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2019-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2019|

MacDonald records driving hat trick in Clinton

The trip to Clinton proved worthwhile for reinsman James MacDonald on Sunday as he notched a driving hat trick, with two of the wins coming in Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting fillies. MacDonald kicked off the afternoon's Ontario Sires Stakes action with fan favourite Halo Its Me, taking the lead early and hanging on

2019-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2019|

Fresh faces grace Grassroots winner’s circle in Sarnia

Five divisions of freshman trotting fillies stepped to centre stage at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday evening, competing for a total of $117,500 in the third Grassroots Leg of their season, and a trio of fillies scored their first-ever victories in the Ontario Sires Stakes event. The fillies kicked things off in the first race

2019-08-09T00:00:00-04:00August 9, 2019|

Filion and Svanstedt have golden touch with trotters

Two-year-old trotting fillies took centre stage at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday and for the second straight evening driver Sylvain Filion and trainer Ake Svanstedt struck Gold with a first-time Ontario Sires Stakes starter. On Thursday night Filion guided Svanstedt trainee Moon Bridge to victory in freshman trotting colt Gold Series action and on Friday

2019-08-08T00:00:00-04:00August 8, 2019|

Commanding win gives Port Perry top billing

Port Perry took sole control of top spot in the two-year-old trotting colt standings with his second Gold Series victory at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday evening. The long-legged Port Perry moved sharply away from Post 6 and once he took control the outcome was never in doubt. Rolling through fractions of :29.1, :59.3 and

2019-08-07T00:00:00-04:00August 7, 2019|

Hiawatha Horse Park hosts Grassroots fillies Saturday

Ontario Sires Stakes excitement arrives at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday, Aug. 10 with five divisions of two-year-old trotting fillies competing in their third Grassroots Leg. Zebs Flur made her debut in the Grassroots program, finishing third in the July 14 season opener at Georgian Downs, and then jumped up to the Gold Series for

2019-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2019|

Division leader Fit Bitt delivering on his early promise

Division point leader Fit Bitt kicked off the third Grassroots Leg for the two-year-old trotting colts at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday evening, battling to his second straight victory in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Driver Sylvain Filion of Milton, ON fired Fit Bitt away from Post 8 and the pair trotted by the opening

2019-08-05T00:00:00-04:00August 5, 2019|

Grassroots colts impress Industry Day fans

Grand River Raceway fans were treated to a sun-soaked afternoon for the Elora oval's annual Industry Day program on Monday, Aug. 5 and Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing colts kicked things off with the first of five Grassroots divisions. From Post 1, driver Travis Cullen sent Dreamfair Moxy straight to the front and laid down fractions

2019-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2019|

Century Farroh battles to third Gold victory

Century Farroh reaffirmed his position as king of the three-year-old pacing colt class with his third Gold Series victory at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday evening. With regular reinsman Sylvain Filion of Milton in the race bike, Century Farroh left well from Post 3, landing in second and tipping out to take aim on early

2019-07-30T00:00:00-04:00July 30, 2019|

Kerwood hoping filly’s Grassroots stay a brief one

A shift from the Gold Series to the Grassroots saw two-year-old trotting filly Jula Shes Magic cruise to her first-ever victory at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday evening. "I think, deep down, she is a Gold filly," said trainer Susanne Kerwood of Rockwood, ON. "She's just really green, that's pretty much it. Obviously, she's a

2019-07-27T00:00:00-04:00July 27, 2019|

Boadicea remains flawless in Gold Series action

Boadicea continued her domination of the three-year-old pacing filly division with a third Gold Series win at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday evening. Starting from Post 6 with regular driver Jonathan Drury in the race bike, Boadicea had control of the race before the :27.1 quarter and never let her peers get close enough to