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2014-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2014|

Track Records Toppled in Georgian Golds

Two-year-old pacers of both sexes competed in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series action on Sunday evening at Georgian Downs, and the top performance was turned in by Sportskeeper, who established a new track record of 1:52.3 for a rookie pacing colt. Each race went for a purse of $70,000. Sportskeeper (Jody Jamieson) competed in the

2014-08-09T00:00:00-04:00August 9, 2014|

Mystical Brat Breaks Through in Grassroots

There were six $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots events for rookie trotting fillies on Saturday night at Georgian Downs, and the fastest of the winners was Mystical Brat, who broke her maiden in a sharp 1:57.4. With Mario Baillargeon at the controls, Mystical Brat was on top through fractions of :29.1, :58.4, and 1:27.4 before

2014-08-09T00:00:00-04:00August 9, 2014|

Rookie Pacers Go For Gold At Georgian

Win The Gold will try to do just that when she competes in one of three $70,0000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday at Georgian Downs. The Sportsmaster daughter comes into the contest fresh from her victory in the $138,000 Battle of the Belles final this past Monday at Grand

2014-08-08T00:00:00-04:00August 8, 2014|

Bax’s Busy OSS Week

For the next seven days Peterborough, Ontario horseman John Bax will be spending a lot of time in his second office, behind the wheel of his truck. Starting Friday he has colts and fillies racing in Ontario Sires Stakes events for seven straight days, then there's a break of one day and then right back

2014-08-08T00:00:00-04:00August 8, 2014|

Second Straight For Pilgrims Joy

Pilgrims Joy trotted to his second straight Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots victory in the sixth and final $18,000 division for two-year-old trotting colts tonight at Mohawk. The Pilgrims Taj colt was sent off as the favourite in his event which saw Muscles All Over set the tempo of :29.2, 1:01.1 and 1:31.2. James MacDonald had

2014-08-05T00:00:00-04:00August 5, 2014|

Alacrity & Luck O The Irish Win Gold

Alacrity and Luck O The Irish each picked an opportune time to score their first lifetime win as they both captured an $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division for two-year-old trotting colts tonight at Mohawk. In the first and fastest division it was Win The Day hitting the first quarter in :28.2. Eddie Green sent

2014-08-04T00:00:00-04:00August 4, 2014|

Skippin By & My Secret Belle Collect Gold

A pair of $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series events for three-year-old pacing fillies were staged on Monday night (August 4) at Mohawk Racetrack, and Skippin By and My Secret Belle were victorious. A Filly Affair (Sylvain Filion) was in the lead at the :26.2 opening quarter in the first division, but 1-5 favourite Lady

2014-08-04T00:00:00-04:00August 4, 2014|

Glamour Boys Put On A Show At Grand River

Three $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for three-year-old pacing colts were part of the Battle of Waterloo undercard today at Grand River Raceway and the boys put on a show for the crowd including establishing a track record. In the first test, reduced to five with the scratch of Boomboom Ballykeel, there was some

2014-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2014|

New Track Record Set In Grassroots At Hanover

Coming into Sunday (August 3) evening's program at Hanover Raceway, the track record for a three-year-old pacing gelding was 1:55.1, established by Bandexter on July 17, 2010. Well, after the five $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots dashes that took place over the half-mile oval, the mark had been lowered to 1:53.4, and it belonged to

2014-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2014|

McNair Double In Clinton Grassroots

Doug McNair captured two of the four $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for three-year-old filly pacers this afternoon at Clinton Raceway. One of his victories was for his father Gregg, the other for trainer Tony O'Sullivan. Doug started off the afternoon winning the first division. He sent Born To Dream directly to the top