Not many 12 year-olds own stakes winning horses, but given Emma Christoforou's family tree, it would be rather surprising if she didn't have an interest in horses having been around them from birth. The grade seven student from Moffat, Ontario, owns a number of Standardbreds, including Cowgirl Tough, a starter in Monday night's Ontario Sires

Mohawk Racetrack offers a stakes laden card tomorrow evening anchored by the $682,000 Canadian Trotting Classic which has two top Ontario-sired colts taking on five very talented sophomores. The card also features the $385,000 Peaceful Way final with several OSS fillies in contention, the $390,000 William Wellwood Memorial with one lone Ontario-sired colt, and the

The regular season for the two-year-old colt and gelding pacers of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series concluded on Friday (September 12) night at Mohawk Racetrack with five $18,000 divisions, and Moonwards Hanover and Thinkofagameplan both kept their Grassroots win streaks intact. Competing in the opening event, Moonwards Hanover (Paul MacDonell), who came into this

Ontario Horse Racing (OHR) is pleased to announce that in the 2015 calendar year, Ontario Sired Standardbred two-year-olds racing in Ontario will receive a projected $700,000 in new purse bonuses distributed as a 20% bonus on overnight races plus a 5% purse bonus on Ontario Sires Stakes earnings. The proposal, which was brought forward by

Her Own Land concluded the regular season Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots season atop the leader board in points with a convincing seven length victory this afternoon at Grand River Raceway in the first of four $18,000 divisions for three-year-old pacing fillies. These races were slated to be raced last Wednesday evening but when the card

The four Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots races for three-year-old pacing fillies that were cancelled on at Grand River Wednesday night due to unsafe track conditions have been rescheduled to be contested as non-wagering races at Grand River today. Grand River Raceway was forced to cancel the remainder of its September 10 card after race 1

Mohawk Racetrack had four $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series contests for rookie pacing fillies on their Thursday (September 11) program, and Sassafras Girl took the fastest time as she won the third flight in 1:53.3. With Phil Hudon handling the driving chores, Sassafras Girl shot to the lead from her post three starting position,

Grand River Raceway was forced to cancel the remainder of its September 10 card after race one due to unsafe track conditions caused by heavy rain. The four Grassroots divisions of Ontario Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing fillies slated for September 10 have been rescheduled as non-wagering races for Friday, September 12 at Grand River Raceway.

The three-year-old trotting fillies completed their Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots regular season tonight at Flamboro Downs in five $18,000 divisions. The fastest division was dominated by Stormont Kate and Bruce Richardson who got the girls by the opening marker in :29, the half in :59.2 and three-quarters in 1:28.3 and were home easily in 1:58.2.

The 2014 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots regular season for two-year trotting fillies came to a close on Tuesday night (September 9) at Mohawk Racetrack as the Campbellville oval played host to six $18,000 divisions. Sires Kadabra and Deweycheatumnhowe dominated the action with Kadabra picking up a trio of winners and Deweycheatumnhowe grabbing two credits. Magical