Xtreme Horsepower was a BLAST!!!!

Hi everyone!

Have I ever mentioned how much I absolutely love Xtreme Horsepower night at Georgian Downs? It is one of my favourite racing events! I mean, where else can you see harness racing sprints, miniature horse sulky races, 18 horse fields, and horseless sulky pulls? One of my favourite races is the Standardbred Undersaddle race where drivers and riders hop right on top of the horses! So entertaining!

There were bouncy castles, enormous slides, face painters, jugglers, mural colouring, mimes, clowns, stilt walkers, and even a fire eating man! I barely had time to fit everything in!

Last but not least, there was the Xtreme Mascot Race. It was the toughest race I’ve had yet! Unfortunately I tripped about half way through the course causing a bit of a road pile and came in last, but I was so pleased that Sulky Sam won the race on his home turf! The crowd was going wild!

It was just an amazing night for everyone!

Don’t forget to come and cheer me on this Saturday at Hiawatha Horse Park for the second to last Mascot Race of the season! I’m pumped and have been putting in long training hours since Saturday’s tumble! I’ve got to redeem myself and cap the season off with a win!

See you there everyone!

Your friend,

Willie Win

I WON!!!

Hi everyone!

You must have heard that I won my first race of the season! That’s right, I won!

I was feeling really good when I arrived at Grand River on Monday for Industry Day. Before the race, I went out to the kid’s area to meet some of the awesome T4K kids and they really got me pumped up! They were jumping around in the bouncy castle, riding ponies, giving me high fives, and getting their faces painted- I think all of their energy rubbed off on me! By the time Kelly rounded us up for the interview, I was jumping around and dancing! I was so excited!

Check out the video of the race here!

The day was sunny and the racing was fantastic! The long shot Machapelo won the Battle Of Waterloo for two-year-old pacing colts with young driver Scott Zeron! What a thrill!

I’ve been getting a lot of rest the past couple of days, but am going to head out to the track with Taylor this afternoon for some training! My next race is this Saturday, August 6^th at Hanover Raceway and I’m so pumped!

See you all there!

Willie Win

Industry Day at Grand River is Just Around the Corner!

Hello to all my Trot 4 Kids friends!

My apologies to those of you who came out to cheer me on at the first Mascot Road Show Race of the season at Clinton. Taylor and I both caught colds and didn’t make it out! We were eating chicken soup beside our tissue boxes instead.

I’m feeling much better now though and have been training hard for Monday’s Race at Grand River!

Industry Day is always one of my favourite days of the whole season! In addition to the exciting Mascot race (Taylor thinks I’m a shoe in by the way), there are tons of other incredibly fun things to do and see! There will be face painting & balloon artists, a bouncy castle, crafts & colouring contests, pony rides, and the ever-popular Bouncy Pony Stakes! That’s always a funny one to watch!

Come early and you can also get your photo taken with the Ontario sires Stakes Celebrity Horse, Paula Seelster and young driving stars Scott Zeron and Doug McNair!

I almost forgot about the racing! Some of the best horses in Canada will be competing in the exciting Battle of Waterloo and the thrilling Battle of The Belles stakes as well as 9 other action packed races! Whoa!

I can hardly sleep I’m so excited!

See you all there!

Willie Win

Getting Ready for the Mascot Roadshow!

Hi everyone!

The first date of the Mascot Roadshow and my first race of the season is set!

All of my mascot friends and I will be facing off at Clinton Raceway's amazing Kidz Day on Sunday, July 17th! I've been training really hard every morning with Taylor and eating well (lots of oats and veggies) and we both think this is going to be my best racing season yet!

Not only will you be able to take in one of the most exciting races of the entire year, but there will also be tons of other fun things for you to do with your friends and family including games, rides, and even a magic show! Not to mention live harness racing and free hot dogs! Yum!


You definitely won't want to miss it!

See you there!

Your Friend,

Willie Win

Hi everyone!

I’ve been feeling a little under the weather for the last couple of days. I was supposed to go to Mohawk last night to meet all of the great T4K kids at the Horseplay event, but I think all the summer excitement caught up with me and Taylor Trot suggested that I stay at the barn to rest instead.

Luckily, I’m feeling much better now and my friend, Mullingar the miniature, filled me in on all the excitement of the event! Anjelka, a veterinarian student from the University of Guelph, was there talking about horse nutrition and care and Stephane, Mohawk’s own blacksmith, showed the kids all of his cool tools and talked about his very important job at the track! He always takes good care of me when I race at Mohawk! Greg from the media department at Mohawk let all the kids sit up on a real jog bike and even took them to check out the starting gate! My friends Mullingar and the Painted Pony were there for the kids to feed and play with and Randy Waples, who won the first race of the evening, invited all the kids into the Winner’s Circle for a photo!

Oh wait! How could I forget? Jody Jamieson also made a special guest appearance only days after winning the prestigious North America Cup! The kids had tons of questions for him and were even able to get their picture taken with him!

I’m so disappointed that I missed it, but I’m glad to be feeling better! Taylor always knows best!

Your friend,

Willie Win

Come On Out to Horse Day!

Hey Guys!

I will be heading down to the Horse Palace at Exhibition Place in Toronto this Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm for a FREE event called Horse Day! Want to join me?

There will be kids of all ages, and their families! Come learn the basics of horsemanship through fun and interactive activities.

Besides my own celebrity appearance, actor Daniel Fathers will also be joining us. You may recognize him from Disney’s “Camp Rock” and “Camp Rock 2”, Daniel is also part of CBC’s equestrian show, “Heartland”.

Live demonstrations will begin at noon. You will see jumping, reining, dressage and driving. Let’s not forget about the Standardbreds, there will be stations set up where you can learn how to look after a horse, meet a blacksmith and more! There will also be a dedicated section to Standardbred racing, put on by Woodbine Entertainment Group.

Come participate in some awesome contests and games, win amazing prizes and learn a little about horses while you’re at it!

Don’t miss this opportunity to come hangout with your friend Willie Win!

For more information visit, www.horse.on.ca.

Hey Kids!

I hope you all had a great weekend! I'm sure many of you were out at Grand River for their annual open house! So many T4K kids were there learning about all things horses...they even got a ride in a real jog bike behind a real Standardbred racehorse! How cool is that!?

If you were there and have any photos, send them my way! I'd love to see them!

Also....here are the answers to the crossword puzzle in the June edition of Trot4Kids! I'm sure you got them all right!

Across:

1. Yearling
2. Match Race
3. Liz
4. Equimania
5. Cheri
6. Hay
7. Shark Geature

Down:

1. Truro
2. Matinee
3. Country
4. REACH
5. Thirteen

Talk to you all soon!

Willie Win