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The season long celebration of the Ontario Sires Stakes' 40th anniversary continues this Saturday at Hanover Raceway. OSS ball caps will be distributed to handicapping contest players at the sign-in table. Fans may also enjoy 300 special OSS cupcakes, rides in the starting car and a special OSS 40th anniversary t-shirt toss. Post time at

The owners of the horses competing in the Ontario Sires Stakes program live across Canada and in many US states. There are even several Europeans with horses racing in the OSS, but there aren't many with ownership downunder. Kiwi Pres, who will make his second OSS appearance of the year at Hanover Raceway tomorrow night,

White Becomes Her took down heavy favourite Muscle Babe with an impressive performance in the second of two $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies tonight at Mohawk. Margie captured the other division. Both winners are daughters of Angus Hall. With regular driver Mario Baillargeon at the lines White Becomes Her grabbed

Thisgirlisonfire lived up to her name as she captured the fastest of six $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies tonight at Grand River Raceway. Mario Baillargeon was content to sit the garden spot in second with Thisgirlisonfire and they had a perfect view of Wings Of Ballykeel who cut the mile

"Last year things went pretty smoothly for her, you can't expect that this year as well," noted trainer John Bax of his trotting filly Riveting Rosie whose outstanding performance as a two-year-old saw her named Canada's rookie trotting filly of the year at the 2013 O'Brien Awards. This year the daughter of Muscle Mass encountered

Jimmy Takter is acknowledged world-wide as one of the most successful trainers of Standardbreds, especially trotters. The native of Sweden is based in New Jersey and races primarily on the Grand Circuit, the highest level of competition for harness horses. A pair of Takter's former stable stars have gone on to become successful sires in

The Ontario Sires Stakes celebrated Canada Day in style with six $18,000 Grassroots Series divisions for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers on the go at Mohawk Racetrack. It was a big night for owner/breeders as home-breds racked up victories in five of the six dashes. Owner/breeder Bayama Farms Inc. of Saint-Andre-D'Argenteuil, Quebec, celebrated after the

While most of Canada prepares to celebrate the nation's birthday tomorrow, there will be some fireworks on the racetrack at Mohawk where six $18,000 divisions of Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots action for three-year-old pacing colts will face the gate. This is always one of the most exciting and competitive divisions of the OSS and tomorrow

Boomboom Ballykeel, Jet Airway, and Victor Bayama posted victories in the three $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series events for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings that were featured on Saturday night's card at Mohawk Racetrack. Boomboom Ballykeel, who won the 2013 Metro Pace at Mohawk, zoomed to a 1:50.3 effort in the first division, giving

With a break in action between Ontario Sires Stakes Gold events for three-year-old pacing colts, several of the regular competitors stepped up to compete with the upper echelons of this division in Grand Circuit action over the past few weeks. Among those was Boomboom Ballykeel, the winner of last year's $683,000 Metro final at Mohawk