2016-07-14T00:00:00-04:00July 14, 2016|

Loves Angel hoping for OSS success in her return to Clinton

Two-year-old pacing fillies take centre stage at Clinton Raceway on Sunday as the Ontario Sires Stakes program makes the first of three stops at the half-mile oval. Trainer Gregg McNair will harness two fillies in the Grassroots contest, and Loves Angel has already tested her skills over the Clinton surface. "I qualified them about a

2016-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2016|

Georgies Pockets on familiar ground in Grassroots

Georgies Pockets was never worse than third in seven Grassroots starts last season and the trotting colt has picked right up where he left off, scoring his second straight sophomore Grassroots victory on Tuesday evening at Mohawk Racetrack. Starting from Post 8 in the third of five $18,000 Grassroots divisions, Jack Moiseyev allowed Georgies Pockets

2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12, 2016|

McClure takes four of six Grassroots divisions at Grand River

Bob McClure continued his winning ways at Grand River Raceway on Monday evening, winning four of six Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old pacing fillies. The Elora oval's leading driver, McClure kicked things off in the first $18,000 division, going gate-to-wire with fan favourite Barbaras Shadow. The Shadow Play daughter paced under the wire in 1:55.4,

2016-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12, 2016|

Muscle Hustle and Warrawee Roo step to centre stage

Less than two weeks after they made their 2016 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) debut, Mohawk Racetrack welcomed back the three-year-old trotting colts on Monday for two $105,000 Gold Series divisions and crowned a pair of first-time OSS winners. Impressed with his runner-up effort in the season opener, fans sent Muscle Hustle off as their top

2016-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10, 2016|

Freshman trotting colts impress their connections in Innisfil

Georgian Downs showcased the two-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Saturday evening and Innisfil area fans were treated to impressive performances by the Ontario Sires Stakes program's future stars. Three $70,000 Gold Series divisions and four $18,000 Grassroots divisions went postward and Mass Production kicked things off in the first race with a commanding 1:59

2016-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10, 2016|

Winning the only thing L A Delight and Lay Lady Lay have in common

Saturday's Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions at Mohawk Racetrack were captured by two very different three-year-old pacing fillies. The first $105,000 division was captured by L A Delight, the Ontario Sires Stakes division and O'Brien Award winning freshman star that trainer Bob McIntosh calls a "truly professional race filly." The second division went to first

2016-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10, 2016|

Grassroots glory may be fleeting as fillies aim for a bigger stage

Georgian Downs wrapped up its weekend showcase of two-year-old talent with three $18,000 Grassroots divisions for the novice trotting fillies, and Sunday's outing may be the only time this season fans will see the division winners compete at the Grassroots level. All three winners controlled the tempo and all three impressed their trainers, starting with

2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8, 2016|

Colts take first steps down path blazed by successful siblings

Four Grassroots divisions of two-year-old pacing colts went postward at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening and a quartet of well-bred youngsters took home the Ontario Sires Stakes hardware. Leading off in the first division, Bet On Brett and driver Mike Saftic took immediate control of the race from Post 1 and laid down fractions of

2016-07-06T00:00:00-04:00July 6, 2016|

Big heart propels Sir Native to golden victory

As the two-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes season gets into full swing across the province, it was the pacing fillies turn to shine at Mohawk Racetrack on Tuesday evening. Two $105,000 Gold Series divisions went postward at the Campbellville oval and it was fan favourites Sir Native and driver Jody Jamieson who emerged victorious from the

2016-07-05T00:00:00-04:00July 5, 2016|

Trotting fillies impress their connections in Gold debuts

Two-year-old trotting fillies were the stars of the show at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening, making their Ontario Sires Stakes debuts in a trio of $70,000 Gold Series divisions. Winter Sweet Frost kicked things off in the first race with an effortless front-end tour of the Innisfil oval, clocking fractions of :30.2, :59.3 and 1:29.4