2024-09-28T21:07:39-04:00September 28, 2024|

Pick Me Up Hanover picks up top Grassroots prize for rookie pacing fillies

By Chris Lomon MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – Pick Me Up Hanover put in a purposeful performance in the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Final for Two-Year-Old Pacing Fillies, on a misty Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The bay daughter of Bettors Delight-Plaudit Hanover arrived at her championship tilt off a fourth, albeit

2024-09-28T10:24:33-04:00September 28, 2024|

Grassroots points leaders ready for duel in sophomore pacing colt Final

One of the tightest battles across any of the Ontario Sires Stakes 2024 leaderboards will be decided Saturday during the $75,000 Grassroots Final for three-year-old colt pacers. Only two points separate Lakers Bank (All Bets Off) and Sports Activator (Sportswriter) for the top spot on their Grassroots leaderboard, setting up what should be a thrilling

2024-09-28T09:59:28-04:00September 28, 2024|

Doug McNair stars during OSS Grassroots Consolations at Woodbine Mohawk Park

MILTON, Ont., Sept. 27, 2024 – Eight $25,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series divisions were held Friday at Woodbine Mohawk Park ahead of Saturday’s Grassroots Finals. Here’s a quick look at how each race went down. Two-Year-Old Trotting Colts Driver Doug McNair picked up his first of four Grassroots victories in 12-race card opener with

2024-09-28T02:01:04-04:00September 28, 2024|

Three-Year-Olds show out in Prospect Series Finals at Grand River Raceway

By Melissa Keith ELORA, Ont., Sept. 27, 2024 - Four $15,000 Prospect Series Finals for three-year-olds were held at Grand River Raceway Friday. Here’s a look at how each went. Three-Year-Old Trotting Fillies First-over challenger Shetrotsalot and driver Scott Young won a brief duel with pace-setter Sue Anne (driven by Samuel Fillion) on the final

2024-09-27T10:19:19-04:00September 27, 2024|

Dion hopes Tricky Wicky is grooving in Grassroots Final Saturday

The last time we saw Tricky Wicky it ended in disappointment for the two-year-old pacing filly, who sits atop the Grassroots Series leaderboard. A homebred of David and John Prushnok (Indiana, Pa.), the daughter of McWicked has been a dominant force all season long, winning all of her Grassroots starts with the exception of her

2024-09-27T09:27:53-04:00September 27, 2024|

Blazing Belle, Wikipedia wow in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series

By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 26, 2024 – It wasn’t a holiday, but the final Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event for three-year-old pacers provided fireworks on Thursday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Both the three-year-old pacing colts and geldings and three-year-old pacing fillies had a single $140,000 division contested Thursday to cap off the regular

2024-09-22T10:03:28-04:00September 22, 2024|

Dunn Show: Maryland romps to Mohawk Million triumph

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 21, 2024 – Maryland powered home to take all the spoils in the Mohawk Million, putting an exclamation point on a picture-perfect Saturday night for driver Dexter Dunn. After taking the inside track, literally, to impressive victories in the $347,000 Elegantimage (with French Champagne) and $713,000 Canadian Trotting Classic

2024-09-22T09:57:14-04:00September 22, 2024|

Amazing Catch Capitalizes in Canadian Trotting Classic

By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 21, 2024— Despite a post-10 draw, Amazing Catch barreled forward and sat a snug pocket trip to burst through an inside seam and win at double-digit odds in the $713,000 Canadian Trotting Classic on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Amazing Catch crossed from the grandstand to the pylons alongside