Dave Briggs2018-05-20T00:00:00-04:00May 20, 2018|
Ontario's three-year-old trotting and pacing colts served up five impressive performances on the $425,000 Confederation Cup program at Flamboro Downs on Sunday, May 20. Super Final champion Western Passage picked up where he left off at the end of last season with a gritty 1:53.4 victory in the second $66,400 Gold Series division. Parked outside
Dave Briggs2018-05-17T00:00:00-04:00May 17, 2018|
For the second straight year the Ontario Sires Stakes program will kick off its season during Flamboro Downs' $425,000 Confederation Cup program, this Sunday, May 20. Both the three-year-old trotting colts and pacing colts will open their provincial campaigns at the Dundas oval on Sunday, with the trotters battling for Grassroots glory in Races 1
Dave Briggs2017-10-14T00:00:00-04:00October 14, 2017|
At the last possible moment, Milton resident Sylvain Filion pulled a rabbit out of his hat at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night to secure his third straight and fifth overall Lampman Cup title as the leading driver in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Heading into the $1.8 million eight race Super Final showdown, Filion was
Dave Briggs2017-10-12T00:00:00-04:00October 12, 2017|
Eight division champions will be crowned on Saturday during the $1.8 million Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack and the Ontario Sires Stakes season finale will also determine the 2017 Lampman Cup winner. Drivers Sylvain Filion and Trevor Henry are tied atop the Lampman Cup standings with 348 points, meaning the fight for top spot could
Dave Briggs2017-10-05T00:00:00-04:00October 5, 2017|
Driver Randy Waples capped off the Gold Series regular season with a pair of victories at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening, using similar tactics to get Draft Year and Kendall Seelster from Post 5 to the winner's circle. On an calm, clear October evening, Waples decided the front end was the best place for fan
Dave Briggs2017-10-04T00:00:00-04:00October 4, 2017|
Ontario's two-year-old trotting fillies wrapped up their regular season at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday and fans of the longshot had a field day as the favourites faltered in both $94,800 Gold divisions. In the opener second choice Sorceress Seelster fired out of Post 4 to an early lead, reaching the quarter pole three and one-quarter
Dave Briggs2017-10-03T00:00:00-04:00October 3, 2017|
London area fans got a look at Ontario's talented two-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Tuesday evening as the novices wrapped up their Gold Series season at The Raceway at Western Fair District. With a berth in the Oct. 14 Super Final at stake, driver Doug McNair and Bo Mach set the tenor for evening
Dave Briggs2017-10-02T00:00:00-04:00October 2, 2017|
The sophomore pacers wrapped up their Ontario Sires Stakes regular season at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening and driver Sylvain Filion came within three lengths of sweeping all three Gold Series divisions. The Milton, ON resident piloted Histoire Enchantee to victory in the first $98,000 three-year-old pacing colt contest, sprinting away from the outside Post
Dave Briggs2017-09-30T00:00:00-04:00September 30, 2017|
Eighty of the best trotters and pacers in Ontario gathered at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening for the 2017 Grassroots Championships, competing for a total of $400,000 in eight divisional battles. The two-year-old trotting fillies kicked things off in the first race and trainer John Bax swept the top three spots with his entry of
Dave Briggs2017-09-28T00:00:00-04:00September 28, 2017|
A total of $400,000 is up for grabs in Saturday's Grassroots Championships at Mohawk Racetrack and in four of the division finals one of Ontario's leading trainers will take aim at the top prize with a squadron of talent. John Bax, Jack Darling, Dr. Ian Moore and Mark Steacy will each harness at least three
