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2021-09-24T23:53:03-04:00September 24, 2021|

Dabarndawgswatchin heats up heading into post season

Dabarndawgswatchin picked up her second Gold Series victory in the sole $157,200 three-year-old pacing filly division at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, Sept. 24 and heads into the post season on a two race win streak. Lining up at Post 4, driver Jody Jamieson sent Dabarndawgswatchin straight down to the rail in fourth as Western

2021-09-22T15:19:10-04:00September 22, 2021|

Local owners hoping for Prospect Series success Friday

The two-year-old trotting colts will kick off the 2021 Prospect Series Finals at Grand River Raceway on Friday, Sept. 24 and local trainer John Holding is hoping Arch Ruler can deliver another top-two effort. “He was racing good for the people we bought him off, and he’s racing good for us. I expect he’ll be

2021-09-21T23:58:53-04:00September 21, 2021|

P L Opportunity and I Da Princess sparkle in spite of rain

They may have had to travel over a sloppy track, but three-year-old trotting fillies P L Opportunity and I Da Princess still managed to look impressive as they wrapped up their Grassroots regular season at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday, Sept. 21. P L Opportunity kicked off the Grassroots action on the rain-soaked oval, lining

2021-09-21T22:49:38-04:00September 21, 2021|

Clockwork Orange quickest in Grassroots season finale

Stormy skies greeted the two-year-old trotting fillies as they gathered at Flamboro Downs for their last regular season Grassroots contest on Tuesday, Sept. 21, but the weather did not put a damper on their performances. Clockwork Orange delivered the sharpest effort in the last $21,450 division, over a track that had been downgraded from ‘fast’

2021-09-21T00:16:00-04:00September 21, 2021|

Grassroots double for Brethour in freshman pacing filly finale

Woodbine Mohawk Park hosted five Grassroots divisions on Monday, Sept. 20 and there were not many surprises as the two-year-old pacing fillies and three-year-old trotting colts wrapped up their regular season. Trainer Murray Brethour had a successful night, as Better Catch Girl and Crème Delight finished first and second in the opening $22,850 pacing filly

2021-09-19T22:52:27-04:00September 19, 2021|

Dabra Day trots into the record books at Flamboro Downs

For the second time this season the province’s best  two-year-old trotting fillies have rewritten a track, Ontario Sires Stakes and Canadian speed record, with Dabra Day etching her name into the Flamboro Downs record books with a sizzling 1:56.1 effort on Sunday, Sept. 19. In rein to Louis-Philippe Roy in the second $99,000 Gold division,

2021-09-18T23:00:24-04:00September 18, 2021|

Star Power Hanover steps into the Gold Series spotlight

Star Power Hanover staged an upset in the lone $159,600 two-year-old trotting colt Gold Series division at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night, giving driver Bob McClure and trainer Luc Blais back-to-back appearances in the winner’s circle on another stakes-rich evening at the Campbellville oval. Sent off the fifth choice from Post 6 in the

2021-09-18T00:22:53-04:00September 18, 2021|

Fillies stage epic duels in regular season finale

Ontario’s talented three-year-old pacing fillies kicked off an exciting night of stakes action at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, Sept. 17 with a dead heat finish in the first $22,150 Grassroots division. Favourites Cyclone Sister and James MacDonald left smartly from Post 9 and led the field to a :27.3 opening quarter before yielding to

2021-09-16T23:22:26-04:00September 16, 2021|

Top Grassroots colts look sharp heading into post season

The regular season came to a close on Thursday night (Sept. 16) for the two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots competitors and a trio of top ranked youngsters padded their point totals and polished their skills heading into the post season. In spite of lining up at Post 10 on the Woodbine Mohawk Park starting gate, Dynomites

2021-09-15T11:21:33-04:00September 15, 2021|

Holding on: The story behind Desperate Man’s popular NA Cup win

Desperate Man’s popular all-Canadian victory in the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup resonates with the eternal harness racing themes of hope, small-town families and the ability of a single great horse to be the ultimate equalizer. But to John and Kathy Cecchin, it’s about holding on to those things to which they hold dear.