2021-07-31T16:51:01-04:00July 31, 2021|

Archery Seelster equals Hiawatha track record in Grassroots win

Hiawatha Horse Park hosted the two-year-old trotting colts for Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots action on Saturday, July 31 and, for the second straight year, the colts were flying around the Sarnia oval. The speed show started early as Archery Seelster tied the two-year-old trotting colt track record in the first $21,800 division. Starting from Post

2021-07-30T14:11:10-04:00July 30, 2021|

Beef N Cheddar hoping for successful homecoming Monday

Dresden Raceway will roll out the red carpet for the three-year-old pacing colts on Monday, Aug. 2 as the marquee division of the Ontario Sires Stakes program arrives in Chatham-Kent for a trio of $20,000 Grassroots divisions and two $7,000 Prospect Series splits. Trainer Cassidy Schneider will start two colts in the Grassroots Series and

2021-07-29T23:33:17-04:00July 29, 2021|

Twin B Archie makes winning debut in Gold Series

Twin B Archie made an impressive debut in the Gold Series at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday, July 29, clocking a 1:55.3 victory in the first of three $70,533 divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts and geldings. From Post 1, driver James MacDonald settled the fan favourite in fourth as Drinks At Home clocked a

2021-07-28T23:25:31-04:00July 28, 2021|

Adare Castle cruises to record breaking victory in Elora

Adare Castle earned her second Gold Series win with a track, Ontario Sires Stakes and Canadian record effort at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday, July 28. Starting from Post 4, Adare Castle settled third through the early going, content to watch Lilys Lass lead the field to a :28.1 quarter and a :58.1 half. Heading

2021-07-25T22:18:58-04:00July 25, 2021|

Second Bruiser, Desperate Man emerge victorious in second Gold

Ontario’s world class three-year-old pacing colts waged a pair of $99,800 Gold Series battles at Georgian Downs on Sunday, July 25 and it was Second Bruiser and Desperate Man who emerged triumphant from the fray. Fan favourite Second Bruiser did the bulk of the work on the front end in the first division, leading the

2021-07-25T00:07:50-04:00July 25, 2021|

Rain did not slow the sophomore pacing colts Saturday

They had to battle over a sloppy, rain-soaked track, but the three-year-old pacing colts were still sizzling at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, July 23 in a quartet of $22,500 Grassroots divisions. Saltwater Savage scored the fastest mile of the night, powering through the rain to a 1:50.4 victory in the last division. The State

2021-07-23T23:10:36-04:00July 23, 2021|

Dabarndawgswatchin and Western Wish step up in Gold action

Ontario’s top three-year-old pacing fillies mixed it up at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, July 23 and Dabarndawgswatchin and Western Wish sent the favourites home empty-handed. In the first $101,400 Gold division, driver Jody Jamieson had Dabarndawgswatchin on the move from Post 2 as soon as the wings folded and the filly led the field

2021-07-23T00:45:02-04:00July 23, 2021|

MacDonald and McNair split the Grassroots loot in Milton

Drivers James MacDonald and Doug McNair of Guelph, ON split the three-year-old pacing filly Grassroots divisions down the middle at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday, July 22. MacDonald, who currently sits atop the Ontario Sires Stakes driver standings, won the first two divisions with Good Night Moon and Sweet Pink and McNair, currently sixth in

2021-07-21T00:40:17-04:00July 21, 2021|

Jamieson and Henry double up in Grassroots action

Drivers Jody Jamieson and Trevor Henry each won a trio of races on the Tuesday, July 20 program at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and two of their wins came in two-year-old pacing filly Grassroots action. Jamieson opened the program with an effortless score behind Motovation in the first $22,500 Grassroots division. Starting from Post 1 with