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2014-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19, 2014|

Regal Babe Takes Top Spot After Grassroots Win

Regal Babe earned the top spot in the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots point standings for three-year-old pacing colts with his victory in the first of four $18,000 divisions tonight at Mohawk Racetrack. Chattanooga Jim was the early leader in the first division, hitting the first marker in :26.2. Littlebitaclass took over the lead just past

2014-08-18T00:00:00-04:00August 18, 2014|

Repeat Winners In OSS Gold

Youre Majestic, Danielle Hall and Juanitas Fury were victorious in the three $70,000 Gold divisions of the Ontario Sires Stakes for two-year-old trotting fillies tonight at Mohawk. Youre Majestic was sent off as the favourite in the first division and she didn't disappoint her backers, winning in 1:57.1. The daughter of Majestic Son, driven by

2014-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17, 2014|

Her Own Land Pads Grassroots Lead

With her closest competition Shadows Wonder opting to race in the Gold Series, Her Own Land boosted her advantage in the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots point standings with a 1:52.3 tally in one of five $18,000 divisions for three-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday evening at Georgian Downs. Driver James MacDonald had Her Own Land up

2014-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17, 2014|

Grassroots Galore For Rookie Filly Trotters At Clinton

Fillies dropping down from the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division to the Grassroots level proved successful in several of today's $18,000 divisions at Clinton Raceway. That moved proved the ticket for Gee Okeeffe in the opening division. She traded the top position with Dewy Take A Selfie through fractions of :31, 1:03, 1:32.2 and was

2014-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16, 2014|

OSS Rookies Shift To Grand Circuit

Several talented two-year-old Ontario-sired colts and fillies will take on Grand Circuit rivals in tonight's Eternal Camnation and Nassagaweya divisions at Mohawk. In the $91,425 second Nassagaweya division for the colts Go Daddy Go will make his first appearance since winning the Battle Of Waterloo final on Industry Day at Grand River Raceway. Hall of

2014-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16, 2014|

Henry Triples in Grassroots Action at Georgian

Six $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots dashes for rookie trotting colts and geldings were the marquee events on Saturday night (August 16) at Georgian Downs. The first three races on the card were all Grassroots races, and driver Trevor Henry won all of them to get his night started off on the right foot. Henry

2014-08-15T00:00:00-04:00August 15, 2014|

Waples & McIntosh Double in Mohawk Grassroots

The driver-trainer combination of Randy Waples and Hall of Famer Bob McIntosh connected for victories in two of the seven $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots events for two-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Friday night (August 15) at Mohawk Racetrack. Their first winner was Big Moment, a colt by Camluck who just got up near

2014-08-14T00:00:00-04:00August 14, 2014|

Triumphant Return To OSS For Harper Blue Chip

Harper Blue Chip made a triumphant return to the Ontario Sires Stakes tonight at Mohawk as he won the first of three $70,000 Gold divisions handily for Sylvain Filion. It marked the three-year-old trotting colt's first 2014 appearance in the OSS and his first start since finishing third in the prestigious Hambletonian on August 2.

2014-08-14T00:00:00-04:00August 14, 2014|

Rookie Colts In OSS Spotlight

Rookie colts, trotters and pacers, will star in Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots action over the next two nights at Mohawk Racetrack and Georgian Downs. On Friday night Mohawk will host the pacing colts and the following night the action shifts for Georgian for the trotting rookies. A total of seven $18,000 divisions for the freshman

2014-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2014|

Harper Blue Chip Returns To OSS

Harper Blue Chip will make his first Ontario Sires Stakes start of 2014 tomorrow night in the first of three $70,000 Gold divisions for three-year-old trotting colts at Mohawk. It will also be the first start for the colt since the most lucrative outing of his career, in the $1,006,125 Hambletonian on August 2 at