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Ake Svanstedt, the leading trainer in Sweden for many years, will make his first appearance in the Ontario Sires Stakes program tomorrow evening at Mohawk. Svanstedt will start the two-year-old trotting colt One Direction in the first of two $105,000 OSS Gold divisions at the Campbellville, Ontario oval. It will be the first pari-mutuel start

Prince Clyde and Jet Airway were victorious in two $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for three-year-old pacing colts tonight at Mohawk. The first and fastest division saw a number of lead changes. Boomboom Ballykeel took the field past the opening quarter in :26 but he was soon covered up by Victor Bayama who was

After competing successfully against the very best three-year-old pacing colts in North America in two of the most prestigious events for the glamour boy division, Jet Airway will return to Ontario Sires Stakes Gold competition tomorrow night at Mohawk. The Jeremes Jet colt has drawn post nine in the second of two $105,000 divisions, race

Georgian Downs rolled out the red carpet on Saturday night for the three-year-old colt and gelding pacers of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series Division with five $18,000 dashes going behind the gate. When the dust had cleared, it was Shadios who shined brightest, turning in a career-best 1:50.3 clocking in the fourth Grassroots flight.

Three-year-old pacing fillies lined up in five $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series divisions on Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack, and it was a host of fillies who had yet to taste Ontario Sires Stakes success in 2014 emerging with victories. Mea Lilley Mark (Mike Saftic), who hadn't been to the winner's circle since last

The glamour boy division of the Ontario Sires Stakes, the three-year-old pacing colts, will contest their third Grassroots contest tomorrow night at Georgian Downs in five $18,000 divisions. Only two colts have been victorious in the first two Grassroots tests, both at Mohawk Racetrack, but they both won't be able to keep their OSS winning

Joanne Colville of Moffat, Ontario, wears several hats in the Ontario harness racing industry. She's the Program Co-ordinator for the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society, the agency charged with finding new homes for retired Standardbreds. Joanne also operates a breeding farm and is an accomplished rider serving as outrider at racetracks. Tomorrow night at Mohawk she'll

Three of the two-year-old trotting fillies competing in tonight's third $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division at Grand River Raceway came into the contest riding two race winning streaks. Danielle Hall and Juanitas Fury had both won a division of the first Gold event for this group of the 2014 season while newcomer Muscle Baby

A pair of two-year-old trotting fillies recently acquired by Frank Bellino and Sons Stable of Bronxville, New York, will make their way to Grand River Raceway tomorrow for the second Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event of the season for this group. The youngsters will compete in two of the three $70,000 divisions with the final

As the Ontario Sires Stakes Program celebrates its 40th anniversary this season, one of the ways to monitor its influence and success is the fact that many breeders and owners who were participating at the beginning are still active today. Such is the case with Mary and Dave Lemon who operate Daylon Farms of Komoka,