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Desperate Man’s popular all-Canadian victory in the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup resonates with the eternal harness racing themes of hope, small-town families and the ability of a single great horse to be the ultimate equalizer. But to John and Kathy Cecchin, it’s about holding on to those things to which they hold dear.

Driver Doug McNair had the keys to the Grassroots winner’s circle at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday, Sept. 14, guiding three-year-old pacing geldings Mustang Beach and Stonebridge Rex to victory. “It’s nice any time you win two races, especially with these types of horses,” said McNair, the 2014 winner of the Lampman Cup as the

The race for a berth in the two-year-old trotting filly Grassroots post season remains wide open as three new faces graced the winner’s circle at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday, Sept. 13. Both Needa Little Magic and Lovin Julie took advantage of a move from the Gold to the Grassroots level to secure their first

Grand River Raceway hosted the regular season finale for the two-year-old trotting colts on Monday, Sept. 13 and Armstead Cole delivered the win he needed to land a berth in the Grassroots Semi-Final. “I wasn’t coming into it brimming with confidence, because it’s a new track for him and for him, half-mile I wasn’t worried

A move from the Gold Series to the Grassroots paid dividends for a trio of two-year-old trotting colts at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday, Sept. 6. After a pair of fifth-place finishes at the Gold Series level, Fight Song made his Grassroots debut in the first $22,500 division on Monday. Driver Trevor Henry had the

Clinton Raceway wrapped up its 2021 season with a record-setting afternoon of racing on Sunday, Sept. 5. Two-year-old pacing colt Sports Fan lowered the track record in the fourth of five $21,450 Grassroots divisions and fans wagered an all-time high $132,279 on the card, which featured the 41st annual Charity Driver’s Challenge, won by Trevor

Ontario’s top two-year-old pacing colts opened an action-packed night of stakes racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, competing in two $100,000-plus Gold Series divisions on a card worth more than $1.9 million. Fans sent two-time Gold Series winner Stonebridge Helios off as their top choice in the first $101,400 division and the

After battling against the province’s best two-year-old pacing fillies for the last two months, Power Of An Angel returned home to Hanover Raceway and found her way to the winner’s circle in the first of five $21,450 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions on Saturday, Sept. 4. “Finally something went our way and we got a

Stablemates Silver Label and Prohibition Legal swept their respective $100,600 two-year-old pacing filly Gold Series divisions at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, Sept. 3, the third time this season the pair have shared the spotlight and given driver James MacDonald, trainer Nick Gallucci and owner/breeder George Millar an Ontario Sires Stakes double. “Trust me, I’m

Sophomore trotting filly Rubys Are Nice returned to the Grassroots program on Monday, Aug. 30 and found her way to the Ontario Sires Stakes winner’s circle for the first time in her career. Lining up at Post 7 behind the Woodbine Mohawk Park starting gate, driver James MacDonald hustled Rubys Are Nice out to an