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2020-07-04T00:42:58-04:00July 4, 2020|

Springbridge Duel offers a little redemption with Gold victory

There is an alchemy involved in teaching a yearling how to be a racehorse — the top tier of the Ontario Sires Stakes is, after all, the Gold Series — and last winter trainer Casie Coleman Herlihy though it might actually take supernatural power to transform Springbridge Duel into a racehorse. As a result it

2020-07-04T00:45:08-04:00July 2, 2020|

Trotting fillies sparkle in Gold Series opener

Ontario’s most talented three-year-old trotting fillies took a star turn on TSN’s Racing Night Live at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday and Princesspartypants opened the Gold Series season with an impressive come-from-behind victory in the first $73,067 division. Starting from Post 8, trainer-driver Roger Mayotte opted to ease Princesspartypants down to the rail in eighth

2020-07-04T00:45:39-04:00July 2, 2020|

Fillies, fillies and more fillies at Clinton Raceway Sunday

Three-year-old fillies will be the stars of the show this Sunday at Clinton Raceway as the half-mile oval plays host to six $22,800 Grassroots Series divisions for the sophomore trotting fillies and the $64,700 Kin Pace Final for their pacing counterparts. Trainer Marcel Barrieau will start Th Present in the Grassroots season opener and send

2020-07-04T00:46:03-04:00July 1, 2020|

Team Baillargeon adds Grassroots hardware to OSS haul

After sweeping the three-year-old trotting colt Gold Series season opener, trainer Ben Baillargeon turned his attention to the Grassroots Series at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday evening and delivered two more victories. The Guelph resident kicked off the Canada Day program with a victory as No Time To Play and driver Sylvain Filion rolled through

2020-06-29T23:24:32-04:00June 29, 2020|

Alicorn triumphant in return to Gold Series action

Just over eight months since her last appearance at Woodbine Mohawk Park, three-year-old pacing filly Alicorn returned to the Milton oval on Monday evening and marched straight back into the winner’s circle. Making her sophomore debut in the first of three $73,067 Gold Series divisions, Canada’s Two-year-old Pacing Filly of the Year eased away from

2020-06-29T18:16:48-04:00June 29, 2020|

Bossence building toward OSS success

Chocolate Pie is more than just a starter in the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday, July 1. The three-year-old trotting colt is a building block in trainer Kyle Bossence’s long-term plan to shift his stable toward developing and racing young horses. “That’s the game plan. I kind of grew

2020-06-28T22:04:04-04:00June 28, 2020|

Baillargeon trotters sweep Gold Series opener in Innisfil

They arrived at Georgian Downs off impressive wins, fans made them the heavy favourites, and three-year-old trotting geldings Hayek and HP Royal Theo delivered the goods, cruising to victory in their respective Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series divisions on Sunday evening. Hayek led off for the Ben Baillargeon stable, starting from Post 3 in the

2020-06-28T00:47:45-04:00June 28, 2020|

Pacing colts clash in round one of Grassroots Series

Sophomore pacing colts were the stars of the show at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night, battling for a total of $139,950 in six Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions. The Wild Card opened the program with a 1:52.2 score on the front end, holding off Sundown Kid and Century Grizzly at the wire. Doug McNair

2020-06-27T00:29:09-04:00June 27, 2020|

Mach My Kiss records first win of the 2020 OSS season

Ontario’s talented three-year-old pacing fillies kicked off the 2020 Ontario Sires Stakes season at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday with two veterans of the provincial program and two newcomers gracing the Grassroots winner’s circle. Mach My Kiss opened the campaign with a victory in the first $22,800 division, cruising along on the front end to

2020-06-26T11:24:06-04:00June 26, 2020|

Baillargeon trotters hunting for Gold in Innisfil Sunday

Since racing resumed at the beginning of June Ben Baillargeon has been on a tear, sending out 20 winners from 54 starters, and the trainer will be looking to add to that tally when the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series season gets underway this Sunday, June 28 at Georgian Downs. Baillargeon goes into the event