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2017-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9, 2017|

Shadow Moon and Jimmy Freight earn second Gold trophies

Shadow Moon and Jimmy Freight earned their second Gold Series wins at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening, putting a little distance between themselves and their two-year-old pacing colt peers in the division point race. In the first $97,200 Gold contest driver Trevor Henry of Arthur, ON sent Shadow Moon directly to the front from Post

2017-09-08T00:00:00-04:00September 8, 2017|

Feisty Kendall Seelster adds Gold win to her growing resume

Kendall Seelster added an Ontario Sires Stakes trophy to her collection at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday with a commanding victory in the $125,800 two-year-old pacing filly Gold Series contest. The win was the Shadow Play daughter's second straight at the Campbellville oval — she was also victorious in the $169,381 Champlain Stakes on Sept. 2

2017-09-07T00:00:00-04:00September 7, 2017|

Charmbo Chrome raring to go heading into Championship

Thursday evening was the last opportunity for the three-year-old trotting colts and the three-year-old pacing fillies to accumulate points toward a berth in the Grassroots Championship as both divisions wrapped up their regular season at Mohawk Racetrack. The trotting colts kicked things off in the first race and division point leader Rose Run Speedster put

2017-09-05T00:00:00-04:00September 5, 2017|

Win and two seconds gives Steacy three Championship hopefuls

Ontario's three-year-old trotting fillies wrapped up their Grassroots regular season at Mohawk Racetrack on Tuesday evening and, by virtue of one win and two seconds, trainer Mark Steacy landed three fillies in the Grassroots Championship. The first $18,800 division saw point leader Gisele Treelane maintain her flawless record in Grassroots action with a 1:56.3 score.

2017-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2017|

Sheza Chunkymonkey puts her size to good use in Grassroots

A fierce late summer storm caused a delay in Monday night's Ontario Sires Stakes program at Mohawk Racetrack, but the rain did not dilute the efforts of the freshman Grassroots competitors. The second of three divisions of two-year-old trotting fillies went to post during the worst of the rain, just after racing officials had downgraded

2017-09-02T00:00:00-04:00September 2, 2017|

Stormont Ventnor finds winner’s circle at Flamboro

Ontario Sires Stakes action returned to Flamboro Downs on Saturday with two Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts. In the first $18,100 division Stormont Ventnor finally found his way to the winner's circle after a trio of runner-up finishes. Flamboro fans made the son of Justice Hall their top choice and Stormont Ventnor and

2017-09-02T00:00:00-04:00September 2, 2017|

Second Gold win for Sports Column, first for Bills Fella

On a program full of Grand Circuit Stakes, Ontario's top three-year-old pacing colts put on an impressive show in two $98,000 Gold Series divisions Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack. After spending five weeks battling some of the top pacers on the Mohawk circuit, Sports Column celebrated his return to Ontario Sires Stakes action with an

2017-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1, 2017|

Shower Play cruises to top of the Grassroots standings

Competing in their fifth regular season Grassroots event at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening, Ontario's top two-year-old pacing fillies turned in a trio of impressive performances. Kicking off the Friday evening program, which also featured two $93,880 Champlain divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts and geldings and one $166,872 Simcoe division for the three-year-old trotting