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2021-07-02T00:16:00-04:00July 2, 2021|

Fans cheer Ontario’s top trotters to impressive Gold efforts

Woodbine Mohawk Park hosted the Ontario Sires Stakes season opener on Thursday, July 1 and for the first time in 2021, fans were on hand to cheer the province’s top three-year-old trotters home. Trainer Richard Moreau captured the first $100,600 trotting colt Gold Series division and the Puslinch resident was as excited about the presence

2021-07-01T14:53:56-04:00July 1, 2021|

McNair looking forward to a crowd at Clinton Raceway Sunday

Fans will return to Clinton Raceway this Sunday, July 4 and driver Doug McNair, who will steer two starters in the three-year-old trotting filly Grassroots divisions and one of the favourites in the $58,300 Kin Pace Final, is thrilled that there will be a crowd for the Huron County oval’s signature event. “Clinton always has

2021-06-30T12:34:49-04:00June 30, 2021|

Arch Hall hoping trip to Sarnia nets another Grassroots win

Ontario’s three-year-old trotting colts will open their 2021 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots season at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday, July 3 and trainer Blake MacIntosh is hoping Arch Hall can find his way to the winner’s circle in Sarnia for a second straight year. As a two-year-old Arch Hall sailed to victory in his Grassroots

2021-06-29T13:43:21-04:00June 29, 2021|

Baillargeons hope to celebrate Canada Day with OSS success

Thursday’s Ontario Sires Stakes season opener at Woodbine Mohawk Park will be a festive affair for the Baillargeon family as they send out hopefuls in both the three-year-old trotting colt and trotting filly Gold Series events. First up for team Baillargeon is HP Mama B, who will start from Post 6 in the first $102,200

2021-06-28T13:17:12-04:00June 24, 2021|

Rahn to make her provincial stakes debut Sunday

Local trainer Kendall Rahn will make her debut on the provincial stakes circuit this Sunday, June 27 when Clinton Raceway hosts the 2021 Prospect Series opener for three-year-old pacing colts and a trio of Kin Pace eliminations for the three-year-old pacing fillies. After launching her career as a licensed Standardbred trainer earlier this spring, Rahn

2021-06-08T15:09:38-04:00June 8, 2021|

2021 OSS season will kick off on Canada Day

With harness racing set to resume in Ontario on June 11, Ontario Racing has released the revised Ontario Sires Stakes schedule. The 2021 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) season will now kick off on Canada Day, Thursday, July 1, at Woodbine Mohawk Park with Gold Series Legs for the three-year-old trotting colts and fillies. The Grassroots

2021-05-21T14:10:10-04:00May 21, 2021|

Join the author, photographers and Somebeachsomewhere’s connections for virtual book launch on May 25

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 25 at 7 pm Eastern, 8 pm Atlantic, on what would have been “Beach’s” 16th birthday, for the virtual launch of “Somebeachsomewhere:  The Harness Racing Legend from a One-Horse Stable”. During this special, live, online conversation, author Marjorie Simmins will be joined by Somebeachsomewhere’s trainer and part-owner Brent MacGrath,

2021-05-13T12:31:43-04:00May 13, 2021|

Ontario Sires Stakes and Prospect Series schedule update

In response to the current suspension of live racing due to the provincial stay-at-home order, Ontario Racing’s Standardbred Horse Improvement Program (SIP) Committee is reviewing the 2021 Ontario Sires Stakes and Prospect Series schedules. While the current stay-at-home order expires May 19, the Ontario government indicated earlier this week that the order may be extended

2021-05-06T12:56:53-04:00May 6, 2021|

May 17 Yearling Nomination Update

The deadline to nominate Ontario Sired yearlings, foals of 2020, to the Ontario Sires Stakes program is Monday, May 17. Yearlings must be registered with Standardbred Canada at the time of nomination and will be eligible to compete in the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program at two in 2022 and at three in 2023. To

2021-04-29T13:59:58-04:00April 29, 2021|

Stallion Spotlight: Resolve

Resolve (Muscle Hill x Anikawiesahalee)   Highlights: Race record: 2, 1:55.2; 3, 1:54.1; 4, 1:50.4 ($2,743,033) First crop races in 2021; positive early reports about how the two-year-olds are training. An exceptional trotter who raced in North America and internationally during a five year racing career. 2015 winner of the Older Trotting Horse O'Brien Award.