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CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — As temperatures climb across Ontario, so does anticipation for this Friday's $400,000 Mid-Summer Challenge at Mohawk Racetrack. Cambridge resident Jack Darling will start two youngsters in each of the freshman pacing filly and pacing colt Challenges and is looking forward to seeing how his prot�g�s stack up against the cream of the

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway kicks off two action-packed weeks of stakes action this Friday, July 19 with seven Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting colts. The three-year-old trotting colt contest is the first of three Ontario Sires Stakes events the Elora oval will host in the coming weeks, culminating with another Grassroots event

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Last year's Ontario Sires Stakes driving champion Sylvain Filion piloted a pair of two-year-old trotting colts to Grassroots victory at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday, July 15. The Milton resident made his first appearance in the winner's circle following the third Grassroots division, guiding Northern Idol to a surprising one and one-half length

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — After six victories in Ontario, three-year-old trotting filly Bee A Magician shipped to The Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey for Saturday night's $265,500 Del Miller Memorial. The filly, owned by Ottawa resident Mel Hartman and his partners Herb Liverman and David McDuffee of Florida, had already bested some of North America's

INNISFIL, ON — Chelseas Chance, Lenny Mac, Majestic Jewel and Muscle Girl impressed Ontario Sires Stakes fans with victories in the Grassroots season opener, and the two-year-old trotting lasses did it again at Georgian Downs on Saturday night. Chelseas Chance kicked off the Grassroots action with a commanding five and one-half length victory in 1:58.4,

OTTAWA, ON — Neither of the early season Gold Series winners were able to replicate their success at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday, July 11, allowing Performing Art to leapfrog up to the top of the two-year-old pacing filly division standings. Performing Art tailed Alibi Seelster to a runner-up finish in the July 1 season

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Just over a month into the Ontario Sires Stakes season reigning Johnston Cup champion Gregg McNair has jumped out to an early lead in the race to defend his title. The Guelph resident currently has 94 points, 38 more than his closest competitor Richard Moreau, and will be looking to add a

INNISFIL, ON — Ontario's two-year-old trotting fillies are heading to Georgian Downs for an early season showdown on Saturday, July 13. Three division winners from the July 6 Grassroots season opener at Kawartha Downs will square off in the fourth $18,000 division this weekend. While Majestic Jewel, Muscle Girl and Lenny Mac currently share top

INNISFIL, ON — Murray Brethour trainee Justabit Mean improved on her result from the season opening Grassroots event with a 1:56.3 score at Georgian Downs on Tuesday, July 9. Justabit Mean came from behind to finish second in last week's two-year-old pacing filly test, but driver Jody Jamieson opted to control the pace on Tuesday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Falcon Justice enjoyed the fairest weather and fastest surface at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday, July 8 and the two-year-old pacing colt took full advantage, employing a sharp finishing kick to capture the first of four Gold Series divisions. After sitting seventh through much of the mile, Falcon Justice shifted into high gear