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2013-10-14T00:00:00-04:00October 14, 2013|

McNairs double up in Gold Series Consolation action

ELORA, ON — As has become their custom, local horsemen Gregg and Doug McNair had a stellar evening in Ontario Sires Stakes action at Grand River Raceway on Sunday. Competing in the Gold Series Consolations at the Elora oval trainer Gregg McNair earned two trophies, with two-year-old pacing filly Porsche Seelster and three-year-old trotting colt

2013-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2013|

Two Doors Down aiming to move on up Monday

LONDON, ON — Sixty-four of Ontario's most exciting three-year-old racehorses are set to battle over The Raceway at Western Fair District oval on Monday, Oct. 14. The trotters and pacers will compete in eight $20,000 Grassroots Consolations, a late addition to the Ontario Sires Stakes schedule open to the top 16 point earners who did

2013-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2013|

Local trotters hoping to wrap up season on a high note

ELORA, ON — The last time trotting filly Angies Lucky Star appeared at Grand River Raceway she cruised to an effortless Gold Series victory, and Arthur residents Shannon and Trevor Henry are hoping she can reprise that effort Sunday evening in the last start of her sophomore season. "Hopefully she throws us a good one,

2013-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2013|

Brodys Scrapper going to battle in Grassroots Consolation

LONDON, ON — After missing the Grassroots Championship by just nine points, two-year-old pacer Brodys Scrapper will be looking to capitalize on his second opportunity at a post season pay cheque in Tuesday's Grassroots Consolation at The Raceway at Western Fair District. Through his six regular season Grassroots starts Brodys Scrapper posted one win, one

2013-09-29T00:00:00-04:00September 29, 2013|

Bee A Magician repeats as Super Final champion

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Super Final Night 2013 kicked off with a pair of trotting filly showdowns and Ontario harness racing fans witnessed impressive performances by two-year-old prodigy Riveting Rosie and three-year-old megastar Bee A Magician. Starting from Post 7 in the first $200,000 Super Final, driver Paul MacDonell sent Riveting Rosie straight to the front

2013-09-27T00:00:00-04:00September 27, 2013|

Thankyoukessel gives Bruins fan a highlight reel season

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — During the winter of 2010-11 long time Boston Bruins fans Joe MacIsaac was watching his team play the Toronto Maple Leafs while thinking up names for the latest foal from partner Carolyn Williston's broodmare Chelemark Gizmo. As the Boston faithful chanted �Thank You Kessel' — referencing the 2009 trade deal that sent

2013-09-26T00:00:00-04:00September 26, 2013|

McNair hopes Super Final mounts keep him in hunt

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Doug McNair will steer eight talented horses during Saturday's $1.6 million Super Final Night at Mohawk Racetrack, and while the Guelph resident cannot catch the leaders in the Ontario Sires Stakes drivers' race a successful Super Final showing could move him closer to an even bigger goal. In the Ontario race McNair

2013-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2013|

Bee A Magician and Co. ready for Super Final battles

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — While the harness racing industry's attention has been focused on trotting filly Bee A Magician's undefeated sophomore season and record setting miles, trainer Richard "Nifty" Norman has been quietly campaigning a number of other Ontario-sired youngsters hoping for Super Final success at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night. In addition to his stable

2013-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2013|

Parsons prepping trio of Super Final hopefuls

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ron Parsons started the season with four Ontario-sired trotters and landed all four in the post season, three of them in Saturday's $1.6 million Super Final Night at Mohawk Racetrack. The Cambridge resident will start Striking Serenade in the $200,000 two-year-old trotting filly Super Final, Seeuinthespring in the three-year-old trotting filly final

2013-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2013|

Miss Aultsville trots to record on second trip to Elora

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway fans were treated to three bonus races on Sunday evening as the two-year-old trotting and pacing fillies returned to the Elora oval to compete in the Gold Series divisions that were cancelled due to extreme weather on Friday. The trotting lasses got things off to a rousing start with