DRESDEN, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes excitement roars into Dresden Raceway on Labour Day Monday, Sept. 2 with five Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing colts. Leading the charge is top point earner Cheeky Fool, featured in the last $18,000 division, who will benefit from Post 1 in his quest for a fourth Grassroots victory.

OTTAWA, ON — Mattys Big Day cemented her lead atop the three-year-old pacing filly Grassroots ranks with a gate-to-wire 1:54.3 tour of Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday, Aug. 29. With leading Rideau Carleton driver Denis St. Pierre in the race bike for a second straight start, favourite Mattys Big Day fired straight to the front

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Trainer Gregg McNair captured his first Johnston Cup award last season, and the Guelph resident is on track to repeat as the Ontario Sires Stakes' leading trainer in 2013. Twenty different pacers and nine trotters have contributed to McNair's second superlative season, which sees him leading the trainer standings by 67 points

ELORA, ON — On Wednesday evening three-year-old pacer Mach It So rocketed around Grand River Raceway in a track record clocking, the fourth record-setting mile by an Ontario Sires Stakes competitor at the Elora oval this month. Starting from Post 2 Mach It So and driver Scott Zeron got away second, getting a bird's eye

INNISFIL, ON — Mark Steacy trainees captured the first two $18,000 Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Sophomore trotting filly Juliet kicked off the evening's festivities with a gate-to-wire score in 1:56.3. The Majestic Son daughter hit the wire one-half length ahead of Moms Apple Pie and fan favourite Legzy to record

ELORA, ON — Seaside Rory picked up her second Gold Series win on Monday evening at Grand River Raceway and the three-year-old pacing filly did it in impressive fashion. Getting away from Post 3 with regular reinsman Jody Jamieson in the race bike, Seaside Rory sat just off the pace in fifth as fan favourite

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mach Set Go played the role of giant killer at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening, cutting three-year-old pacing colt division leader Champagne Phil's win streak off at four. Mohawk fans had faith in Champagne Phil, sending him off as their top choice in the first $18,000 Grassroots division, but they were also

OTTAWA, ON — Ontario's three-year-old pacing fillies head to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday, Aug. 29 with just two events remaining on their Grassroots calendar, and the pressure is building on the fillies hovering near the cut off mark to secure one of 10 berths in the season ending Grassroots Championship. With 65 points local

FRASERVILLE, ON — Brighton resident Gord Brown piloted a pair of two-year-old pacing colts to Grassroots victory at Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening. The veteran reinsman made his first appearance in the Grassroots winner's circle with Markathy, who has yet to be bested through five starts. While Saturday marked the Mister Big colt's debut in

INNISFIL, ON — Sophomore trotting filly Motown Muscle earned her second Gold Series win of the season with a confident front end effort around the Georgian Downs oval on Saturday evening. Starting from Post 8 with Mario Baillargeon at the helm, Motown Muscle hustled away from the starting gate and landed in second spot as