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Story by James Platz for Ontario Racing
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Nickel And Dime entered Saturday night’s (Sept. 27) $75,000 CDN Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots Final for sophomore trotting colts on a three-race winning streak. The Mark Etsell trainee continued his run of luck at Woodbine Mohawk Park, but it required a gritty stretch drive and a lifetime best 1:53 performance from the 7-5 favourite.

Story by Debbie Little for Ontario Racing
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Odds On Bullfrog did not see the rail for the first three-eighths-of-a-mile, then made the top shortly thereafter before providing his foes with a thorough thrashing in the $75,000 Ontario Sire Stakes Grassroots Final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday night (Sept. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. In the early going, the action

Story by Melissa Keith for Ontario Racing
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The Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots division always includes horses who rise from humble origins and show strength late season. Homebred LP Bay was seventh in points standings for 2-year-old trotting colts and geldings going into his $75,000 Saturday (Sept. 27) night Grassroots Final at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The son of Trixton—SOS Respect finished a

Story by Debbie Little for Ontario Racing
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Simply The Best was just that, scoring an easy victory in the $75,000 Ontario Sire Stakes (OSS) Grassroots 3-Year-Old Filly Pace final on Saturday night (Sept. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driver J.R. Plante left from post 5 in the 10-horse field and settled the Eric Nadeau-trained Simply The Best into the 3-hole as Macapelo

Story by Chris Lomon for Ontario Racing
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Foxy Amee was at the top of her game in the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots Final for Three-Year-Old Trotting Fillies on Saturday night (Sept. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The bay daughter of Muscle Mass out of the E L Titan mare Highland Foxytrotr arrived at her championship engagement off a narrow neck

Story by James Witherite for Ontario Racing
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After chasing for third-place finishes in her two most recent Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots events, No Better Air established close early position and lifted late to seal a lifetime-best 1:53 victory in Saturday's (Sept. 27) $75,000 Grassroots Final for 2-year-old pacing fillies at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driver Trevor Henry put No Better Air in

Story by Chris Lomon for Ontario Racing
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Blue Jean Gal glided home with the greatest of ease to take the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots Final for 2-Year-Old Trotting Fillies on Saturday night (Sept. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The curtain-raising performance of the evening’s stakes-laden OSS Grassroots action was certainly worthy of headliner status. It was Blue Rare who swept to the

Story by Dave Briggs
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Eight $25,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots Consolation events were held over two nights at Woodbine Mohawk Park — the 2-year-old events on Thursday (Sept. 25) and the races for 3-year-olds on Friday (Sept. 26). On Friday, Doug McNair drove the winners of the first three Consolations. Favourite Tall Dark Lady (above) kicked off the

Story by Dave Briggs
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With the battle won and his perfect record intact through eight starts, Beau Jangles towered over the Woodbine Mohawk Park winner’s circle late on Saturday night (Sept. 20) – ears sharp, a crisp white Metro Pace blanket covering him like the satin robes of a boxer post-fight. The precocious manchild of a horse surveyed his