David D. Mattia

Raised in New Jersey and originally educated as a zoologist, David-Damien Mattia works professionally as a writer for several international horse racing publications after having spent the last 25 year working as a successful trotting racehorse trainer and horse racing journalist. He also works as a featured journalist and columnist for The Canadian Sportsman Magazine, where his featured column, "Laugh Track" has been a favorite with horse racing fans since 2006. David is also a distinguished reporter for Harness Link and Harness Racing Update which are considered to be the most widely read horse racing websites in the world. Prior to devoting his career specifically to journalism and screenwriting, he trained some of the most famous harness racehorses of all time.