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By Frank Cotolo MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – Wendell Blue Chip and driver Doug McNair weaved a great second-over trip to win the $75,000 Two-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace Grassroots Final on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The time for the mile was a lifetime-best 1:57.3. The track condition was degraded to “good”

By Chris Lomon MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – Pick Me Up Hanover put in a purposeful performance in the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Final for Two-Year-Old Pacing Fillies, on a misty Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The bay daughter of Bettors Delight-Plaudit Hanover arrived at her championship tilt off a fourth, albeit

By James Witherite MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28 — After rallying off cover to a 13-1 upset in her final Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots preliminary event at Grand River Raceway 12 days ago, Tellers Choice took the short route to victory in the $75,000 OSS Grassroots Final for two-year-old trotting fillies on a rain-soaked Saturday at

One of the tightest battles across any of the Ontario Sires Stakes 2024 leaderboards will be decided Saturday during the $75,000 Grassroots Final for three-year-old colt pacers. Only two points separate Lakers Bank (All Bets Off) and Sports Activator (Sportswriter) for the top spot on their Grassroots leaderboard, setting up what should be a thrilling

MILTON, Ont., Sept. 27, 2024 – Eight $25,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series divisions were held Friday at Woodbine Mohawk Park ahead of Saturday’s Grassroots Finals. Here’s a quick look at how each race went down. Two-Year-Old Trotting Colts Driver Doug McNair picked up his first of four Grassroots victories in 12-race card opener with

By Melissa Keith ELORA, Ont., Sept. 27, 2024 - Four $15,000 Prospect Series Finals for three-year-olds were held at Grand River Raceway Friday. Here’s a look at how each went. Three-Year-Old Trotting Fillies First-over challenger Shetrotsalot and driver Scott Young won a brief duel with pace-setter Sue Anne (driven by Samuel Fillion) on the final

The last time we saw Tricky Wicky it ended in disappointment for the two-year-old pacing filly, who sits atop the Grassroots Series leaderboard. A homebred of David and John Prushnok (Indiana, Pa.), the daughter of McWicked has been a dominant force all season long, winning all of her Grassroots starts with the exception of her

By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 26, 2024 – It wasn’t a holiday, but the final Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event for three-year-old pacers provided fireworks on Thursday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Both the three-year-old pacing colts and geldings and three-year-old pacing fillies had a single $140,000 division contested Thursday to cap off the regular

MILTON, SEPT. 24, 2024 – The draws for the eight Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series Consolation and Finals races this Friday and Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park are set. The Consolation races will be held Friday while the Grassroots Finals go Saturday. Friday’s 12-race Mohawk card will be led off by Consolation action that will

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 21, 2024 – Maryland powered home to take all the spoils in the Mohawk Million, putting an exclamation point on a picture-perfect Saturday night for driver Dexter Dunn. After taking the inside track, literally, to impressive victories in the $347,000 Elegantimage (with French Champagne) and $713,000 Canadian Trotting Classic