Story by Austin Stanton
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The average price for a yearling at the 2020 Harrisburg Sale was $38,215. Adare Castle was a $10,000 purchase for trainer Mark Etsell and his fellow owners. That $10,000 yearling has turned into the best horse Etsell has ever trained. “Everybody just feels fortunate that we have this filly,” said Etsell. “You can’t order them

Story by Grand River Raceway
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ELORA, Ont. — Grand River Raceway juggernauts Doug and Gregg McNair will try to continue their domination of the Battle of Waterloo following a sweep of the two $15,000 eliminations contested Monday night. First the McNairs scored with Sounds Good, who also looked good in romping to an open-length score in 1:56.3. Doug launched the

Story by Mark McKelvie
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MILTON, July 23, 2022 – Sophomore pacing colts and geldings took the spotlight for an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold leg on Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Tim Gillespie trainee Kolby Two Step opened the Gold action with a career-best 1:49.2 score in the $102,200 first division. The gelded son of Betterthancheddar appeared poised for

Baseball’s midsummer classic is in the rearview mirror, and the Ontario Sires Stakes is approaching its own halfway point with the Gold and Grassroots entering leg three across all ages, sexes and gaits. As the midway point nears, trainer Rob Fellows sits second in the Johnston Cup standings. “You don’t ever really enjoy it while

Story by By Ray Cotolo, for Grand River Raceway
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Ontario’s next generation of provincial pacing talent will soon hit the track at Grand River Raceway with the Battle of Waterloo – presented by Winbak Farm – and its debutante complement, the Battle of the Belles, fast approaching. Following the May 15 sustaining payments, 96 remain eligible to the est. $240,000 Battle of Waterloo and

Story by Mark McKelvie / Woodbine Communications
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MILTON, July 18, 2022 – Stockade Seelster and Write Me A Rose each posted a repeat victory in Monday evening’s Ontario Sires Stakes Gold action for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Woodbine Mohawk Park. A pair of $101,300 divisions were contested in the second Gold leg, nine days after the first. Write Me A

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EAST RUTHERFORD, July 16 - No standardbred had ever paced a mile in under 1:46, but that changed tonight when Bulldog Hanover bested a field of 11 to set a new world record of 1:45.4 in the William R. Haughton at Meadowlands Racetrack. Bulldog, as he is known to his fans, left from post seven

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Big Big Plans made it two in a row on a perfect summer evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning a Gold division for rookie pacing fillies. One of four Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions on the card. The Robert McIntosh trainee left nicely from post five and led a 27.2 quarter mile before Trevor Henry

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Ontario Sires Stakes action made its season debut at Rideau Carleton Raceway on July 10 with Gold and Grassroots divisions for three-year-old trotting colts. The $157,200 Gold division was the feature race of the evening, and James MacDonald capped off his four-win night by driving 4-5 favourite Twin B Archie to victory. MacDonald sent the