DRIVER PROFILES

Hometown:  Calgary, Alberta​

Years Driving:  25

Proudest moment:  Winning the Western Canada Pacing Derby and Don Byrne Memorial Filly Pace on the same day in 2018 at Northlands Park.​

Best drive: The fastest mile in Western Canadian history and first sub 1:50 mile in WC with Shark Week (1.49. 2) on June 3rd at Century Downs. 

Fun Fact: Mike is a newlywed who enjoys long days in the snow with his friends and family. He may cuddle his dog more than his wife, Crystal. 

Hometown:  Calgary, Alberta​

Years Training and Driving:  25

Proudest moment:  When his daughters Blakely and Presley were born​. 

Best drive:  Hot Night in 2009  - $100,000 Open Mares Stake / Princess of the Pacific at Fraser Downs.​

Fun Fact: Brandon is a big music buff. He loves to listen to music on the way to the track to pump himself up. Eminem is his favourite. 

Hometown:  Morinville, Alberta​

Years Training and Driving:  14

Proudest Moment: When Divine Art was an O'Brien Award Finalist. 

Best Drive: Icy Blue Scooter

Fun Fact: Nathan sings Shake It Off by Taylor Swift in the shower before race days. 

Hometown:  St. Malo, Manitoba​

Years Training and Driving:  19​

Proudest moment:   First time winning the Western Canada Pacing Derby with Bettor in the Bank and when his kids Trace and Addy were born.​

Favorite Horse and Drive:  Samba Beat

Fun Fact: Phil LOVES baseball and golf. 

Hometown:  Port Hood, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia​

Years Training and Driving:  7​

Proudest moment:  Breaking the track record for mares at Century Downs with Stash the Cookies and when Kootenay Lager won claimer of the year.​

Favorite Drive:  G Ts Skyla

Fun Fact: Logan's first name is actually William

Hometown:  Truro, Nova Scotia​

Years Training/ Driving:  18

Proudest moment: My daughter is my doppleganger. 

Best drive: My little Chloe - stickhandling through the field to win an elimination of the Shirley McClellan. 

Fun Fact: Thomas is a first generation horseman. He started working in the industry full time at age 13 and has not looked back since. 

Hometown:  Wawanesa, MB​

Years Training / Driving:  19​

Proudest moment:  His first driving win in 2005 Killarney MB with Boomshockalaka. ​

Best drive / favorite horse:  Betterlatethanever

Fun Fact: Before getting into horse racing, I was a firefighter. 

Hometown:  Joliette, QC 

Years Training / Driving:  34

Proudest moment:  Winning 3 of 4 Super Finals in 2016. Finished 2nd in the other Super Final! . ​

Best drive: Winning the open mares in Toronto with homebred Tajmeallover. 

Fun Fact: Most people do not know but JF's first language is French!  

Hometown:  Surrey, BC

Years Training and Driving:  23​

Proudest moment:  When he talks to his kids and hear how amazing they are doing. 

Best drive: Winning with Midnight Mover in 1:50:4 and setting the track record for 4 YO horses. 

Fun Fact: James is a huge star wars nerd. Darth Vader Guy. 

Hometown:  Airdrie, AB

Years Training and Driving:  15​

Proudest moment:  Marrying his wife, Emily. 

Best drive: Custard Lite, she was tough! We won all her stake eliminations then was second racing for 100k in the BC Stake Final. 

Fun Fact: Preston was in the barn around 3 days old and has never left. 

Fun Fact: James is a huge star wars nerd. Darth Vader Guy. 

Hometown:  Grandora, Saskatchewan​

Years Training and Driving:  45

Proudest Moment: Custard Dolce winning the Super Finals in 2024 to make it 8 in a row. She won all stake races  and went undefeated in stakes as a 2 YO. 

Best Drive: CoraCoraCora as a 2 YO in the Super Finals. 

Fun Fact: Jamie went across the ocean with all of his brothers on a sailboat. It should have taken 4 hours however it took 10! 

Hometown:  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan​

Years Training and Driving:  41​

Proudest moment:  When his kids,  son Spencer and daughter Kamber were born​.

Best drive: River Lass, an As Promised mare with a mark of 1.52 at Alberta Downs in July 2012.

Fun Fact: Kelly can juggle and knows the phonetic alphabet. 

Hometown:  Sydney, Nova Scotia​

Years Training and Driving 14​

Proudest moment:  Winning the O’Brien Future Star Award in 2019.​

Best drive:  Presidential Rage (1.56.3) in 2013 at North Side Downs.​

Favorite Horse:  Bonus Round

Hometown:  St. Anne, MB

Years Training and Driving:  28

Proudest Moment: Races he won with horses he owned with his grandfather, Art Grundy. . 

Best Drive: Super Finals with Senga Nitro as a three-year-old.  

Fun Fact: Ryan played the saxaphone in high school.