Racing against the odds : This article is one in a three-part series that takes an in-depth look at the harness racing industry in this part of southern Ontario. The series also includes reporting from the Waterloo Region Record’s Jeff Outhit , who combed through data to tell a numbers-focused story about the state of the industry; and a photo feature from The Record’s Mathew McCarthy , who visited a stable in Rockwood to capture a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the pursuit of harness racing glory.

Touchedbyanangel can’t stand still.

The two-year-old shifts his weight between hooves, grabs at a towel with his lips and flicks his ears back and forth, taking in his surroundings.

Owner Yolanda Fellows presses her head to Touchedbyanangel’s in an inaudible pep talk before his

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