End of the Track?
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J.F. Gagne on his horse farm near Pigeon Lake. Gagne is a third generation driver and trainer. He invested in his farm about three years ago and risks losing it all if the standardbred racing industry goes under in Alberta. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Horse trainer Travis Umphrey, who owns many horses and employs several people has decided to move his operation to Ontario which he says is much more friendly to harness racing than Alberta right now. Here is poses with “Trisha’s Beauty” in a stable at Northlands on November 21, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Darryl Cutting and his partner Melinda Smith (not shown) run a mid-sized stable at Northlands. Their operation is too small to afford to pack up and move to Ontario. If Harness racing in Alberta dies, so will their livelihood. Here Cutting is pictured in his stable at Northlands on November 14, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
J.F. Gagne’s stable on his horse farm near Pigeon Lake. Gagne is a third generation driver and trainer. He invested in his farm about three years ago and risks losing it all if the standardbred racing industry goes under in Alberta. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Numbered vests wait to be handed out to drivers during Standardbred harness racing at Northlands on November 22, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Harness racer Brice Stiller warms up his horse before racing at Northlands on Saturday November 22, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
