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2018-08-25T00:00:00-04:00August 25, 2018|

Sports Hero takes flight at Hanover

Hanover Raceway fans were treated to an outstanding night of harness racing on the half-mile oval's annual Balanced Image program Saturday. Warming up the crowd for the Balanced Image Final were four Grassroots divisions of two-year-old pacing colts and geldings and it was local colt Sauble Play who kicked things off with a victory in

2018-08-20T00:00:00-04:00August 20, 2018|

Freya Seelster’s Grassroots win the fastest, but most bittersweet

Ontario's talented two-year-old pacing fillies were back in action at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday, competing in six $19,500 Grassroots divisions. All six winners delivered impressive performances, but none of them were more meaningful than the 1:53 effort turned in by third division winner Freya Seelster. Sent off as the fan favourites, the Sunshine Beach

2018-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19, 2018|

Write Me A Song authors track, OSS and Canadian record

Write Me A Song took control of the three-year-old pacing filly Gold division with a track, Ontario Sires Stakes and Canadian record performance at Georgian Downs on Sunday evening. In rein to Paul MacDonell, Write Me A Song sprinted away from Post 2 to a :26.3 opening quarter and never relinquished control. Through a :55.1

2018-08-18T00:00:00-04:00August 18, 2018|

First Grassroots hat trick for driver Scott Young

Scott Young had the keys to the Kawartha Downs winner's circle on Saturday, steering a trio of three-year-old pacing fillies to Grassroots victory. The reinsman kicked off his Grassroots hat trick in the first race with Machnhope. Starting from Post 5 Young eased Machnhope away from the starting gate and was sitting sixth when fan

2018-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16, 2018|

Gold wins spark reflection and celebration

Sophomore trotting fillies were the stars of the show at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday evening, competing in a pair of Gold Series divisions, and while one filly's connections were ready to celebrate the others were headed straight back to work. The first $95,600 contest saw daughters of top Ontario sire Kadabra sweep the podium.

2018-08-15T00:00:00-04:00August 15, 2018|

Stag Party scorches around Grand River in record time

On Wednesday evening the top two-year-old pacing colts and fillies in Ontario made Grand River Raceway their stage for the second straight week, and Stag Party wrote his name in lights with a commanding track, Ontario Sires Stakes and Canadian record performance in the second Gold division. Starting from the advantageous Post 1, Stag Party

2018-08-14T00:00:00-04:00August 14, 2018|

Grassroots colts sharp at Georgian Downs

Ontario's talented two-year-old pacing colts and geldings put on a show for Georgian Downs fans on Tuesday night, competing in six Grassroots divisions. Classified Material and driver Chris Christoforou, Jr. led off with a sharp 1:52.3 score from Post 9 in the first $19,500 division, missing the track record by one-fifth of a second. Controlling

2018-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2018|

Royalty For Life colts sweep the Grassroots in Sarnia

Sons of first-year sire Royalty For Life swept the two-year-old trotting colt and gelding Grassroots divisions at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday evening. Royal Elite led off with a 2:02 score in the first $18,800 division, going straight to the front from Post 5 and laying down fractions of :27.4, :59.1 and 1:30.2 on his

2018-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2018|

Jamieson makes good on second chance aboard Cambridge Kate

When the two-year-old trotting fillies returned to Woodbine Mohawk Park for their third Gold Series event on Friday evening, driver Jody Jamieson had an opportunity to make amends for a decision he made in the July 15 season opener. In that event Jamieson chose Shesa Sweetheart over Cambridge Kate and watched as the filly he

2018-08-09T00:00:00-04:00August 9, 2018|

Okeanos gives Mayotte a golden birthday gift

Roger Mayotte has been expecting big things from Okeanos since the gelding arrived in his barn last October and on Thursday night the two-year-old trotter put all the pieces together and gave the Mississauga resident a trip to the Gold Series winner's circle for his birthday. "I was hoping," said Mayotte with a chuckle. "I