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By Standardbred Canada The Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series for trotters made its fifth and final stop on the path to the Super Finals with five races contested on the Monday (Sept. 30) evening card at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Monalishi opened up the action in the $140,000 fifth leg for freshman trotting fillies. James MacDonald

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