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2016-08-18T00:00:00-04:00August 18, 2016|

Fresh from their American invasion, fillies take Gold at Mohawk

Over the last month, three-year-old trotting fillies Caprice Hill and Flowers N Songs have battled the best fillies in North America, bringing home one win and three seconds between them from the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial, the historic Hambletonian Oaks and the Moni Maker Stake. The talented trotters returned to Gold Series action on

2016-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17, 2016|

Southwind General aims to use Grassroots as launching pad

Southwind General made his career debut in the third of three $18,000 Grassroots divisions at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday evening and may make his second start against North America's best two-year-old pacing colts. "To be honest, right now I'm thinking about the Metro (Pace), so he's going from a Grassroots to maybe the Metro,"

2016-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16, 2016|

Cranky filly earns a Grassroots win at Mohawk

A moment of pique almost cost Stuck In My Spanks a Grassroots trophy at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening, but the two-year-old trotting filly mounted a remarkable recovery to earn her first Ontario Sires Stakes win. Starting from Post 7 in the second $18,000 Grassroots division, Stuck In My Spanks went off stride soon after

2016-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2016|

Freshmen engage in epic Gold Series battles at Mohawk Friday

For the second straight night Mohawk Racetrack showcased Ontario's top two-year-olds, and the trotting colts and pacing fillies put on an impressive display of speed and tenacity on the Friday evening program. First away from the starting gate were the trotting colts and Vero Amore Bi traveled up the outside from Post 9 to a

2016-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2016|

Brown guides Sports Authority to first Grassroots win

Fierce weather systems rolled across Ontario on Saturday, but at Kawartha Downs it was the province's best three-year-old pacing colts that were lighting up the five-eighths mile oval. Sports Authority roared away from Post 1 in the first $18,000 Grassroots division and laid down fractions of :26.4, :55.1 and 1:22 on his way to a

2016-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2016|

Three time runner-up Zorgwijk Rocket gets a win at Hiawatha

Hiawatha Horse Park celebrated the Ontario Sires Stakes program on Saturday, hosting three divisions of two-year-old trotting colts in their fifth Grassroots event. After two seconds and one third in his first three Ontario Sires Stakes outings, Zorgwijk Rocket finally found his way to the winner's circle with a 2:01.2 victory in the first $18,000

2016-08-12T00:00:00-04:00August 12, 2016|

Ontario Sires Stakes celebration at Hiawatha Horse Park Saturday

Ontario Sires Stakes action arrives at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday evening with three $18,000 Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts and six OSS prize draws for fans. Mark Steacy will start colts in the first two divisions and the leading trainer in the Ontario Sires Stakes program is hoping for solid performances from

2016-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2016|

Sports Column and Streakavana repeat in Gold action at Mohawk

Freshman pacers were in the spotlight at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening as the Campbellville oval hosted two $105,000 Gold divisions for the colts and four $18,000 Grassroots divisions for the fillies. In the Gold Series battles, Sports Column and Streakavana picked up their second Ontario Sires Stakes trophies and moved to the top of

2016-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2016|

Colt hoping Kawartha Downs fans not the only OSS winners Saturday

Six divisions of talented three-year-old pacing colts will battle at Kawartha Downs on Saturday and one lucky Ontario Sires Stakes fan will be in the centre of the action. By placing their "Be A Winner" contest ballots in the box representing their favourite horse in Race 7, eight fans will have a chance to win

2016-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2016|

OSS trotters rewrite Grand River Raceway record book

Four divisions of Ontario Sired trotting talent arrived at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday evening and proceeded to tear up the half-mile oval's record book. The records started to fall in the very first $105,000 Gold Series division, as three-year-old trotting colt Sass fought off a pair of challengers to hang on for a neck