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News - October 2014

2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Skippin By Takes No Prisoners

There was no denying Skippin By her title as Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final champion in tonight's $250,000 three-year-old pacing filly final at Mohawk. Skippin By, with Randy Waples at the lines as usual, blasted by the opening quarter in :26.1 and the half in :54.1. Lady Shadow got hung out on the outside when

2014-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2014|

Ben Baillargeon On His Super Final Starters

Ben Baillargeon will send out a quartet of starters in this Saturday's $250,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack, and he will be looking for a little bit of luck along the way. The post position gods weren't kind to Baillargeon, as his two best chances Saturday evening drew posts nine and 10,

2014-10-09T00:00:00-04:00October 9, 2014|

Gift Horse Propels Pivotal Year For Dustin Jones

Waterdown, Ontario, horseman Dustin Jones will be the first to acknowledge the wisdom of the old axiom "never look a gift horse in the mouth." His talented two-year-old trotting colt Dont Rush, who next starts on Saturday night in the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack, was born as a result of a

2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00October 8, 2014|

Darling Rallying The Troops Again

Jack Darling of Cambridge, Ontario, is one of this province's top Standardbred trainers as evidenced by his four starters in this Saturday's rich Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk. He's also a great person. He has successfully rallied the harness racing industry on both sides of the border when he finds a cause or

2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00October 8, 2014|

Bax On His Super Final Quintet

In 2001 John Bax of Peterborough, Ontario, enjoyed one of his best years ever as a Standardbred trainer culminating with an O'Brien Award as Canada's trainer of the year. One of the highlights of that season came on November 10 at Mohawk Racetrack when he started four trotters in the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals

2014-10-07T00:00:00-04:00October 7, 2014|

OSS Super Finals Drawn

The fields have now been established for this Saturday's eight $250,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack which will showcase the top performers in the program and provide an exciting conclusion to the 2014 OSS season. The eight rich finals will line up as follows: Race 2 � Two Year Old Trotting Fillies

2014-10-05T00:00:00-04:00October 5, 2014|

Wendy Hoogeveen Memorial Pace

Friends and colleagues of the late Wendy Hoogeveen are invited to a race dedicated to her memory. The Wendy Hoogeveen Memorial Pace will take place on Saturday, October 11, as the sixth race at Mohawk Racetrack during the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Super Finals Night (post time 7:25 p.m.). Members of Wendy's family will be

2014-10-01T00:00:00-04:00October 1, 2014|

Ontario-Sired Filly Sells For $400,000

A daughter of Kadabra sold at the opening session of the Lexington Select Sale last night for $400,000 to tie the top price for the evening. Mel Hartman of Ottawa, Marvin Katz of Toronto and David McDuffee paid that amount the take home Bene Bene, a full sister to former Ontario Sires Stakes stars Miss