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2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Another Super Final Crown for Riveting Rosie

Riveting Rosie backed up her Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final victory last year by doing the same thing this year, winning the $250,000 test for three-year-old trotting fillies at Mohawk Racetrack in 1:55. Driver Paul MacDonell sighted Riveting Rosie at the front from her post nine starting position, and she would stroll through fractions of

2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Harper Blue Chip Finishes Off A Perfect OSS Season

Harper Blue Chip, who was third in the Hambletonian and the Canadian Trotting Classic this season, capped off a four-for-four Ontario Sires Stakes campaign with a hard-fought 1:54.3 victory in tonight's $250,000 Super Final for three-year-old male trotters at Mohawk Racetrack. Driven by Sylvain Filion, Harper Blue Chip settled in fourth while Maximuscle (Rick Zeron)

2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Three Of Clubs Comes Up Aces

Three Of Clubs fought off challenges early and late on his way to an authoritative 1:51.1 triumph in the $250,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final for sophomore colt and gelding pacers on Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack. Driver Doug McNair shot Three Of Clubs to the front from post position six, and he would chop

2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Skippin By Takes No Prisoners

There was no denying Skippin By her title as Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final champion in tonight's $250,000 three-year-old pacing filly final at Mohawk. Skippin By, with Randy Waples at the lines as usual, blasted by the opening quarter in :26.1 and the half in :54.1. Lady Shadow got hung out on the outside when

2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Code One Hanover Gives MacDonell Another Super Final

Paul MacDonell has won more Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals than any other driver and he showed exactly why in tonight's $250,000 Super Final for two-year-old pacing fillies with Code One Hanover who picked the perfect time to produce the best race yet of her career. Code One Hanover grabbed early control for MacDonell but

2014-10-11T00:00:00-04:00October 11, 2014|

Praise For The Reverend

Reverend Hanover, called the mirror image of his sire Sportswriter by his trainer and co-owner, remains unbeaten in his rookie season as he captured tonight's $250,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final for two-year-old pacing colts with ease at Mohawk Racetrack to give him four wins in as many starts in his young career. Several of

2014-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2014|

Ben Baillargeon On His Super Final Starters

Ben Baillargeon will send out a quartet of starters in this Saturday's $250,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack, and he will be looking for a little bit of luck along the way. The post position gods weren't kind to Baillargeon, as his two best chances Saturday evening drew posts nine and 10,

2014-10-09T00:00:00-04:00October 9, 2014|

Gift Horse Propels Pivotal Year For Dustin Jones

Waterdown, Ontario, horseman Dustin Jones will be the first to acknowledge the wisdom of the old axiom "never look a gift horse in the mouth." His talented two-year-old trotting colt Dont Rush, who next starts on Saturday night in the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack, was born as a result of a

2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00October 8, 2014|

Bax On His Super Final Quintet

In 2001 John Bax of Peterborough, Ontario, enjoyed one of his best years ever as a Standardbred trainer culminating with an O'Brien Award as Canada's trainer of the year. One of the highlights of that season came on November 10 at Mohawk Racetrack when he started four trotters in the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals

2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00October 8, 2014|

Darling Rallying The Troops Again

Jack Darling of Cambridge, Ontario, is one of this province's top Standardbred trainers as evidenced by his four starters in this Saturday's rich Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals at Mohawk. He's also a great person. He has successfully rallied the harness racing industry on both sides of the border when he finds a cause or

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