ELORA, ON — Monday's $130,000 Gold Final at Grand River Raceway saw driver Doug McNair opt for a radically different strategy than he used to guide Modern Connection into the winner's circle last week, but it proved to be the right decision as the Guelph, ON native and his two-year-old mount sprinted home to a

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Regally bred Buckhams Bay captured the fastest of three $40,000 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. In rein to Jacques Hebert, the son of Ken Warkentin and Merles Image sprinted away from Post 2 and faced fierce pressure from start to finish, first from Bruce The Brave and then Max

HANOVER, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing colts make their second Grassroots start of the season over Hanover Raceway's half-mile oval on Saturday, and Harriston, ON resident Barbara Wells is hoping the event marks a new phase in the career of her homebred colt Chapter. Raced just three times as a two-year-old, the young pacer

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Harness racing fans will be treated to the Ontario Sires Stakes version of shock and awe on Thursday evening when the gifted two-year-old pacing colts return to Mohawk Racetrack for their first $130,000 Gold Final. In last week's elimination round the young pacers rocketed around the Campbellville oval to times of 1:52.3,

SARNIA, ON — Hiawatha Horse Park will be the testing ground for 36 talented two-year-old trotting colts this Thursday as the youngsters compete in four $24,000 Grassroots divisions. Local colt Lefty Lavec makes his debut from Post 3 in the first Grassroots division, and owner-breeder Douglas Kingdon hopes the youngster can find his place among

OTTAWA, ON — Watkins leapt to the top of the three-year-old trotting colt Grassroots standings with a hard fought come from behind victory at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. With regular reinsman Doug Brown in the race bike, Watkins eased away from Post 6 and settled into sixth spot in the field of eight.

INNISFIL, ON — Cross Of Lorraine mined another Ontario Sires Stakes record on Saturday night during Georgian Downs' $1 million Gold Rush celebrations. The three-year-old trotting filly was simply outstanding as she led the field of nine Gold Finalists through fractions of :27, :56.2 and 1:24.4 before pulling away in the stretch to a three

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Three impressive miles at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening proved that the early season excitement about this year's two-year-old pacing colt crop had been richly deserved. Raising the curtain on their hotly anticipated Ontario Sires Stakes season, the colts in the first $40,000 Gold Elimination powered around the Campbellville oval in 1:53,

DRESDEN, ON — Two-year-old pacing filly Spare Time Vegas makes her third start at Dresden Raceway on Wednesday, July 14 in one of four Grassroots divisions, and trainer Darryl Laver is hoping the Scottish proverb "the third time's lucky " holds true. "I've raced her twice at Dresden, and she made a break in the

ELORA, ON — On Wednesday, July 14 Grand River Raceway will host its second Ontario Sires Stakes event of the week, as the two-year-old trotting fillies kick off their Grassroots season with three $24,000 divisions. Enchantment will make her first lifetime start from Post 7 in the first division, and trainer William Companion hopes the