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2014-07-25T00:00:00-04:00July 25, 2014|

Glamour Boys Vie For Third Straight OSS Win

The glamour boy division of the Ontario Sires Stakes, the three-year-old pacing colts, will contest their third Grassroots contest tomorrow night at Georgian Downs in five $18,000 divisions. Only two colts have been victorious in the first two Grassroots tests, both at Mohawk Racetrack, but they both won't be able to keep their OSS winning

2014-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24, 2014|

Betting On Bet Ya

Joanne Colville of Moffat, Ontario, wears several hats in the Ontario harness racing industry. She's the Program Co-ordinator for the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society, the agency charged with finding new homes for retired Standardbreds. Joanne also operates a breeding farm and is an accomplished rider serving as outrider at racetracks. Tomorrow night at Mohawk she'll

2014-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23, 2014|

Muscle Baby Doll Wins Ontario Debut

Three of the two-year-old trotting fillies competing in tonight's third $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold division at Grand River Raceway came into the contest riding two race winning streaks. Danielle Hall and Juanitas Fury had both won a division of the first Gold event for this group of the 2014 season while newcomer Muscle Baby

2014-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23, 2014|

Bellino Fillies Going For Gold

A pair of two-year-old trotting fillies recently acquired by Frank Bellino and Sons Stable of Bronxville, New York, will make their way to Grand River Raceway tomorrow for the second Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event of the season for this group. The youngsters will compete in two of the three $70,000 divisions with the final

2014-07-22T00:00:00-04:00July 22, 2014|

Daylon Mermaid Carrying On Family Tradition

As the Ontario Sires Stakes Program celebrates its 40th anniversary this season, one of the ways to monitor its influence and success is the fact that many breeders and owners who were participating at the beginning are still active today. Such is the case with Mary and Dave Lemon who operate Daylon Farms of Komoka,

2014-07-22T00:00:00-04:00July 22, 2014|

Bax & Byron Score Grassroots Double

Two-year-old trotting fillies trained by John Bax and driven by Steve Byron captured two of the six $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions tonight at Georgian Downs. In the sixth and fastest division Byron worked out a perfect two hole trip for his charge Railee Priti behind pacesetter National Trace who trotted through fractions of

2014-07-21T00:00:00-04:00July 21, 2014|

Single White Sock Leads Grassroots Winners

A total of seven $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series divisions for two-year-old colt and gelding pacers were featured on Monday night (July 21) at Grand River Raceway, and they saved the fastest split for last as Single White Sock toured the half-mile oval in 1:56. With driver Scott Coulter at the lines, Single White

2014-07-21T00:00:00-04:00July 21, 2014|

Two Year Old Testing Time

The two-year-old pacing and trotting colts will make their second Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots appearance tonight at two different Ontario racetracks. The pacers will headline Grand River's card while Mohawk features the trotters. Both groups have one Grassroots test under their harnesses and this is usually when you see movement between the Gold and Grassroots

2014-07-21T00:00:00-04:00July 21, 2014|

Rookie Seelster-Bred Colts Take Two Grassroots

Hemi Seelster, a colt from the first crop of Holiday Road, refused to lose in the third of six $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for two-year-old trotting colts tonight at Mohawk Racetrack. Another Seelster Farms-bred colt, Grandprix Seelster, used different tactics to capture his division. In the third division Benvenuti was first off the

2014-07-20T00:00:00-04:00July 20, 2014|

Father & Son Teams Win With Mach Three Daughters

Father and son trainer and driver teams combined to win the final two $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies this afternoon at Clinton Raceway. Both duos won their respective events with a daughter of Mach Three, the fastest of which was Wicked Speed. With Scott Young in the sulky for trainer,