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2025-09-28T00:23:55-04:00September 28, 2025|

Time Passer upsets in Grassroots ‘glamour boys’ Final

After going winless for nearly four months, Time Passer made every call a winning one en route to a 12-1 upset in the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots Final for 3-year-old male pacers on Saturday (Sept. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, snapping a 10-race losing skid and setting a new lifetime mark of 1:49

2025-09-28T00:08:38-04:00September 28, 2025|

Nickel And Dime grinds out Grassroots score in sophomore trotting colts’ division

Nickel And Dime entered Saturday night’s (Sept. 27) $75,000 CDN Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots Final for sophomore trotting colts on a three-race winning streak. The Mark Etsell trainee continued his run of luck at Woodbine Mohawk Park, but it required a gritty stretch drive and a lifetime best 1:53 performance from the 7-5 favourite.

2025-09-27T23:42:13-04:00September 27, 2025|

‘Bullfrog’ is no croak, extends win streak to four in Grassroots 2-year-old male pace Final

Odds On Bullfrog did not see the rail for the first three-eighths-of-a-mile, then made the top shortly thereafter before providing his foes with a thorough thrashing in the $75,000 Ontario Sire Stakes Grassroots Final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday night (Sept. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. In the early going, the action

2025-09-27T23:21:32-04:00September 27, 2025|

LP Bay posts 66-1 upset in OSS Grassroots Final for 2-year-old trotting colts

The Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots division always includes horses who rise from humble origins and show strength late season. Homebred LP Bay was seventh in points standings for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings going into his $75,000 Saturday (Sept. 27) night Grassroots Final at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The son of Trixton—SOS Respect finished a

2025-09-27T22:06:58-04:00September 27, 2025|

Nadeau trainee ‘Simply The Best’ in Grassroots sophomore filly pace

Simply The Best was just that, scoring an easy victory in the $75,000 Ontario Sire Stakes (OSS) Grassroots 3-Year-Old Filly Pace final on Saturday night (Sept. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driver J.R. Plante left from post 5 in the 10-horse field and settled the Eric Nadeau-trained Simply The Best into the 3-hole as Macapelo

2025-09-27T21:53:41-04:00September 27, 2025|

Grassroots greatness: Foxy Amee fantastic in OSS sophomore trotting filly final

Foxy Amee was at the top of her game in the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots Final for Three-Year-Old Trotting Fillies on Saturday night (Sept. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The bay daughter of Muscle Mass out of the E L Titan mare Highland Foxytrotr arrived at her championship engagement off a narrow neck

2025-09-27T21:25:39-04:00September 27, 2025|

No Better Air soars to OSS Grassroots Final triumph in rookie pacing fillies’ division

After chasing for third-place finishes in her two most recent Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots events, No Better Air established close early position and lifted late to seal a lifetime-best 1:53 victory in Saturday's (Sept. 27) $75,000 Grassroots Final for 2-year-old pacing fillies at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driver Trevor Henry put No Better Air in

2025-09-27T21:04:11-04:00September 27, 2025|

Blue Jean Gal great in OSS Grassroots Final for rookie trotting fillies

Blue Jean Gal glided home with the greatest of ease to take the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots Final for 2-Year-Old Trotting Fillies on Saturday night (Sept. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The curtain-raising performance of the evening’s stakes-laden OSS Grassroots action was certainly worthy of headliner status. It was Blue Rare who swept to the

2025-09-26T23:22:04-04:00September 26, 2025|

Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Consolation events complete

Eight $25,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots Consolation events were held over two nights at Woodbine Mohawk Park — the 2-year-old events on Thursday (Sept. 25) and the races for 3-year-olds on Friday (Sept. 26). On Friday, Doug McNair drove the winners of the first three Consolations. Favourite Tall Dark Lady (above) kicked off the

2025-09-26T16:44:28-04:00September 26, 2025|

All the horses eligible for the $20,000 Prospect Series Finals

With the $20,000 Prospect Series Finals coming up soon at The Raceway at Western Fair District - 3-year-olds on Oct. 3 and 2-year-olds on Oct. 7 - this is the list of horses in each division currently eligible for the Finals as of Friday, Sept. 26 (three Prospect starts required to race in the Finals):