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2014-07-14T00:00:00-04:00July 14, 2014|

Season’s Record For The Grand Filly

The Grand Filly established a Canadian season's record for two-year-old filly trotters in the fourth, final and fastest $52,500 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division at Mohawk this evening. All four of tonight's OSS winners were recording their second wins in as many lifetime starts. In the last division The Grand Filly took over the lead

2014-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2014|

Muscle Up The Goal Ties Track Mark

Muscle Up The Goal trotted the fastest mile by a two-year-old trotter in Canada this year on a five-eighths mile track when he won the first of three $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions tonight at Georgian Downs. A number of colts vied for the lead early in that division and the youngsters were three

2014-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12, 2014|

Hemi Seelster Fastest In Grassroots At Georgian

Two-year-old colt and gelding trotters were in the spotlight on Saturday night at Georgian Downs as five $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series divisions went behind the starting gate. Hemi Seelster (Steve Byron) was the fastest of the five winners as he trotted a :29.1 final quarter to rally from sixth at three-quarters to a

2014-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2014|

Jones On His Homebred & Newcomer

Noted trainer Dustin Jones has two starters entered this weekend in Ontario Sires Stakes on Saturday and Sunday at Georgian Downs. One colt he's known from birth, the other he just met this week. The Sherbrooke, Quebec, native who now resides in Waterdown, Ontario, will know more about their racing potential after the two perform

2014-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2014|

Sportswriter’s Daughters Grab All the OSS Gold

The spectacular run of the first crop of Sportswriter continued on Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack as his daughters won all three $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies. Southwind Mischief kicked things off in race two, rallying off a third-over trip to prevail by half a length in 1:54, which

2014-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10, 2014|

More Ways To Follow OSS News

As the Ontario Sires Stakes celebrates its 40th anniversary, we continue to develop additional means for fans and participants to follow the achievements of the talented colts and fillies in the provincial Program. Our new Facebook page features news before and after each OSS contest, along with quality photos from Ontario track photographers of the

2014-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10, 2014|

OSS Double For Bob Key Homebreds

Two closely related fillies owned by breeder Bob Key, trained by Ron Parsons and driven by Trevor Henry, each captured their respective divisions among the five $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots tests for two-year-old pacing fillies tonight at Mohawk Racetrack. Palette Tina was last at the :58.3 half but closed extremely well with a three

2014-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8, 2014|

Sportswriter Rookies Making Headlines

The first crop of Sportswriter has exploded onto the Ontario Sires Stakes scene as the two-year-old pacers start their racing season. Last night colts by that stallion captured all three of the Gold divisions for rookie pacing colts at Mohawk and when the fillies debut in Grassroots and Gold divisions later this week there are

2014-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8, 2014|

Camluck & Sportswriter Sons Star

While Sportswriter's first crop has been garnering attention as the two-year-old pacers embark on their Ontario Sires Stakes season this week, Camluck, who has led the Ontario pacing sires standings for years, showed tonight he still can still compete with the young upstart. Six $18,000 OSS Grassroots divisions for rookie pacing colts went postward this

2014-07-07T00:00:00-04:00July 7, 2014|

Sportswriter Sons Sweep Gold

Colts from the first crop of Sportswriter swept a trio of $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions at Mohawk tonight for two-year-old pacing colts including a pair from the Casie Coleman stable where Sportswriter also resided during his racing career. In the second and quickest test it was Sportsmanship grabbing early control but he was