SUDBURY, ON — Sudbury Downs kicks off two weeks of exciting Ontario Sires Stakes action this Sunday, hosting three $24,000 Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts. Trainer Mark Steacy is heading for the northern oval with a truck load of young trotters, and he is hoping all four will deliver solid performances in their

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Gary Kingshott figures Thepaninsulahotel deserves a shot at Ontario's top three-year-old pacing colts in Sunday's Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack, but beyond that the trainer is not making any plans. "We'll race him this week and see what happens from there," says the Rockwood resident. "I think he can do with these

CLINTON, ON — With his second straight Post 7 assignment, the odds are stacked against three-year-old pacing colt RM Rubicon in Sunday's Grassroots event at Clinton Raceway, but then oddsmakers would never have predicted that the gelding would even start in the Ontario Sires Stakes program after a serious injury paralysed his tongue and lower

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Nine 3-year-old filly pacers were entered this morning (Tuesday) for the OSS Gold Elimination scheduled to be contested on August 1st at Mohawk Racetrack. The OSS rules state that if there are not more horses entered in the elimination than can compete in the Final, the elimination will be cancelled and all

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Three-year-old trotting colt Pointe Of Honour has such dismal luck that trainer Paula Wellwood's expectations for his 2009 Ontario Sires Stakes debut at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday are so low as to be non-existent. "I hope we have better luck, but I can honestly say I won't be surprised if something does

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — With reigning Gold Final champion Elusive Desire carrying the Ontario flag to New Jersey this weekend, a number of Grassroots fillies have opted to make the leap into Gold Series competition at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday. Ted MacDonnell is taking full advantage of the division heavyweight's absence, securing her regular driver Paul

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ja El Express added a Gold Final trophy to his collection at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday night, capturing his third straight win and budging trainer Jeff Gillis's excitement level a little higher than the cautious label he assigned it at the start of the Gold Series. After using a front end strategy

INNISFIL, ON — Scotty Doesnt Know cruised to the fastest win of six Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening, reaching the finish five lengths ahead of his two-year-old trotting colt peers in 2:00.3. Starting from Post 4 with Hall of Fame horseman Ron Waples in the bike, Scotty Doesnt Know followed L M

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Young reinsman Doug McNair reached another milestone in his driving career on Monday night at Mohawk Racetrack, claiming a Gold Final victory with two-year-old pacing filly Tiz To Dream. The youthful pair started from Post 2 in the $130,000 Gold Final and had clear sailing to the front when fan favourite Windsong

ELORA, ON — Acton resident Trevor Ritchie is counting his lucky stars this evening that the finish line at Grand River Raceway came sooner, rather than later. The veteran reinsman was aboard fan favourite Sooner Than Later in the two-year-old trotting filly Gold Final at the Elora oval on Monday, and had been sailing along