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MILTON, September 30, 2023 – Despite compiling an undefeated record in three Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots preliminary events and finishing second in her semifinal, Dave Menary trainee Bonitas Best Bet provided something of a shock as the fourth favourite, at 6-1, in Saturday night's $75,000 Grassroots series final for two-year-old pacing fillies at Woodbine Mohawk

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MILTON, September 29, 2023 - The Archangel filly Willys Home Run registered another ‘W’ to stay unbeaten in Gold action with a 1:55.3 win in the second of two divisions for the $201,700 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) for two-year-old trotting fillies on Friday night (Sept. 29). Off the 1-9 favourite, Willys Home Run swung out

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MILTON - This Saturday, September 30, the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Championships will bring big fields of two and three-year-old trotting and pacing talent to Woodbine Mohawk Park for eight $75,000 finals. Post time is 7:10 p.m. and the two-year-old trotting fillies will kick off the championship action in race two. Race 2 Among the 10

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MILTON, September 28, 2023 – Momentary Control won the third race tonight at Woodbine Mohawk Park, a $101,300 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold division for three-year-old pacing fillies. Tyler Jones kept Momentary Control (Control The Moment) off the pace set by leader Savethelastdance (Bettors Delight) and driver James MacDonald, through fractions of 26.2, 56.0, and

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ELORA, September 27, 2023 - The 2023 Prospect Series concluded Wednesday, September 27 at Grand River Raceway, with eight $15,000 divisional finals. The card would be the last at the Elora, ON oval’s half-mile configuration, before its planned expansion to five-eighths for the 2024 meet. Two-year-old trotting fillies opened the closing night card, with seven behind

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ELORA, September 27, 2023 – Ontario’s top Prospect Series competitors wrote their names into the Grand River Raceway history books on Wednesday, September 27 as part of the final card of half-mile racing hosted by the Elora racetrack. When racing returns to Grand River Raceway next spring, it will be over a newly constructed five-eighths mile

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ELORA, September 26, 2023 – Grand River Raceway will roll out the red carpet for the province’s top Prospect Series competitors this Wednesday, with eight $15,000 finals highlighting the 6:30 p.m. program. Fergus, ON resident Bruce Richardson will steer four Prospect Series finalists and is optimistic about the chances of claiming a championship title. “I

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MILTON, September 22, 2023 – Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) three-year-olds took centre stage at Woodbine Mohawk Park for the Grassroots Semi-Finals. Each Semi-Final has a purse of $20,000, beginning with three-year-old trotting fillies in race one, and ending with three-year-old pacing colts and geldings in race eleven, for a total of eight races. Grassroots Semi-Final:

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MILTON, September 21, 2023 – Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) two-year-olds took centre stage at Woodbine Mohawk Park for the Grassroots Semi-Finals. Each Semi-Final has a purse of $20,000, beginning with two-year-old trotting fillies in race one, and ending with three-year-old pacing colts and geldings in race ten, for a total of eight races. Grassroots Semi-Final:

ELORA, September 20, 2023 – The Prospect Series Finals are set to take place next Wednesday, September 27 at Grand River Raceway, post time is 6:30 p.m. As of today, the final standings have been posted to the Ontario Sires Stakes website and can be found here. To be eligible to compete, horses must have