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

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

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

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

If Walter Parkinson is somewhat conflicted as to which colt to cheer for in tomorrow night's sixth race at Mohawk, it's perfectly understandable. As the assistant farm manager of Seelster Farms in Lucan, Ontario, he'll be watching York Seelster closely, but he'll also be rooting for Sportsmanship, a colt he and his family bred and

Trevor Henry, a former Lampman Cup winner as the top driver in the Ontario Sires Stakes program, enjoyed a superb Saturday night at Hanover Raceway as he racked up victories in four of the six $18,000 Grassroots Series divisions for three-year-old colt and gelding trotters that were staged. The first three races on the card

The owners of the horses competing in the Ontario Sires Stakes program live across Canada and in many US states. There are even several Europeans with horses racing in the OSS, but there aren't many with ownership downunder. Kiwi Pres, who will make his second OSS appearance of the year at Hanover Raceway tomorrow night,

The season long celebration of the Ontario Sires Stakes' 40th anniversary continues this Saturday at Hanover Raceway. OSS ball caps will be distributed to handicapping contest players at the sign-in table. Fans may also enjoy 300 special OSS cupcakes, rides in the starting car and a special OSS 40th anniversary t-shirt toss. Post time at

White Becomes Her took down heavy favourite Muscle Babe with an impressive performance in the second of two $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies tonight at Mohawk. Margie captured the other division. Both winners are daughters of Angus Hall. With regular driver Mario Baillargeon at the lines White Becomes Her grabbed

"Last year things went pretty smoothly for her, you can't expect that this year as well," noted trainer John Bax of his trotting filly Riveting Rosie whose outstanding performance as a two-year-old saw her named Canada's rookie trotting filly of the year at the 2013 O'Brien Awards. This year the daughter of Muscle Mass encountered