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2012-05-22T00:00:00-04:00May 22, 2012|

Trotting colts impressive in Grassroots opener at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Three-year-old trotting gelding Mikey Hanover celebrated Victoria Day with an impressive victory in the Grassroots season opener at Mohawk Racetrack. Piloted by trainer Mark Steacy, Mikey Hanover took control of the race before the halfway marker and fought hard down the stretch to claim a neck victory in a personal best 1:55.1,

2012-05-22T00:00:00-04:00May 22, 2012|

Ballykeel Ulysses hopes Friday’s odyssey leads to Gold Final spoils

LONDON, ON — Sending Ballykeel Ulysses out in last week's Gold Elimination over The Raceway at Western Fair District was a strategic move by owner Cam McKnight which paid off in spades when the three-year-old trotter earned a berth in this Friday's $130,000 Gold Final. A solid second in his $40,000 Gold Elimination last week,

2012-05-19T00:00:00-04:00May 19, 2012|

Cold Certified sharp in Gold Series debut at The Raceway

LONDON, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts and geldings raised the curtain on the 2012 Ontario Sires Stakes program with three sparkling Gold Eliminations over the half-mile oval at The Raceway at Western Fair District on Friday evening. Posting the quickest clocking of the three $40,000 eliminations was Cold Certified, who carved out fractions

2012-05-17T00:00:00-04:00May 17, 2012|

Mohawk Racetrack kicks off OSS Grassroots season on Victoria Day

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack will celebrate the first long weekend of summer this Monday with six divisions of Grassroots action for Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts and geldings. Monday's event kicks off the Ontario Sires Stakes program's Grassroots season, and local horse Coe Leader is hoping to use the developmental program as a springboard

2012-05-15T00:00:00-04:00May 15, 2012|

Mr. Ontario Sires Stakes to be on hand for Friday’s season opener in London

LONDON, ON — The Raceway at Western Fair District is the fitting host for the 2012 Ontario Sires Stakes season opener, which goes postward on Friday night with a trio of Gold Series Eliminations for the three-year-old trotting colts and geldings. On hand for the evening's festivities, and the subject of a special tribute during

2011-11-13T00:00:00-05:00November 13, 2011|

Super Final 2011 another spectacular show

TORONTO, ON — As expected, the 2011 Super Finals delivered outstanding battles, surprising upsets and well-deserved championships as the top two and three-year-old trotters and pacers in Ontario battled over the Woodbine Racetrack oval for a total of $2.4 million on Saturday evening. Leading off the talent laden season finale was the two-year-old pacing colt

2011-11-11T00:00:00-05:00November 11, 2011|

Nichol still reveling in filly’s Breeders Crown win

TORONTO, ON — With the reality of her Breeders Crown victory still replaying through owner Mac Nichol's dreams, sophomore pacing filly Monkey On My Wheel returns to Woodbine Racetrack this Saturday hoping to seal her outstanding season with a Super Final trophy. "To win the Breeders Crown; I'm still on top of the world from

2011-11-10T00:00:00-05:00November 10, 2011|

Baillargeon hopes fillies carry him to winner’s circle Saturday

TORONTO, ON — Milton residents Ben Wallace and Mario Baillargeon will team up in Saturday's two-year-old pacing filly Super Final, hoping to land Classy Lane Rose in the Woodbine Racetrack winner's circle for the second straight week. "She raced great her last start, out of the nine-hole," says trainer Wallace. "She struggled mid-summer, but she

2011-11-09T00:00:00-05:00November 9, 2011|

Zeron trainees on different tracks of the racing roller coaster

TORONTO, ON — Delcrest Julian played the role of giant slayer in the last three-year-old trotting colt Gold Final and trainer Rick Zeron is hoping the colt can deliver a repeat performance in Saturday's $300,000 Super Final at Woodbine Racetrack. "He's going in good to this race," says the Oakville resident. "He's right on his

2011-11-08T00:00:00-05:00November 8, 2011|

OSS titans battle for $2.4 million at Woodbine Saturday

TORONTO, ON — A pair of gifted two-year-old colts purchased last fall for the relatively modest sum of $20,000 will kick off the $2.4 million Super Final Championships at Woodbine Racetrack this Saturday. Both pacing colt Warrawee Needy and trotting gelding The Game Plan were purchased out of the 2010 Canadian Yearling Sale for $20,000.