CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Marcella Hall heads into Monday's Mid-Summer Challenge at Mohawk Racetrack as the top ranked two-year-old trotting filly in Ontario, but six months ago she was at the bottom of trainer Jimmy Takter's list of favourites. "I could go back to February when Mr. Takter said anybody with $5,000 can have her," says

ELORA, ON — Harness racing fans from across Ontario will descend on Grand River Raceway on the Civic Holiday, Monday, Aug. 5, to witness the finest young racehorses in the province compete for over $340,000. Warming up the Industry Day crowd for the main events — the Battle of the Belles and Battle of Waterloo

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The second wave of Mid-Summer Challengers arrives at Mohawk Racetrack on Civic Holiday, Monday, Aug. 5, in the shape of 40 top two-year-old trotting colts and fillies. Among the qualifiers for the two-year-old trotting colt main event is Muscle Matters, who scored a win in the Gold Series season opener at Mohawk

INNISFIL, ON — Deweykeepumnwhy stormed to an impressive victory in Grassroots action at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening, becoming the fastest two-year-old trotting gelding ever to circle the Innisfil oval with his 1:57.4 clocking. Starting from Post 6, driver Jody Jamieson settled Deweykeepumnwhy in fourth spot on the rail and watched favourite Harper Blue Chip

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The second showdown between two-year-old trotting fillies Chelseas Chance and Diamonds For Life resulted in the fastest of five Grassroots divisions at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday, July 29. After finishing one-two in the July 6 season opener at Kawartha Downs, the fillies squared up for their second battle in Race 9 and

OTTAWA, ON — Mach It So took sole ownership of top spot in the three-year-old pacing colt division standings with a victory in the second of two $105,000 Gold Series legs at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday, July 28. The Mach Three son and driver Scott Zeron sat fourth through the bulk of the mile

INNISFIL, ON — Champagne Phil uncorked a personal best effort at Georgian Downs on Saturday night to capture his second Grassroots division. The three-year-old pacing gelding and driver Brad Forward sat third through the early going while fan favourite Regal Hope rolled through fractions of :26.2 and :55.3. Heading for the three-quarter marker Forward sent

INNISFIL, ON — Georgian Downs regular Daniel Clements will steer four homebred trotting colts in Grassroots action on Tuesday, July 30. The first freshman out of the barn for Prince Lee Acres of Uxbridge is P L Hombre, who makes his first lifetime start from Post 1 in the fourth $10,000 Grassroots division. The son

OTTAWA, ON — Three-year-old pacing colt division leaders Mach It So and Roar will face off in the second of two $105,000 Gold Series divisions at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday, July 28. Since capturing his division in the June 24 Gold Series season opener at Mohawk Racetrack Mach It So has strung together a

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack rolls out the red carpet for the two-year-old trotting fillies on Monday, July 29 as the precocious youngsters compete in their third Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots contest. Five divisions of fillies will go postward on the Monday evening program, and Ontario Sires Stakes fans will be paying close attention to