It is widely considered the most prestigious harness race in the world.
The total bet on harness races has remained roughly the same since 1980, despite off-track betting.
It is the richest harness race for 2-year olds.
The finish of a harness race is exciting, and often extremely close.
The first racetrack was built in 1948, and the following year the first harness races were held.
In 1972 he became the first horse to win a Canadian harness race with a $100,000 purse.
The race has been held since 1901 and it is one of the oldest international harness races in Europe.
Regular harness races were held there until 1932.
The track ran live harness races during the 1980's and early 1990's.
At the track that night, there was also a full card of harness races.