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Ajaz Firdous2022-07-02T23:08:03-04:00July 2, 2022|
The Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots season for two-year-old trotting fillies kicked off July 2 at Hiawatha Horse Park with a pair of divisions. In the second $21,800 division Daniel Clements completed a driving hat trick when he piloted Angeliki to victory. The daughter of Muscle Up The Goal was first at the quarter pole, when
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-04T13:34:52-04:00July 2, 2022|
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Shawn Steacy picked up his second Ontario Sires Stakes Gold win of the 2022 season when Macho Phil claimed the first of two divisions on July 2 at Woodbine Mohawk Park for three-year-old pacing colts. Jody Jamieson sent the son of Shanghai Phil to the early lead from post five, before settling into second at
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-02T11:29:55-04:00July 2, 2022|
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A familiar last name will appear in the July 2 program at Clinton Raceway, with a new generation of the Austin family harnessing Hasty Bid in one of three $22,200 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for freshman trotters. Paige Austin, the daughter of late trainer Mark Austin, is making her training debut with the My
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-05T09:56:32-04:00July 1, 2022|
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Two-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes Gold action kicked off on Canada Day at Woodbine Mohawk Park, with a pair of $102,200 divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies. In the first division John Pentland trainee Cheesy Smile was the bettors’ 8/5 favourite and proved worthy of their support, pacing a mile in 1:53.4 to win her second straight
Ajaz Firdous2022-07-01T09:11:19-04:00July 1, 2022|
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Trainer Josh McKibbin will be in familiar territory preparing a Ballykeel Racing homebred for a shot at OSS glory when the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots season for two-year-old trotting fillies begins July 2 at Hiawatha Horse Park. The Ballykeel Deal (Wheelin N Dealin) is making her racing debut for McKibbin at the track where her
Ajaz Firdous2022-06-30T15:54:38-04:00June 30, 2022|
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The glamour boys' Ontario Sires Stakes Gold season gets underway July 2 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Ron, the top Ontario Sired finisher in the Pepsi North America Cup, is looking for his first taste of OSS success. Ron will leave from the rail post in the second of two $102,000 divisions for three-year-old pacing colts,
Ajaz Firdous2022-06-30T10:37:21-04:00June 30, 2022|
Photos by John Watkins
They say good things come in threes. Trainer Ken Middleton is hoping that rings true on July 1 at Woodbine Mohawk Park when Grammys Girl leaves from post four in one of two Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for two-year-old pacing fillies. The daughter of Big Jim is the third foal bred by Middleton out
Ajaz Firdous2022-06-20T09:56:49-04:00June 20, 2022|
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“Jimmy just wanted to win,” was driver Louis-Philippe Roy’s succinct assessment of Jimmy Freight’s performance in the $100,000 Mohawk Gold Cup Invitational on June 18, for older pacers which proved a exciting race on a great undercard for the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup at Mohawk. As the gate sped away there were
Ajaz Firdous2022-06-16T13:13:11-04:00June 13, 2022|
Every week throughout the summer Ontario Racing will provide a news and notes recap of the of Prospect Series action from the prior week. SAY SOMETHING GOES BACK-TO-BACK AT KAWARTHA Say Something, a three-year-old daughter of Muscle Mass won her second straight Prospect Series division for three-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday, June 11 at Kawartha
Ajaz Firdous2022-06-08T12:11:53-04:00June 8, 2022|
The entry box for the 39th Pepsi North America Cup closed Tuesday morning with 17 three-year-old pacers entered, five of them Ontario Sired. A pair of $50,000 eliminations will be contested this Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park to determine the field for the $1 million final on Saturday, June 18. Elimination #1 - Race 4
