Dave Briggs2025-10-06T13:28:25-04:00October 6, 2025|
Story by Dave BriggsPhotos by Dave Landry
U.S. Standardbred breeding titan Joe Thomson said there is a simple reason he’s bullish on producing horses in Ontario. “Ontario has one of the best programs in North America,” said Thomson, the owner of Winbak Farm that has breeding operations in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and, yes, Ontario where Winbak is currently leading the
Dave Briggs2025-10-02T23:15:15-04:00October 2, 2025|
Story by Dave BriggsPhotos by New Image Media
Chantilly returned to form on Thursday (Oct. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, pulling away in the lane to dominate the lone $140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Leg 5 event for 3-year-old pacing fillies. Millar Farms’ homebred daughter of Big Jim out of Shiraz Seelster, driven by James MacDonald, won by eight lengths over Eternal
Dave Briggs2025-09-30T23:45:05-04:00September 30, 2025|
Story by Dave BriggsPhotos by New Image Media
Beau Jangles topped $1 million in earnings, pushed his unbeaten streak to nine and swept all five Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold events with a 1:50.2 victory on Tuesday night (Sept. 30) in the lone $140,000 Leg 5 Gold for 2-year-old pacing colts at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The mile comes 10 days after the son
Dave Briggs2025-09-30T12:19:13-04:00September 30, 2025|
Story by Dave BriggsPhotos by New Image Media
A quartet of Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold events were contested at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday night (Sept. 29) with driver Doug McNair piloting the first three winners. Both A Clean Deal and Flowing Tribute won their fourth Gold events of the year. A Clean Deal won the $140,000 event for 2-year-old pacing fillies
Dave Briggs2025-09-28T00:23:55-04:00September 28, 2025|
Story by James Witherite for Ontario RacingPhotos by New Image Media
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
Dave Briggs2025-09-28T00:08:38-04:00September 28, 2025|
Story by James Platz for Ontario RacingPhotos by New Image Media
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.
Dave Briggs2025-09-27T23:42:13-04:00September 27, 2025|
Story by Debbie Little for Ontario RacingPhotos by New Image Media
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
Dave Briggs2025-09-27T23:21:32-04:00September 27, 2025|
Story by Melissa Keith for Ontario RacingPhotos by New Image Media
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
Dave Briggs2025-09-27T22:06:58-04:00September 27, 2025|
Story by Debbie Little for Ontario RacingPhotos by New Image Media
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
Dave Briggs2025-09-27T21:53:41-04:00September 27, 2025|
Story by Chris Lomon for Ontario RacingPhotos by New Image Media
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
