jenna stumbled upon tank, who not only become their beloved family pet but quickly found his stride on the track.
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Twelve drivers from eleven countries will compete in a total of 24 races. After previously being a great apprentice in new zealand and then twice winning the sydney. Macdonald, a late replacement for brandon campbell after he was ruled out when one of the. A canadian flag was held up for the winners circle photos, as the driver sporting james macdonald s winning colours design from the nonamateur 2017 world driving championships led the celebration. Redemption has been a great driver for james mcdonald. Family day featuring the earl rowe invitational is perfect way for. Its all in the family for james macdonald harness racing. James macdonald reclaims world driving championship lead. His world careening wildly out of control, harness driver brandon campbell wanted to end it all as he drove back home to alberta this past march after another failed drug test at fraser downs in british columbia.
Milton, on harness racings heavyweights will clash this saturday aug. Driver anthony macdonald announces his candidacy harness. To view saturdays harness racing results, click on the following link. Anthony macdonald is a highly successful harness horse driver who has raced all over north america for the past 15 years and has won 2,273 races during his career. Dad and mom, they watch every race and they call after, james said. Pc headquarters in toronto has just approved the candidacy of anthony macdonald. Ontario drivers race west for charity horse racing alberta.
James macdonald crowned world driving champion canadian harness racing driver james macdonald of guelph, ontario, clinched the 2017 world driving. James macdonald enters the record books as the first canadian reinsman to drive a winner at gloucester park. Stay tuned to the standardbred canada website for more details. Adding his name to the panel of experts is 2017 world driving champion, james macdonald. Canadian harness racing driver james macdonald of guelph, ont.
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The defending champion, james macdonald of canada, will represent the international. Outside of harness racing, rowe served his community as the reeve of. Im just about to go drive a dirty coldblood here and see if i can get my arms torn out, he said, laughing. Im from prince edward island so thats where the last leg was. Canadian drivers ready for world driving championship u. Harness racing driver james macdonald mentions off and. James macdonald takes wdc title in news by cosa august 19, 2017 canadian harness racing driver james macdonald of guelph, ont. Svensk travsport swedish harness racing authority have announced the finalised field for the 2019 world drivers championship to be held in sweden 24 31 may 2019.
Stunning upset in canadian pacing derby harnesslink. Sports reporter nancy haggerty recounts her experience driving a harness racehorse at yonkers raceway. His brothers mark macdonald races in the usa and anthony is a woodbine and mohawk circuit veteran. Nz harness news canadian driver james macdonald notched a winning double and two placings to take the lead in the world drivers championship at georgian downs, ontario, yesterday wednesday, in the third leg of the fiveleg harness racing series.
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Macdonald entered the fifth and final day of competition with a 26point lead over finlands mika forss. Also have your choice of drivers from a list which includes yannick gingras and. Canadian harness racing driver james macdonald clinched the 2017 world driving championship. James macdonald on brink of career year harnesslink. Faced with the most difficult decision of his young career, jim marohn, jr. James macdonald has major racing roots harnesslink. James macdonald took home the title at the world driving championship. Worlds top harness drivers to do battle on charlottetown track. Driver james macdonald overcame post 10 to win a division of the wdc at h3r with federal. Wilkesbarre, pa driver simon allard, coming to the downs at mohegan sun pocono sunday night may 28 one sulky success short of 3,000 for his career, wasted little time getting the milestone triumph, taking the second race at the mountain oval with san jose hanover, rallying the pacer from the.
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