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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

2016-07-04T00:00:00-04:00July 4, 2016|

Calvin K and Sports Column triumph in OSS debuts

Mohawk Racetrack hosted the first two-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes event of the season on Monday and the freshman pacing colts delivered a pair of impressive performances. In the first $105,000 Gold Series division driver Jody Jamieson of Moffat, ON sent Calvin K to the front from Post 5 and the colt sailed through fractions of

2016-07-03T00:00:00-04:00July 3, 2016|

Favourites Betting Line and Magnum J golden at Mohawk

Betting Line returned to Ontario Sires Stakes action at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night and the North America Cup champion powered to a one and one-quarter length Gold Series victory in 1:49.4. Starting from Post 4, driver Jonathan Drury of Guelph, ON eased Betting Line away from the starting gate and settled into fourth as

2016-07-02T00:00:00-04:00July 2, 2016|

Continual Hanover in command of division after second victory

Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing colts and geldings returned to Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening for their second Grassroots start and Continual Hanover jumped out to an early lead in the division point race with his second straight victory. Starting from Post 1 in the fourth Grassroots split, the Bettors Delight son and driver Jody Jamieson

2016-07-01T00:00:00-04:00July 1, 2016|

Byron sparkles on Dresden Raceway’s Canada Day card

Driver Steve Byron provided the fireworks on Dresden Raceway's Canada Day program Friday, winning four of five Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions. The Thornton, ON resident opened the afternoon with an effortless score aboard Magical Steph, cruising along on the front end to a 1:58.1 victory, just one-fifth of a second off the all-age track