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Dave Briggs2025-07-19T22:06:06-04:00July 19, 2025|
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Just two races into his career, freshman pacing colt Beau Jangles is already building an impressive resume in the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) program. On Saturday (July 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, the 1-2 favoured son of Cattlewash out of Mrs Major Hill won his second $140,000 Gold event in as many weeks, storming to
Dave Briggs2025-07-17T22:29:10-04:00July 17, 2025|
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Doug McNair piloted A Clean Deal up the inside in deep stretch and out-gunned a four-horse calvary charge to the wire to win the lone $140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold event for 2-year-old filly pacers on Thursday (July 17) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in 1:53.1. The victory kept the daughter of Cattlewash—Ideal Talker undefeated
Dave Briggs2025-07-16T21:22:46-04:00July 16, 2025|
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Galen Erso and Sprite Seelster were the respective winners of Wednesday’s (July 16) Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Leg 3 Gold Series events for sophomore trotters at Grand River Raceway. Both trotters were sired by Green Manalishi S. Galen Erso (above) won the lone $140,000 final for colts and Sprite Seelster took the single $140,000 final
Dave Briggs2025-07-24T21:01:11-04:00July 12, 2025|
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In The Black came from third in the stretch to power to a lifetime-best 1:55.1 victory in the lone $140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series event for 2-year-old trotting colts on Saturday (July 12) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. A full field of 10 contested the first Gold event of the year in the division.
Dave Briggs2025-07-11T21:42:52-04:00July 11, 2025|
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Green Manalishi S offspring Bingo Night and Flowing Tribute were the respective 1:54.4 winners of the two $90,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold events for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Friday (July 11) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. It was the first Gold event of the year in this division. In the first Gold event, overwhelming 2-5
Dave Briggs2025-07-05T21:29:54-04:00July 5, 2025|
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Beau Jangles was ultra impressive in his pari-mutuel debut on Saturday (July 5) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the first Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series test of the year for 2-year-old pacing colts. The $140,000 event attracted a field of 10. The Cattlewash—Mrs Major Hill colt, driven by Bob McClure, sat third through the
Dave Briggs2025-06-28T23:07:52-04:00June 28, 2025|
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James Avritt, Sr. of Kentucky bred both winners of the $90,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Leg 2 events for 3-year-old pacing colts contested Saturday (June 28) at Woodbine Mohawk Park – Crack Shot and Set Shot. Crack Shot (above) set a 1:50.2 career best while dominating the first Gold division in wire-to-wire fashion. In
Dave Briggs2025-06-23T23:01:01-04:00June 23, 2025|
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P L Spencer set the fastest mile by a male sophomore trotter in Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) history, winning the lone $140,000 Leg 2 Gold event on Monday (June 23) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in 1:51.3. The previous record of 1:52 was set by Mister Herbie while winning his OSS Super Final in 2011 at
Dave Briggs2025-06-23T15:19:09-04:00June 21, 2025|
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Favoured Perfectly Chic set a lifetime best of 1:50.4 while winning the $140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series Leg 2 event for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (June 21) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. It was the first win of 2025 in seven outings for the daughter of Betterthancheddar—Fit N Bad bred by Winbak Farm and
Dave Briggs2025-06-20T21:14:56-04:00June 20, 2025|
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O’Brien Award winner Monalishi posted her first Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series victory of the year, taking the $140,000 Leg 2 event for sophomore trotting fillies on Friday (June 20) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in 1:52.3. James MacDonald piloted the daughter of Green Manalishi S—Pretty Phylly G into third out of Post 4 in the
