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Dave Briggs2025-05-23T16:11:15-04:00May 23, 2025|
Story by Dave Briggs
Mike Wade knows it sounds cliché, but the trainer from Little Britain, ON honestly can still see Billyjojimbob thundering to victory at Solvalla like it was yesterday, not 33 years ago. In 1992, the homebred trotter became the first Ontario-sired horse to win Sweden’s famed Elitloppet. On Sunday in Stockholm, Logan Park will attempt to
Dave Briggs2025-05-22T12:33:36-04:00May 22, 2025|
Story by Dave BriggsPhotos by New Image Media
A few days after Ontario-sired Crack Shot stormed to victory on May 17 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the $126,912 SBOA final for sophomore pacing colts, and just hours before leaving with his team for the Memorial Cup in Rimouski, QC, London Knights coach Dale Hunter was marveling about the power of karma and how
Dave Briggs2025-05-15T12:21:08-04:00May 15, 2025|
Story by Dave BriggsPhotos by Dave Landry
The popularity of “Buy Canadian” programs as a response to U.S. threats on Canada’s sovereignty has been extended to Ontario’s horse racing industry in a campaign called Bet Ontario (#betontario). Ontario Racing is encouraging those that choose to bet on horse racing to consider the critical importance of wagering on the races conducted in Ontario.
Sandra2025-05-06T16:35:57-04:00May 6, 2025|
The Ontario Sires Stakes office would like to encourage owners and breeders to submit their yearling nomination payment well before the May 15, 2025 deadline. With current collective agreements between Canada Post and CUPW expiring on May 22, 2025, the potential for a strike exists. Mailing your yearling nomination payment in advance of the deadline
Sandra2025-02-04T14:55:17-05:00February 4, 2025|
To kick off its second half century, the Ontario Sires Stakes program will expand to six Grassroots Series opportunities in 2025 with purses for each division increasing to $25,000. Fuelled through a partnership with the Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) and Woodbine Mohawk Park, the change will see overall purses at the Grassroots level increase
Steven Loung2024-12-03T13:48:23-05:00December 3, 2024|
The Ontario Sires Stakes would like to remind participants that Stallion Registration for the 2025 Breeding Season is due Jan. 15, 2025. Registration for all stallions wishing to stand stud in Ontario for the 2025 season must be received by the OSS Program Coordinator by Jan. 15. Applications to register a stallion received by the
Steven Loung2024-10-12T23:31:20-04:00October 12, 2024|
By James Witherite MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – Pepsi North America Cup winner Nijinsky made amends for a disappointing showing in the Little Brown Jug with a 1:50.3 win in Saturday's $300,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Super Final for three-year-old male pacers at Woodbine Mohawk Park, but he had to prove himself amid an
Steven Loung2024-10-12T23:19:23-04:00October 12, 2024|
By James Witherite MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – Despite some early anxious moments, Paquet overcame a tough trip to live up to his 1-5 billing in Saturday's $300,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Super Final for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Jody Jamieson floated Paquet forward into midfield as Myretirementdream forged
Steven Loung2024-10-12T23:05:43-04:00October 12, 2024|
By Kelly Spencer MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – Crack Shot has not one but two Ontario Sires Stakes Championship victories to his credit in 2024. The freshman pacer won Saturday’s $300,000 Gold Super Final at Woodbine Mohawk Park just two weeks after capturing the $75,000 Grassroots Final. Crack Shot was the first-ever beneficiary of
Steven Loung2024-10-12T22:32:28-04:00October 12, 2024|
By Frank Cotolo MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – Odds On Platinum held a late lead by a nose to win the $300,000 Three-Year-Old Filly Pace Gold Super Final on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The time for the mile was 1:49.4 with Sylvain Filion in the bike. Filion's filly was quick to leave
