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News - May 2009

2009-05-18T00:00:00-04:00May 18, 2009|

Mystic River proves to be the sleeper in Gold Final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Kevin O'Reilly's statement that Mystic River could be a sleeper in this season's three-year-old trotting filly division proved prophetic Sunday night, as the Kadabra daughter swept down the Mohawk Racetrack stretch to claim the first $130,000 Gold Final of the 2009 campaign. Second in her elimination last weekend, Mystic River started from

2009-05-18T00:00:00-04:00May 18, 2009|

Harness racing royalty gathers at Western Fair Friday

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway rolls out the red carpet for the grand dames of the Ontario Sires Stakes program on Friday, May 22, hosting a pair of $40,000 Gold Eliminations for the talented three-year-old pacing fillies. Making her entrance onto the sophomore stage in the second elimination is local filly Northern Duchess, who

2009-05-14T00:00:00-04:00May 14, 2009|

O’Reilly points pair of gifted trotters toward Gold Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The Campbellville sky will be awash with a pyrotechnic glow this Sunday, but the on-track fireworks get under way well before dark as thirty-seven of the most talented sophomore trotters in Ontario clash in three $40,000 Gold Eliminations and a $130,000 Gold Final. Two of the three-year-old fillies making final preparations for

2009-05-10T00:00:00-04:00May 10, 2009|

Cumin First lands in winner’s circle with impressive debut

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Long winter months of work and anticipation paid off for the connections of Ontario's most gifted three-year-old trotting fillies on Sunday evening, as Mohawk Racetrack raised the curtain on the 2009 Ontario Sires Stakes season. A two-time Gold Final winner at two, Cumin First proved she lost none of her step over

2009-05-06T00:00:00-04:00May 6, 2009|

Cumin First returns to action in OSS opener Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Bringing a freshman Gold Series champion back to form for their sophomore campaign is an inexact science, but trainer Frank O'Reilly feels he has done all he can to prepare a trio of three-year-old trotting fillies for the Sunday, May 10 Ontario Sires Stakes opener at Mohawk Racetrack. "I'm really pleased with