CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When Mark Herlihy hands Miss Fineline over to driver Travis Henry for Monday evening's Grassroots test at Mohawk Racetrack, the trainer's message will be simple — hustle off the gate, grab control of the race and stay there. "Try to make front and hopefully she stays there. Simple," says Herlihy with a

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway fans get their second look at this year's crop of three-year-old trotting fillies when the Grassroots program arrives in London on Tuesday, May 24. Four days after their Gold Series counterparts help kick off the 2011 Ontario Sires Stakes season, 56 Grassroots hopefuls will gather at Western Fair to

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Last season Burlington, ON resident Mac Nichol made his first appearance on the Ontario Sires Stakes leading owner's list, propelled into third spot through the efforts of a talented trio of two-year-olds. As the 2011 season shifted into high gear this week, all three of those performers returned to stakes action, and

LONDON, ON — Friday's Ontario Sires Stakes season opener at Western Fair Raceway will serve as a testing ground for a pair of three-year-old fillies trained by Dorchester, ON resident John Pentland. Pentland will harness Patsys Luck in the first of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations for the sophomore pacing fillies, and Quantum Victoria in the

TORONTO, ON — Daylon Magician trotted to his second Ontario Sires Stakes record with a 1:55.3 victory in his $300,000 Super Final at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday evening. The gifted two-year-old trotting colt was eased away from Post 7 by veteran reinsman Jack Moiseyev and sat sixth through the early going. Heading for the halfway

TORONTO, ON — Ontario's gifted trotters and pacers brought the provincial stakes season to a close in spectacular fashion at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday evening, with five of eight $300,000 Super Finals decided by less than a length. One of the largest margins of victory was recorded by two-year-old pacing colt Prodigal Seelster, who laid

TORONTO, ON — Mark MacDonald made three trips to the Woodbine Racetrack winner's circle on Saturday night with three of the Ontario Sires Stakes program's most gifted pacers. The Cambridge, ON resident scored his first triumph in the second of eight $300,000 Super Finals, guiding two-year-old pacing filly Modern Connection to her fifth straight Ontario

TORONTO, ON — Random Destiny has earned $541,223 in 27 starts over the last two years, so trainer Riina Rekila figures the three-year-old trotting filly knows her job. As a result, the reigning Gold Final winner heads into Saturday's $300,000 Super Final off a laid back week that saw her spend more time in her

TORONTO, ON — Oakville resident Rick Zeron has six shots at $300,000 during the Super Final Championships at Woodbine Racetrack this Saturday. The veteran reinsman will steer six contenders for Ontario Sires Stakes glory on the rich evening of racing, starting with two-year-old trotting filly division leader Peach Martini. "She feels good, she's nice and

TORONTO, ON — In just his second year owning horses in the Ontario Sires Stakes program, Mac Nichol has had a superlative season which will be capped off by watching five contenders in Saturday's $2.4 million Super Final Championship at Woodbine Racetrack. "The three-year-olds I've got now, that was where it started," says Nichol, who