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2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Harper Blue Chip Finishes Off A Perfect OSS Season

Harper Blue Chip, who was third in the Hambletonian and the Canadian Trotting Classic this season, capped off a four-for-four Ontario Sires Stakes campaign with a hard-fought 1:54.3 victory in tonight's $250,000 Super Final for three-year-old male trotters at Mohawk Racetrack. Driven by Sylvain Filion, Harper Blue Chip settled in fourth while Maximuscle (Rick Zeron)

2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Another Super Final Crown for Riveting Rosie

Riveting Rosie backed up her Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final victory last year by doing the same thing this year, winning the $250,000 test for three-year-old trotting fillies at Mohawk Racetrack in 1:55. Driver Paul MacDonell sighted Riveting Rosie at the front from her post nine starting position, and she would stroll through fractions of

2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Praise For The Reverend

Reverend Hanover, called the mirror image of his sire Sportswriter by his trainer and co-owner, remains unbeaten in his rookie season as he captured tonight's $250,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final for two-year-old pacing colts with ease at Mohawk Racetrack to give him four wins in as many starts in his young career. Several of

2014-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2014|

Ben Baillargeon On His Super Final Starters

Ben Baillargeon will send out a quartet of starters in this Saturday's $250,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack, and he will be looking for a little bit of luck along the way. The post position gods weren't kind to Baillargeon, as his two best chances Saturday evening drew posts nine and 10,

2014-10-09T00:00:00-04:00October 9, 2014|

Gift Horse Propels Pivotal Year For Dustin Jones

Waterdown, Ontario, horseman Dustin Jones will be the first to acknowledge the wisdom of the old axiom "never look a gift horse in the mouth." His talented two-year-old trotting colt Dont Rush, who next starts on Saturday night in the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack, was born as a result of a

2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00October 8, 2014|

Darling Rallying The Troops Again

Jack Darling of Cambridge, Ontario, is one of this province's top Standardbred trainers as evidenced by his four starters in this Saturday's rich Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk. He's also a great person. He has successfully rallied the harness racing industry on both sides of the border when he finds a cause or

2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00October 8, 2014|

Bax On His Super Final Quintet

In 2001 John Bax of Peterborough, Ontario, enjoyed one of his best years ever as a Standardbred trainer culminating with an O'Brien Award as Canada's trainer of the year. One of the highlights of that season came on November 10 at Mohawk Racetrack when he started four trotters in the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals

2014-10-07T00:00:00-04:00October 7, 2014|

OSS Super Finals Drawn

The fields have now been established for this Saturday's eight $250,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack which will showcase the top performers in the program and provide an exciting conclusion to the 2014 OSS season. The eight rich finals will line up as follows: Race 2 � Two Year Old Trotting Fillies

2014-10-05T00:00:00-04:00October 5, 2014|

Wendy Hoogeveen Memorial Pace

Friends and colleagues of the late Wendy Hoogeveen are invited to a race dedicated to her memory. The Wendy Hoogeveen Memorial Pace will take place on Saturday, October 11, as the sixth race at Mohawk Racetrack during the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Super Finals Night (post time 7:25 p.m.). Members of Wendy's family will be

2014-10-01T00:00:00-04:00October 1, 2014|

Ontario-Sired Filly Sells For $400,000

A daughter of Kadabra sold at the opening session of the Lexington Select Sale last night for $400,000 to tie the top price for the evening. Mel Hartman of Ottawa, Marvin Katz of Toronto and David McDuffee paid that amount the take home Bene Bene, a full sister to former Ontario Sires Stakes stars Miss