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Ajaz Firdous2022-07-05T15:48:14-04:00July 5, 2022|
After some time off from Prospect Series action, Ontario Racing is back with its weekly news and notes recap of the of Prospect Series action from the prior week. There was a lone leg of Prospect Series action this week, with a three-year-old trotting fillies racing in two divisions at Grand River Raceway on June
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-05T09:49:13-04:00July 4, 2022|
In the first $70,533 division a pair of Muscle Mass colts engaged in an exciting stretch duel with Mass Market taking advantage of a pocket trip to win by a neck over odds-on favourite Snowpiercer. Trevor Henry settled Mass Market into second after leaving from rail position, and Paul MacDonell moved Snowpiercer to the front
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-04T19:30:02-04:00July 4, 2022|
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Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots action for two-year-old pacing fillies begins July 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Louis-Philippe Roy is pulling double duty as driver and owner in three of the five divisions. Two of the horses Roy is driving have been labelled 7-2 on the morning line. Maple, who Roy is the sole owner of,
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-03T22:53:37-04:00July 3, 2022|
A pair of Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for freshman trotting fillies took place on a beautiful summer night July 3 at Georgian Downs. The OSS action got underway in race six of nine on the card, with Scott Young piloting Margarita Morning to an upset win. The daughter of Muscle Mass left from post
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-03T20:04:30-04:00July 3, 2022|
Photos by Lori Martin
Trainer Ashleigh Hensley has more than 400 wins in her career, and her husband Ed has piloted horses to over $35 million dollars in winnings, but the pair combined for a special victory on July 3 at Clinton Raceway when their first homebred won the third Grassroots division for two-year-old trotting colts. Leaving from post
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-02T23:27:07-04:00July 2, 2022|
Don’t judge a book by its cover, or in the case of Oh Look Magic a freshman trotter entered in one of three Gold divisions on July 4 at Woodbine Mohawk Park, don’t judge a racehorse by its ears. He doesn’t Lookslikeachpndale as his sires name suggests, he just looks a little different because of
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-02T23:17:59-04:00July 2, 2022|
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15 trotting fillies will make their Ontario Sires Stakes Gold debut on July 3 at Georgian Downs, including Shiny New Penny in the second division for trainer Benoit Baillargeon. She will be the first starter from Alarm Detector’s first crop. The filly qualified twice at Woodbine Mohawk Park, setting a mark of 1:59.1 with a
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-02T23:08:03-04:00July 2, 2022|
The Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots season for two-year-old trotting fillies kicked off July 2 at Hiawatha Horse Park with a pair of divisions. In the second $21,800 division Daniel Clements completed a driving hat trick when he piloted Angeliki to victory. The daughter of Muscle Up The Goal was first at the quarter pole, when
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-04T13:34:52-04:00July 2, 2022|
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Shawn Steacy picked up his second Ontario Sires Stakes Gold win of the 2022 season when Macho Phil claimed the first of two divisions on July 2 at Woodbine Mohawk Park for three-year-old pacing colts. Jody Jamieson sent the son of Shanghai Phil to the early lead from post five, before settling into second at
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-02T11:29:55-04:00July 2, 2022|
Photos by James MacDonald
A familiar last name will appear in the July 2 program at Clinton Raceway, with a new generation of the Austin family harnessing Hasty Bid in one of three $22,200 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for freshman trotters. Paige Austin, the daughter of late trainer Mark Austin, is making her training debut with the My
