They say that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but sometimes those first impressions really do tell you everything you need to know. Such as the case of Chantilly (Big Jim), the two-year-old filly pacer who has been every bit as dominant as she looked like she would be when she first began

By James Witherite MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – After coming up just short of The Vicar (Artspeak) in the regular-season finale, Pollack Racing LLC's Century Komodo stood his ground for a career-best 1:50 win in the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Final for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Doug

By Kelly Spencer MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – It may have taken him a while to put it all together, but Grambling Hall did so with gusto when it mattered most. Unraced at two, the now-sophomore trotting colt forced his eight more experienced rivals to follow along Saturday night with a dominant win in

By Frank Cotolo MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – Collusion Hanover soared around the oval from beginning to end in a rousing victory of the $75,000 Three-Year-Old Filly Pace OSS Grassroots Final on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The time for the mile was 1:50.1 on the good-rated track. From the moment she left

By Chris Lomon MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – Love Those Legs had a nightmare trip, but still managed to get a dream result in the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Final for Three-Year-Old Trotting Fillies, Saturday night at Mohawk. After enduring traffic trouble into the first turn and a less-than-ideal journey along the backstretch,

By Kelly Spencer MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – Crack Shot was the popular victor of the Ontario Sires Stakes $75,000 Grassroots Final for freshman pacing colts with an impressive clocking of 1:52.1 over a muddy Woodbine Mohawk Park Saturday. Leaving the gate, the Bettors Delight colt and driver Doug McNair settled into fourth heading

By Frank Cotolo MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – Wendell Blue Chip and driver Doug McNair weaved a great second-over trip to win the $75,000 Two-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace Grassroots Final on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The time for the mile was a lifetime-best 1:57.3. The track condition was degraded to “good”

By Chris Lomon MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28, 2024 – Pick Me Up Hanover put in a purposeful performance in the $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Final for Two-Year-Old Pacing Fillies, on a misty Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The bay daughter of Bettors Delight-Plaudit Hanover arrived at her championship tilt off a fourth, albeit

By James Witherite MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28 — After rallying off cover to a 13-1 upset in her final Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots preliminary event at Grand River Raceway 12 days ago, Tellers Choice took the short route to victory in the $75,000 OSS Grassroots Final for two-year-old trotting fillies on a rain-soaked Saturday at

One of the tightest battles across any of the Ontario Sires Stakes 2024 leaderboards will be decided Saturday during the $75,000 Grassroots Final for three-year-old colt pacers. Only two points separate Lakers Bank (All Bets Off) and Sports Activator (Sportswriter) for the top spot on their Grassroots leaderboard, setting up what should be a thrilling