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News - August 2009

2009-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2009|

Western Silk a winner; Elim and Final postponed

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Just after Western Silk captured her first Gold Elimination victory in the fifth race, Mohawk Racetrack fans were treated to a display of lightning that rivaled the track's annual fireworks demonstration. As a result of the electrical storm the racing program was cancelled, and the second two-year-old pacing filly Gold Elimination and

2009-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2009|

Reach Higher earns second Gold Elimination honour

DUNDAS, ON — Reach Higher earned his second Gold Elimination trophy with a 2:00.1 victory at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening. The two-year-old trotting colt and driver Steve Condren cruised along behind pacesetter Protege Seelster through fractions of :28.4, :59.1 and 1:30.1, then stepped out in the stretch and accelerated away to a two length

2009-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2009|

Fast Pay paces into OSS history

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Harness racing fans who made the effort to get to Mohawk Racetrack early on Monday witnessed the fastest mile in the thirty-six year history of the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Thwarted in their efforts to compete on Sunday night by an electrical storm, the three-year-old pacing colts lined up behind the Mohawk

2009-08-08T00:00:00-04:00August 8, 2009|

Equity extends golden win streak to eight

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Equity cruised to his eighth straight victory at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening, rolling around a sloppy oval rated one second slower than normal to a 1:55.2 Gold Final triumph. With Jack Moiseyev back in the race bike, Equity took control of the race heading for the halfway marker and never looked

2009-08-08T00:00:00-04:00August 8, 2009|

Magical Debut finds winner’s circle at her local oval

WOODSTOCK, ON — Magical Debut revived her floundering sophomore career on Saturday afternoon with a 2:03.2 Grassroots victory over a soggy Woodstock Raceway oval rated one second slower than normal. Driver Paul Mackenzie eased the sophomore trotting filly away from the starting gate into fourth spot on the rail, but was soon taking aim on

2009-08-07T00:00:00-04:00August 7, 2009|

Grassroots at Hanover rescheduled for Wednesday

HANOVER, ON — Hanover Raceway cancelled its Saturday, Aug. 8 program due to the wet weather and poor track conditions. As a result, the eight Grassroots divisions originally scheduled for Hanover's Saturday evening program will now be contested as special card on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 4 pm. Post positions for the two-year-old pacing filly

2009-08-07T00:00:00-04:00August 7, 2009|

Oaklea Rico makes second Grassroots start at home

SUDBURY, ON — When Oaklea Rico races, owner Jocelyne Menard likes to be in the grandstand, so the Chelmsford resident is delighted that the three-year-old trotter's second Grassroots start will occur on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at Sudbury Downs. "I can't miss a race; it's not acceptable," says Menard with a laugh. For the gelding's July

2009-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2009|

Freshman colts flood Flamboro Downs this Sunday

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs fans are in for a treat on Sunday evening as 59 of the province's most talented freshman trotters and pacers converge on the Dundas oval for Gold Elimination action. A total of 22 pacing colts will battle in three $40,000 eliminations, with the top three finishers from each elimination advancing

2009-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2009|

Strapping filly hoping for success in Gold Final Monday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Monday's Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack will only be Wilsonator's fourth lifetime start, but the two-year-old trotting filly has already delivered a full season's worth of thrills to owner Ted Wilson. "It's just a dream come true to have something like her," says Wilson, who bought his first Standardbred in 1963. In

2009-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2009|

Forward and McIntosh claim three wins in Ottawa

GLOUCESTER, ON — Brad Forward reunited with last year's Grassroots champion Tomorrowpan at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening, and engineered the first Ontario Sires Stakes win of the season for the three-year-old pacing filly. Starting from Post 7 in the second $24,000 Grassroots division, Forward put the No Pan Intended daughter on the front