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2014-07-21T00:00:00-04:00July 21, 2014|

Two Year Old Testing Time

The two-year-old pacing and trotting colts will make their second Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots appearance tonight at two different Ontario racetracks. The pacers will headline Grand River's card while Mohawk features the trotters. Both groups have one Grassroots test under their harnesses and this is usually when you see movement between the Gold and Grassroots

2014-07-21T00:00:00-04:00July 21, 2014|

Single White Sock Leads Grassroots Winners

A total of seven $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series divisions for two-year-old colt and gelding pacers were featured on Monday night (July 21) at Grand River Raceway, and they saved the fastest split for last as Single White Sock toured the half-mile oval in 1:56. With driver Scott Coulter at the lines, Single White

2014-07-20T00:00:00-04:00July 20, 2014|

Father & Son Teams Win With Mach Three Daughters

Father and son trainer and driver teams combined to win the final two $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies this afternoon at Clinton Raceway. Both duos won their respective events with a daughter of Mach Three, the fastest of which was Wicked Speed. With Scott Young in the sulky for trainer,

2014-07-19T00:00:00-04:00July 19, 2014|

Wicked Speed Makes Grassroots Debut Sunday At Clinton

When trainer Bob Young starts his two-year-old pacing filly Wicked Speed in the fifth division of Sunday's Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots at Clinton Raceway, he doesn't have to worry how his filly will handle the half-mile track. Last Sunday the daughter of Mach Three made her first lifetime start at Clinton and won handily by

2014-07-18T00:00:00-04:00July 18, 2014|

Pop Writer & Sports Chic Repeat in OSS Gold Series

Pop Writer and Sports Chic, who were winners in the first round of Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series competition for two-year-old pacing fillies on July 11 at Mohawk Racetrack, backed up those efforts by winning again at the same level on Friday (July 18) night at Grand River Raceway. Four $70,000 Gold Series tilts went

2014-07-17T00:00:00-04:00July 17, 2014|

OSS Birthday Bash At Grand River Friday

Grand River Raceway's Friday night cards are always something special thanks to their marketing director Kelly Spencer's innovative twists that have turned them into Fun & Frivolity Friday night. This week's F&F evening is extra special as it will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Visitors to the Elora, Ontario,

2014-07-16T00:00:00-04:00July 16, 2014|

Coleman & Christoforou Bring Out the Brooms at Grand River

It was a banner night for trainer Casie Coleman and driver Chris Christoforou as they teamed up to sweep the trio of $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series events for two-year-old colt and gelding pacers on Wednesday (July 16) at Grand River Raceway. All three winning colts � Bob Ben And John, Southwind Indy, and

2014-07-15T00:00:00-04:00July 15, 2014|

Grand River Hosts Birthday Bash Friday

Grand River Raceway is celebrating the 40th birthday of the Ontario Sires Stakes program with an OSS themed Fun & Frivolity Friday night. On Friday, July 18, visitors to the Elora, Ontario, track will enjoy birthday cupcakes, OSS themed trivia games, OSS betting contests, and OSS merchandise giveaways. Fans will also vie for a shot

2014-07-15T00:00:00-04:00July 15, 2014|

Favourites Toppled in OSS Grassroots at Mohawk

In Monday night's Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series action for two-year-old trotting fillies at Mohawk Racetrack, favourites ruled the day as they went four-for-four, but that was not the case in Tuesday night's Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series action for the same group at the same venue as the public choice was defeated in all

2014-07-15T00:00:00-04:00July 15, 2014|

Jamieson Colts Gunning For Gold

Carl Jamieson, one of Ontario's top trainers for many years, thought enough of the yearling colt Sporting The Look last fall to shell out $72,000 to bring him home. He hasn't regretted that purchase. The colt is from the first crop of Sportswriter which have been extremely impressive over the past couple of weeks as

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