Macdonald, and mcnair, both of guelph, on, are psyched for the 2019 wdc, a 24race. Family day featuring the earl rowe invitational is perfect way for. Voted the 2011 rising star of the year by the monticello chapter of the us harness writers association, and the 2011 national amateur driver of the year, bongiorno is the grandson of harold sonny dancer, won his first race at freehold raceway at age 18 with mr. After previously being a great apprentice in new zealand and then twice winning the sydney. 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. 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.
Elora, on harness racing drivers james macdonald, mike saftic and billy davis jr. Twelve drivers from eleven countries will compete in a total of 24 races. Whether youre up the track or win, youre the best driver in the world. Islander wins international harness racing championship on home. For 10 days in august he competed against the best of the best and emerged victorious at the 2017 world driving championships. Driver james macdonald overcame post 10 to win a division of the wdc at h3r with federal strike. James macdonald reclaims world driving championship lead.
Last october, macdonald finished second in the national driving championship held at the raceway at western fair district. James macdonalds fantasy stable standardbred canada. Canadian harness racing driver james macdonald of guelph, ont. James macdonald on brink of career year harnesslink. Macdonald, a late replacement for brandon campbell after he was ruled out when one of the. Outside of harness racing, rowe served his community as the reeve of. Pc headquarters in toronto has just approved the candidacy of anthony macdonald. Live harness racing has also been temporarily suspended until further notice. Off and pacing multiplayer harness racing stable management.
Simon allard reaches 3,000 driving victories monday, may 29, 2017 from the phhapocono tweet. James macdonald takes wdc title standardbred canada. Drew monti, marcus miller, yannick gingras, kyle burton james macdonald. Stunning upset in canadian pacing derby harnesslink.
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. 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. Milton, on august 31, 2019 courtly choice and driver james macdonald stormed by harness racing rivals. Driver anthony macdonald announces his candidacy harness. 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. Macdonald entered the fifth and final day of competition with a 26point lead over finlands mika forss. Milton, on harness racings heavyweights will clash this saturday aug. James macdonald again his charge right to the top, winning by a comfortable length with a. Choice post six, james macdonald, filibuster hanover post seven. James macdonald enters the record books as the first canadian reinsman to drive a winner at gloucester park. Tank with jenna macdonald after racing at grand river raceway. To view saturdays harness racing results, click on the following link. Im from prince edward island so thats where the last leg was.
Adding his name to the panel of experts is 2017 world driving champion, james macdonald. See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse. Dad and mom, they watch every race and they call after, james said. The macdonald name needs no introduction in harness racing circles. Local harness racing driver wins world championship. Sports reporter nancy haggerty recounts her experience driving a harness racehorse at yonkers raceway. Canadian harness racing driver james macdonald clinched the 2017 world driving championship. The defending champion, james macdonald of canada, will represent the international. Harness racing driver james macdonald mentions off and pacing on innerspace download off and pacing. Local harness racing driver james macdonald became a world champion this summer.
James macdonald takes wdc title canadian harness racing driver james macdonald of guelph, ont. James macdonald takes wdc title friday, august 18, 2017 canadian harness racing driver james macdonald of guelph, ont. Former world champion james macdonald, driver of the year runnerup. Every time he drove under an underpass he thought of cranking the steering wheel hard a. Former world champion james macdonald, driver of the year runnerup bob mcclure and east coast native colin kelly all trekked west for the fourth annual pacing for charity event at century downs on sunday, june 23. Without a win in the first three races to clinch the overall points lead, macdonald sealed his claim to the wdc title in the nights final of four races by earning four points for an eighthplace finish with instant. We just wanted to get a dog three or four years ago and we ended up buying a miniature wiener dog. On sunday evening march 29, greg blanchard hosted a roundtable discussion interview with three of canadian harness racings most accomplished drivers chris christoforou, james macdonald and bob mcclure. James macdonald has major racing roots harnesslink. James macdonald took home the title at the world driving championship yesterday at the charlottetown driving park. From bike to mic james macdonald july 20, 2012 youtube.
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. Mark macdonald is a twotime canadian driver of the year. Former world champion james macdonald, driver of the year runnerup bob mcclure and east coast native colin kelly all trekked west for the fourth annual pacing for charity event at century downs on. Drivers dogs featured in wiener dog race grand river. Stay tuned to the standardbred canada website for more details. Also have your choice of drivers from a list which includes yannick gingras and. 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. Fellow canadian driver james macdonald, the defending world champion, found the coldbloods to be an even bigger challenge. Worlds top harness drivers to do battle on charlottetown track. Off and pacing is a multiplayer harness racing stable management game. 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. The trio competed on the 10race card and pledged their earnings to their respective charities. James macdonald takes wdc title harness racing newsroom.
Macdonald, 27, suffered a broken right ankle along with torn ligaments following the spill. James macdonald back driving at woodbine harness racing. James macdonald macdonald, 31, was born in charlottetown, prince edward island, and currently resides in guelph, ontario. Harness racing driver james macdonald mentions off and. James said it all starts with their parents, fred and gail macdonald, back in charlottetown, prince edward island. Canadian drivers ready for world driving championship u. 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. Driver tim tetrick has the assignment behind guardian angel as and the. Redemption has been a great driver for james mcdonald. 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. James macdonald to represent canada harness racing. Im just about to go drive a dirty coldblood here and see if i can get my arms torn out, he said, laughing.
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. Simon allard reaches 3,000 driving victories harness. Im really happy, i look forward to tomorrow, said a smiling drew. James macdonald crowned world driving champion canadian harness racing driver james macdonald of guelph, ontario, clinched the 2017 world driving. James mcdonald horse jockey profile stats,news,runners. Its all in the family for james macdonald harness racing. Harness racing driver james macdonald comes from quite the racing family. Islander wins international harness racing championship on. Ontario drivers race west for charity horse racing alberta. Ulf ohlsson, swedish represntative the twenty ninth edition of the kuskvm, or the world driving championship, pits drivers. James macdonald takes wdc title in news by cosa august 19, 2017 canadian harness racing driver james macdonald of guelph, ont. Driver james macdonald overcame post 10 to win a division of the wdc at h3r with federal. His mom, gale is the track photographer in charlottetown, pei and his dad, fred, owns broodmares.
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