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Grand River Raceway opens its 2021 Ontario Sires Stakes season this Friday, July 16 with four $22,150 Grassroots divisions and one $7,000 Prospect Series division for the three-year-old trotting fillies. Looking for her third win of the season and second Grassroots victory will be Tipsy In Dixie, who starts from Post 1 in the last

CL Sportsextreme started her Ontario Sires Stakes career with a win last July and the pacing filly kicked off her sophomore campaign in the same fashion with a 1:53.1 triumph at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday, July 12. Starting from Post 4 in the first $22,850 Grassroots division, driver Chris Christoforou of Campbellville, ON eased

For the second straight year, a Rideau Carleton Raceway track record has fallen during Ontario Sires Stakes competition. In the second of two $99,800 Gold Series divisions at the Ottawa oval on Sunday, July 11, three-year-old trotting colt Logan Park sprinted down the stretch to reel in pacesetter Highland Mowgli and trip the teletimer at

When Powertrain was injured in a freak paddock accident as a yearling, trainer Nick Gallucci and owner-breeder George Millar did not know if the pacing colt would survive, let alone go on to make a start in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Millar Farms broodmare manager Steven Samis, Powertrain

Two-year-old pacing colts were featured at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, July 9, competing in five $22,500 Grassroots divisions, and Bob Loblaw kicked things off in the first race with a 1:54.2 score. Starting from Post 7 with Sylvain Filion in the race bike, Bob Loblaw hustled away from the starting gate and led the

Ontario Sires Stakes excitement arrives at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday, July 11 in the shape of 39 three-year-old trotting colts and geldings and, for the first time this season, fans will be on hand to cheer them home. The trotting colts will square off in two $99,800 Gold divisions and a trio of $22,150

Esplosione lived up to his name in two-year-old trotting colt Gold Series action at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday, July 8. After stalking pacesetter Renegade Gypsy though fractions of :29.2, 1:00.1 and 1:30.3, the freshman trotting gelding laid down an explosive :27.4 final quarter, drawing away from the field to a six and one-half length

Making their debut in the Ontario Sires Stakes program, the two-year-old pacing fillies delivered impressive efforts in five $22,000 Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Tuesday, July 6. Silver Label opened the event with an effortless 1:56 score that would hold up as the fastest mile of the five Grassroots divisions. In rein to James

Two-year-old trotting fillies got their star turn at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday, July 6 and Adare Castle and Elegant Mermaid emerged victorious in their Gold Series debut. In the first $101,400 division, fans liked the look of Adare Castle’s qualifying results — one win and one second — and sent her off as their

Super Final champion Scarlett Hanover made her sophomore debut in the Ontario Sires Stakes on Monday, July 5 and marched straight back into the Woodbine Mohawk Park winner’s circle. Reunited with driver Ed Hensley and trainer Ashleigh Hensley after wintering south of the border, Scarlett Hanover lined up at Post 4 in the first $100,600