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Mohawk Racetrack hosts the $2 million Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals on Saturday, Oct. 15 and trainer Mark Steacy will cap off a career best year in the program by sending out starters in four of the eight division championships. With 263 points, Steacy is poised to capture his first Johnston Cup title as the

After finishing third in five straight Gold Series starts, stretching back to September 2015, three-year-old trotting gelding Dia Monde grabbed a win in the last regular season event of his career at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening. In rein to Milton resident Randy Waples Dia Monde left smartly from Post 6 and landed second behind

Ontario's top two-year-old trotting colts and pacing fillies got clear skies and a fast track at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening to bring the curtain down on their Gold Series regular season. Division point leader Mass Production got things off to a quick start, capturing the first $105,000 trotting colt split in a sharp 1:55.3,

Ontario's top three-year-old trotting fillies closed out their Gold Series season with a pair of impressive miles over an off track at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening. Emoticon Hanover took over top spot in the division point standings with a track record effort in the second $105,000 Gold division. Driver Sylvain Filion fired the fan

From rain, to wind, to fog, Ontario's best have not allowed the weather to deter them as they wrap up their Gold Series regular seasons at Mohawk Racetrack this weekend. On Saturday it was the two-year-old pacing colts' turn to shine through the fog, competing in a pair of $105,000 Gold divisions, and Streakavana landed

Powerful winds swirled around Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening, but Ontario's top three-year-old pacing fillies were still able to show off their world class skills in a pair of $105,000 Gold Series divisions. Reigning division champion L A Delight, fresh off her win in the historic Jugette in Delaware, Ohio, sailed to an impressive victory

In spite of a track soaked by a full day of rain, two-year-old trotting fillies Magic Presto and On A Sunny Day put on an impressive show at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening. Competing on a surface rated three seconds slower than normal, Magic Presto fired away from Post 5 to a :27.3 opening quarter

Eight Grassroots champions were crowned at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening and fan favourites delivered impressive victories in seven of the $50,000 Finals. Heavy favourite Anikadabra opened the festivities with a commanding three and one-quarter length victory over Stritch and Late Shift in the two-year-old trotting filly division. In rein to Rick Zeron of Oakville,

Trainer Jack Darling shipped five pacing colts to Mohawk Racetrack for the Grassroots Semi-finals last week and all five will return to the Campbellville oval on Saturday, Sept. 24 for the $400,000 Grassroots Championships. "I just trained all five of them this morning (Wednesday) and they all trained as good as they can," said Darling

Trevor Henry returned to his former stomping grounds at Grand River Raceway on Monday night and reminded fans just how efficient he can be on a half-mile racetrack. The Arthur, ON resident guided five of his nine mounts to victory, including wins in three of four $105,000 Gold Series divisions. Both the two-year-old pacing colts