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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

Grand River Raceway fans were treated to a gorgeous August evening and a pair of sizzling performances by the three-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday, Aug. 25. At post time the Ontario Sires Stakes and Canadian record was 1:55.4, set by Bright Eyes M at Grand River Raceway in 2019 and equalled by Massive Flirt at

Grand Circuit action gets under way in Ontario this week and the province’s Standardbred breeders stand to profit if their Ontario Bred progeny achieve success against the best trotters and pacers in North America. All breeders who enrolled their broodmares in the 2018 and 2019 Ontario Resident Mare Program (ORMP) will be eligible for the

Sweet Soul David jumped out to a commanding lead in the three-year-old trotting colt standings with his third Grassroots victory in the first of three $21,000-plus divisions at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Driver Louis-Philippe Roy fired the fan favourite away from Post 4 and Sweet Soul David led the field through fractions

Fashion Frenzie returned to the Ontario Sires Stakes winner’s circle at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday, Aug. 23, capturing the lone $155,600 three-year-old trotting colt Gold Series division. Starting from Post 3 in a field of six rivals, driver Louis-Philippe Roy and Fashion Frenzie found themselves three-wide heading into the first turn as Day At

Ashleigh and Ed Hensley swept the three-year-old pacing filly Gold Series divisions at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 22 as Jody got her first win at the Ontario Sires Stakes program’s top level and Scarlett Hanover earned her third. First onto the Rideau Carleton oval for Team Hensley was Jody, who lined up at

Bulldog Hanover scored his third Gold Series win at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, Aug. 21, beating five rivals to the wire in a personal best 1:49. Sent off the favourites in the lone $154,800 three-year-old pacing colt Gold division, driver Jody Jamieson of Guelph, ON eased Bulldog Hanover away from Post 2 and settled

Woodbine Mohawk Park fans were treated to an Ontario Sires Stakes smorgasbord on Friday, Aug. 20 with a pair of $100,000-plus Gold Series divisions for the two-year-old trotting fillies and three $23,850 Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old pacing colts. Dabra Day kicked things off in the first $101,400 Gold Series split with a front end