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2016-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23, 2016|

Betting Line makes it six; Nvestment Bluechip starts with one

Reigning division and North America Cup champion Betting Line captured his sixth straight victory in the second of two $105,000 Gold Series divisions at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening. Starting from Post 8 in a skirmish that also featured the number one and two point earners in the three-year-old pacing colt division, Magnum J and

2016-07-22T00:00:00-04:00July 22, 2016|

Perfect trip keeps Noone To Depend On at the top

Six divisions of sophomore pacing fillies battled at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening and Noone To Depend On captured her second Grassroots trophy to retain control of top spot in the division standings. Starting from Post 3 in the second $18,000 Grassroots division, Noone To Depend On dropped into second behind Twin B Thong and

2016-07-21T00:00:00-04:00July 21, 2016|

Fresh faces impress Mohawk fans in Grassroots action

Mohawk Racetrack hosted the second Grassroots event for the two-year-old trotting fillies on Thursday evening and fans welcomed three first-time Ontario Sires Stakes winners back in front of the grandstand. In the first $18,000 Grassroots division, Mohawk fans wisely overlooked the mistake made by Inner Drive in the July 10 season opener and sent the

2016-07-20T00:00:00-04:00July 20, 2016|

Handy trotter proves Reibeling right at Grand River Raceway

Long before two-year-old trotting colt Kitarro made his Grand River Raceway debut in the second of four Grassroots divisions on Wednesday evening, trainer Kyle Reibeling thought the youngster might find success on the Elora oval. "Once he got rolling and we got him working in our sets, I thought this is kind of a nice

2016-07-19T00:00:00-04:00July 19, 2016|

On A Sunny Day and Winter Sweet Frost two for two in Gold Series

On A Sunny Day and Winter Sweet Frost put some distance between themselves and the rest of the two-year-old trotting filly field with repeat Gold Series wins at Mohawk Racetrack on Tuesday evening. On A Sunny Day made it clear from the start of the first $70,000 division that she was looking for her second

2016-07-18T00:00:00-04:00July 18, 2016|

Mellow miss captures Gold Series trophy at Mohawk

From the moment Soiree Seelster arrived in Tony O'Sullivan's barn she was so laid-back the Puslinch resident occasionally wondered if something was wrong with the two-year-old pacing lass. "I was actually talking to Sylvain (Filion) about it tonight, she's, you know, she's just really, really relaxed, she always has been. She just takes everything in

2016-07-17T00:00:00-04:00July 17, 2016|

Owners hoping for another fun-filled ride with Shanghai Sugar

When Shanghai Sugar won her Grassroots division at Clinton Raceway on Sunday, Travis Henry and his partners experienced a moment of d�j� vu. Last season Henry, Craig Wood and Glen Wark watched their two-year-old pacing filly Tempus Seelster win her July 19 Grassroots division at Georgian Downs and then go on to win her Battle

2016-07-17T00:00:00-04:00July 17, 2016|

Filion sweeps second half of OSS double feature

Mohawk Racetracks fans enjoyed a double feature of Ontario Sires Stakes action on Saturday evening as both the three-year-old trotting fillies and two-year-old pacing colts competed in a pair of $105,000 Gold Series divisions. First up were the trotting fillies and 2015 division champ Caprice Hill was an easy winner in the opener. The Kadabra

2016-07-16T00:00:00-04:00July 16, 2016|

Silverinyourpocket shines in Grassroots action at Mohawk

On Friday evening the two-year-old pacing colts made their second Grassroots start at Mohawk Racetrack and Silverinyourpocket made the most of his second tour around the Campbellville oval. Starting from Post 3 in the second $18,000 Grassroots division, driver Sylvain Filion of Milton sent Silverinyourpocket to the front. Through fractions of :28, :56 and 1:25

2016-07-15T00:00:00-04:00July 15, 2016|

Myretirementticket sloshes to the top of the Grassroots standings

Conditions were not ideal for their third Grassroots event, but Ontario's three-year-old trotting fillies still turned in some impressive performances at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening. The 11 fillies in the third $18,000 division paraded onto the racetrack in the driving rain, but neither the weather nor Post 9 kept Myretirementticket from picking up her