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2011-05-22T00:00:00-04:00May 22, 2011|

Mr Joe Sixpack muscles his way into Gold Series mix

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mr Joe Sixpack made his first start in the Gold Series program on Sunday, May 22 at Mohawk Racetrack and muscled his way to the fastest elimination win of the evening. Driver Randy Waples of Milton, ON demonstrated supreme confidence in the three-year-old trotting colt, floating Mr Joe Sixpack away from Post

2011-05-20T00:00:00-04:00May 20, 2011|

Village Janus, Lukes Sophie swiftest in season opener

LONDON, ON — Some of Ontario's most gifted three-year-old fillies put on a show for Western Fair Raceway fans on Friday evening, competing for a total of $200,000 in Gold Elimination action. Receiving the first Ontario Sires Stakes trophy of the 2011 season was Camille, who cruised along on the front end to a 1:57.1

2011-05-19T00:00:00-04:00May 19, 2011|

Filly looks to make a bee-line for the front Monday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When Mark Herlihy hands Miss Fineline over to driver Travis Henry for Monday evening's Grassroots test at Mohawk Racetrack, the trainer's message will be simple — hustle off the gate, grab control of the race and stay there. "Try to make front and hopefully she stays there. Simple," says Herlihy with a

2011-05-19T00:00:00-04:00May 19, 2011|

Local trotting filly aiming for another consistent season

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway fans get their second look at this year's crop of three-year-old trotting fillies when the Grassroots program arrives in London on Tuesday, May 24. Four days after their Gold Series counterparts help kick off the 2011 Ontario Sires Stakes season, 56 Grassroots hopefuls will gather at Western Fair to

2011-05-18T00:00:00-04:00May 18, 2011|

Burlington owner hoping for more OSS success in 2011

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Last season Burlington, ON resident Mac Nichol made his first appearance on the Ontario Sires Stakes leading owner's list, propelled into third spot through the efforts of a talented trio of two-year-olds. As the 2011 season shifted into high gear this week, all three of those performers returned to stakes action, and

2011-05-17T00:00:00-04:00May 17, 2011|

Local fillies will test the waters in OSS opener Friday

LONDON, ON — Friday's Ontario Sires Stakes season opener at Western Fair Raceway will serve as a testing ground for a pair of three-year-old fillies trained by Dorchester, ON resident John Pentland. Pentland will harness Patsys Luck in the first of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations for the sophomore pacing fillies, and Quantum Victoria in the

2010-11-14T00:00:00-05:00November 14, 2010|

Daylon Magician lowers OSS record with Super Final win

TORONTO, ON — Daylon Magician trotted to his second Ontario Sires Stakes record with a 1:55.3 victory in his $300,000 Super Final at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday evening. The gifted two-year-old trotting colt was eased away from Post 7 by veteran reinsman Jack Moiseyev and sat sixth through the early going. Heading for the halfway

2010-11-14T00:00:00-05:00November 14, 2010|

Super Final Saturday a spectacular show

TORONTO, ON — Ontario's gifted trotters and pacers brought the provincial stakes season to a close in spectacular fashion at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday evening, with five of eight $300,000 Super Finals decided by less than a length. One of the largest margins of victory was recorded by two-year-old pacing colt Prodigal Seelster, who laid

2010-11-14T00:00:00-05:00November 14, 2010|

MacDonald earns three Super Final trophies

TORONTO, ON — Mark MacDonald made three trips to the Woodbine Racetrack winner's circle on Saturday night with three of the Ontario Sires Stakes program's most gifted pacers. The Cambridge, ON resident scored his first triumph in the second of eight $300,000 Super Finals, guiding two-year-old pacing filly Modern Connection to her fifth straight Ontario

2010-11-12T00:00:00-05:00November 12, 2010|

Reigning Gold Final winners ready for battle Saturday

TORONTO, ON — Random Destiny has earned $541,223 in 27 starts over the last two years, so trainer Riina Rekila figures the three-year-old trotting filly knows her job. As a result, the reigning Gold Final winner heads into Saturday's $300,000 Super Final off a laid back week that saw her spend more time in her