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Mohawk Racetrack offers a stakes laden card tomorrow evening anchored by the $682,000 Canadian Trotting Classic which has two top Ontario-sired colts taking on five very talented sophomores. The card also features the $385,000 Peaceful Way final with several OSS fillies in contention, the $390,000 William Wellwood Memorial with one lone Ontario-sired colt, and the

Grand River Raceway was forced to cancel the remainder of its September 10 card after race one due to unsafe track conditions caused by heavy rain. The four Grassroots divisions of Ontario Sires Stakes three-year-old pacing fillies slated for September 10 have been rescheduled as non-wagering races for Friday, September 12 at Grand River Raceway.

The three-year-old trotting fillies completed their Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots regular season tonight at Flamboro Downs in five $18,000 divisions. The fastest division was dominated by Stormont Kate and Bruce Richardson who got the girls by the opening marker in :29, the half in :59.2 and three-quarters in 1:28.3 and were home easily in 1:58.2.

Mohawk Racetrack had four $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series contests for rookie pacing fillies on their Thursday (September 11) program, and Sassafras Girl took the fastest time as she won the third flight in 1:53.3. With Phil Hudon handling the driving chores, Sassafras Girl shot to the lead from her post three starting position,

The 2014 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots regular season for two-year trotting fillies came to a close on Tuesday night (September 9) at Mohawk Racetrack as the Campbellville oval played host to six $18,000 divisions. Sires Kadabra and Deweycheatumnhowe dominated the action with Kadabra picking up a trio of winners and Deweycheatumnhowe grabbing two credits. Magical

Daughters of Shadow Play captured both $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for three-year-old pacing fillies tonight at Mohawk. It was a wire to wire performance by Lady Shadow in the first split as Doug McNair had that Shadow Play filly on top well before the :26.2 opening quarter and dictated the tempo the rest

A trio of $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series dashes for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers were the marquee races on Sunday evening (September 7) at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and heavily favoured Shadowbriand, Titus Seelster, and Shadow Place did not disappoint their legions of backers in their respective divisions. In the first Grassroots split it

Driver Trevor Henry was the star of the show on Saturday night at Hanover Raceway as he won five of the six $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series events for two-year-old male trotters that were staged and added an overnight victory to give him a total of six triumphs on the ten-race program. Henry teamed

Charlie Ward isn't sure if his two-year-old trotting colt, Secret Muscle, will be the hometown hero when he competes tomorrow night at his home track of Hanover Raceway "but he's my hero," says Ward of Hanover, Ontario, who is quite pleased with his youngster's progress to date. Secret Muscle has post two in the fourth

Torches Star picked up her third consecutive victory and added to her lead atop the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots standings in the three-year-old filly trot group with a 1:57.2 victory in the last of five $18,000 splits on Tuesday night (September 2) at Mohawk Racetrack. With Hall of Fame driver Steve Condren in the bike,