Mark MacDonald Is Coming Home
At 0h03, on February 17, 2026 • By Trot Insider, Standardbred Canada
After what he describes as a near-death situation, driver Mark MacDonald has his health in order and his sights squarely set on a return to competition back in his home country.
MacDonald, now 47, established himself as one of the top reinsmen in all of harness racing with back-to-back O’Brien Awards as Canada’s Driver of the Year in 2005 and 2006. It certainly doesn’t seem like 20 years ago that the Prince Edward Island native won 739 races in a single season to establish a new Canadian record, but a quick look at the calendar reveals exactly that.
