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2021-07-03T17:12:04-04:00July 3, 2021|

Highland Mowgli trots into Hiawatha Horse Park record book

Hiawatha Horse Park fans, on site for the first time this year, were treated to four stellar performances by Ontario’s talented three-year-old trotting colts on Saturday afternoon, culminating in a track record effort by Highland Mowgli in the final $22,500 Grassroots division. Starting from Post 3, driver Louis-Philippe Roy sent Highland Mowgli straight to the

2021-07-02T23:38:59-04:00July 2, 2021|

Freshman pacing fillies make impressive Gold Series debut

Woodbine Mohawk Park hosted the first two-year-old Gold Series event of the 2021 season on Friday evening and the freshman pacing fillies turned in a pair of impressive performances. Speak Your Mind was the first two-year-old to don an Ontario Sires Stakes blanket this season with a commanding front-end effort in the first $100,600 Gold

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