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2024-07-15T12:22:59-04:00July 15, 2024|

OSS 50th Anniversary: How Kawartha Downs helped future stars get their start

By Robert Smith The OSS is celebrating its 50th anniversary season this year with special anniversary dates at tracks around the province where fans will be able to watch OSS Gold, Grassroots and Prospect Series races, enjoy giveaways and more. Don’t miss the next celebration date as our tour heads to Kawartha Downs, where you

2024-07-14T01:18:21-04:00July 14, 2024|

Legendary Hanover wins Meadowlands Pace on historic night for James MacDonald, Anthony Beaton

By Standardbred Canada Legendary Hanover took the lead at the half-mile point of the $890,411 Meadowlands Pace on Saturday, July 13 and dominated from there, drawing away in the stretch for a stakes-record 1:46.3 victory in the 48th edition of the one-mile event for three-year-old pacers at The Meadowlands. Legendary Hanover’s stablemate Nijinsky, the 6-5

2024-07-12T11:19:04-04:00July 12, 2024|

Gold Leg Divisions Showcase Upset Victors At Mohawk

By Standardbred Canada Daughters of Green Manalishi S prevailed on Thursday (July 11) evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park with Monalishi and Baden Baden upsetting in their respective $95,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold classes for freshman trotting fillies. Monalishi was the swiftest of the pair of Gold splits with a 1:55.3 mile for her first triumph.

2024-07-11T09:20:43-04:00July 10, 2024|

Spotlight placed on Ontario Sires Stakes rookies at Woodbine Mohawk Park

MILTON, July 9, 2024 – Rookies took centre stage on a busy night of Ontario Sires Stakes action Tuesday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The OSS was featured in six divisions Tuesday, split between two $95,000 Gold Series events for two-year-old trotting males and four $20,000 Grassroots Series races for two-year-old pacing fillies. In the Gold

2024-07-07T11:51:45-04:00July 7, 2024|

Anthony Beaton Sweeps Meadowlands Pace Eliminations

By Standardbred Canada Pepsi North America Cup winner Nijinsky stamped himself as the likely favourite in the $650,000 USD Meadowlands Pace final with a determined 1:47.3 score over rival Funtime Bayama in the second of two $68,493 eliminations of the summer classic for three-year-old male pacers on Saturday, July 6 at the Meadowlands. Legendary Hanover

2024-07-05T15:49:36-04:00July 5, 2024|

OSS 50th Anniversary making stop at Clinton Raceway on Kin Pace Final afternoon

CLINTON, Ont., July 5, 2024 – The Ontario Sires Stakes 50th Anniversary celebration will continue its cross-province tour Sunday as it heads to Clinton Raceway with a couple of $20,000 Grassroots Series divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies featured on Kin Pace Final afternoon. The two Grassroots Series events will go in Races 4 and 8,