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2013-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2013|

Miss Aultsville trots to record on second trip to Elora

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway fans were treated to three bonus races on Sunday evening as the two-year-old trotting and pacing fillies returned to the Elora oval to compete in the Gold Series divisions that were cancelled due to extreme weather on Friday. The trotting lasses got things off to a rousing start with

2013-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20, 2013|

Gold colts sizzle at Mohawk before the lights go out

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Weather brought Mohawk Racetrack's Friday, Sept. 20 program to an early halt, but not before fans got a taste of what they can expect when the top Gold Series horses return to the Campbellville oval for Super Final Night. Two Gold divisions for the three-year-old trotting colts, two for the two-year-old trotting

2013-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20, 2013|

Fillies impress on abbreviated night of racing

ELORA, ON — Buffeted by extreme weather, Grand River Raceway was forced to cancel its program of racing after just two Gold Series divisions had gone to the post on Friday, Sept. 20. One freshman pacing filly division and one freshman trotting filly division were completed before the severe thunderstorms arrived. The remaining divisions, two

2013-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20, 2013|

Cams Macharena, Panpero Firpo could make history

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — In the last decade no horse has captured a Grassroots Championship at two and come back to defend their title the following season. At Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening two horses have an opportunity to change that statistic, three-year-old pacing filly Cams Macharena and three-year-old pacing colt Panpero Firpo. Cams Macharena will

2013-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2013|

McIntosh trotters ready for battle Saturday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Trainer Bob McIntosh will harness a total of six starters on Saturday's $400,000 Grassroots Championship program at Mohawk Racetrack, including four of the top freshman trotters in the province. Two-year-old trotting colts Pasadena Star and Tyrone Haji finished first and third in their division, while trotting fillies Chelseas Chance and Lenny Mac

2013-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18, 2013|

Division leader Dull Roar looking for a crown Saturday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Jeff Gillis will harness two starters in the three-year-old pacing colt Grassroots Championship at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday, Sept. 21 and the Hillsburgh resident thinks both Santana One and Dull Roar have a shot in what promises to be a hard fought affair. "Both of those colts are coming in on good

2013-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18, 2013|

Boomboom Ballykeel in must win situation Friday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Metro Pace winner Boomboom Ballykeel returns to Ontario Sires Stakes action on Friday, Sept. 20 at Mohawk Racetrack and the two-year-old pacing colt is in a must win situation if he is to extend his season through next weekend's $200,000 Super Final. The Mach Three son has just five points to his

2013-09-18T00:00:00-04:00September 18, 2013|

Momara heads McNair’s talented Grassroots quartet

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Last season Gregg McNair clinched his first Johnston Cup title with three Grassroots Championship victories. This year the Guelph resident could watch Saturday's festivities from the Mohawk Racetrack grandstand and still take home the Ontario Sires Stakes program's leading trainer award. After jumping out to an early lead in June McNair has

2013-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17, 2013|

Freshman filly showdown at Grand River Friday

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway wraps up its Ontario Sires Stakes season on a high note this Friday, Sept. 20, hosting the final Gold Series leg for the province's top two-year-old pacing fillies and trotting fillies. The pacing fillies kick things off in the second race with a $105,000 division loaded with Top 10

2013-09-13T00:00:00-04:00September 13, 2013|

Bee A Magician cruises to OSS record

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The chill in the air at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening did nothing to dampen the sizzle of Bee A Magician's sophomore season as the three-year-old trotting filly extended her win streak to 13 in an Ontario Sires Stakes record 1:52.1. The clocking scraped one-fifth of a second off Bee A Magician's