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2019-06-20T00:00:00-04:00June 20, 2019|

McNair scores Grassroots driving double

Driver Doug McNair captured a pair of Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday evening, guiding Swift Ally and Sporty Tori to victory over a rain-soaked oval rated two seconds slower than normal. Both three-year-old pacing fillies were sent off as favourites by Woodbine Mohawk Park fans and McNair opted for

2019-06-05T00:00:00-04:00June 5, 2019|

High priced colt Esa finds his way to Grassroots win in Elora

Three-year-old trotting colt Esa's path to the Ontario Sires Stakes winner's circle was a winding one, but the youngster finally made it with a 1:58.4 effort in the first $22,800 Grassroots division at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday evening. Sold for $145,000 at the 2017 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, the regally bred youngster encountered his

2019-06-04T00:00:00-04:00June 4, 2019|

Novices take a star turn in Grassroots action Tuesday

When the three-year-old trotting fillies gathered at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday evening for the first Grassroots event of their season it was the novices who had the key to the winner's circle. In the first $23,150 Grassroots division driver James MacDonald of Guelph, ON tucked Class Angel in behind early leader Vindaloo Hanover and

2019-06-03T00:00:00-04:00June 3, 2019|

Haveoneforme and Bright Eyes M romp to Gold wins

On Monday the three-year-old trotting fillies gathered at Woodbine Mohawk Park for their first Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event and fans got a look at two impressive youngsters who could be battling for divisional supremacy all summer. In the first $107,200 division Haveoneforme, making her first start since winning the May 18 SBOA Stake Final

2019-06-01T00:00:00-04:00June 1, 2019|

Gold Series debutantes triumph at Woodbine Mohawk Park

Of the 26 three-year-old pacing fillies that gathered at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night for their first Gold Series event of the season, 11 were making their Ontario Sires Stakes debut and it was the debutantes that emerged victorious in all three divisions. Unraced at two due to an injury, Sunny Dee made her

2019-05-31T00:00:00-04:00May 31, 2019|

Filly goes from red dirt to pay dirt in 10 days

So Much More has not quite settled into her new digs at the Beatson farm in Granton, but the three-year-old pacing filly made herself right at home at The Raceway at Western Fair District on Friday night, scoring an impressive victory in her $22,450 Grassroots division. "She raced great, she raced awesome," said Ken Beatson,

2019-05-29T00:00:00-04:00May 29, 2019|

McNair expects big night of racing on Camluck Classic card

A must-attend event on the Ontario horse racing calendar for almost 50 years, this Friday's $458,650 Camluck Classic program at The Raceway at Western Fair District is loaded with some of the best harness racing talent in North America. Seven Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old pacing fillies and four City of

2019-05-25T00:00:00-04:00May 25, 2019|

Gold Series winners ready to face North America’s best

There are developmental milestones in every young horse's career and Saturday night's Gold Series season opener at Woodbine Mohawk Park was a significant one for the province's best three-year-old pacing colts. Over the next three weeks the top colts in North America will gather at the Campbellville, ON oval for the Somebeachsomewhere stake and the

2019-05-19T00:00:00-04:00May 19, 2019|

Colts show off strength and speed in OSS opener

A few raindrops did not put a damper on the 2019 Ontario Sires Stakes season opener Sunday, as the province's top three-year-old colts impressed fans gathered at Flamboro Downs for the Dundas oval's signature Confederation Cup program. Both the trotting and pacing colts opened their sophomore season Sunday, with the trotters competing in a trio

2019-05-17T00:00:00-04:00May 17, 2019|

Ontario Racing Announces $2.375 Million In Additional Standardbred Horse Improvement Program (SIP) Funds for 2019

Ontario Racing today announced an additional boost of $2.375 million in funds to the 2019 Standardbred Horse Improvement Program (SIP) as part of the $10 million of Horse Improvement Payment (HIP) funds earmarked for the horse racing industry by the Ontario government. On March 21, 2019, the Ministry of Finance announced that it would provide