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Just hours after winning a Gold Series division with two-year-old trotting colt Macho Martini, driver Bob McClure and trainer Luc Blais were back in the Ontario Sires Stakes winner’s circle on Thursday evening with the colt’s three-year-old stablemate Threefiftytwo. Lining up at Post 5 in the first of two $104,800 Gold Series divisions at Woodbine

Macho Martini returned to the Ontario Sires Stakes winner’s circle on Thursday, Oct. 8 at Flamboro Downs with an effortless 1:58.1 score in the lone $157,200 two-year-old trotting colt Gold Series division. “I was actually a little bit concerned. I’ve never gone with him over a half. Luc’s (Blais) got a tight half-mile turn on

When two-year-old pacing gelding Second Bruiser steps in behind the starting gate in Saturday’s $75,000 Grassroots Championship at Woodbine Mohawk Park, he will be looking to make good on a prediction owner/trainer Vernon Cochrane made eight months ago. “I said from the very start, like the first month I had him, I was like this

Trotting fillies were in the spotlight at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday, Oct. 6 as both the two and three-year-olds wrapped up their Ontario Sires Stakes regular season with a pair of Gold Series divisions. Fan favourite Imextraspecial battled to a neck victory in the first $105,600 two-year-old trotting filly Gold division, catching pacesetter Dashing

After a sharp training mile with Beaumond Hanover over The Raceway at Western Fair District last week, owner/trainer Jack Darling was looking forward to the three-year-old pacing colt Gold Series finale at the London oval on Friday, Oct. 9. Unfortunately Darling’s confidence took a hit when the post position draw was published on Tuesday. Beaumond

Trainer Ben Baillargeon needed Voelz Delight to come up with a big effort in her last regular season Gold Series event at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday, Oct. 5 and the two-year-old pacing filly responded with a sharp victory to extend her season. “She had to be first, second or third to be in the

Ontario’s top two-year-old pacing colts wrapped up their Gold Series regular season on Sunday, Oct. 4 over a rain-soaked Flamboro Downs oval. The first $104,800 Gold Series division saw Twin B Fighter get his first win of the season for driver Ed Hensley and trainer Ashleigh Hensley of Dundas, ON. Starting from Post 4 in

Seventy-eight of Ontario’s top three-year-old trotters and pacers converged on Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, Oct. 2 for eight $20,000 Grassroots Semi-Finals and the battles for a berth in next weekend’s Championship saw five of the eight contests decided by one-half length or less. Three-year-old pacing filly Semi-Finals The sophomore pacing fillies opened and closed

Grassroots postseason action got underway at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday, Oct. 1 with eight $20,000 Semi-Finals for the two-year-old trotters and pacers, and five of the eight contests saw the favourites cruise to victory. Two-year-old Trotting Filly Semi-Finals The freshman trotting fillies kicked things off in the first race and favourite Tipsy In Dixie

Two years after earning her first Grassroots Championship, trainer Julie Walker returns to the Ontario Sires Stakes postseason at Woodbine Mohawk Park this Friday, Oct. 2 with a pair of three-year-old trotting fillies. Yen will start from the outside Post 9 in the first $20,000 sophomore trotting filly Semi-Final and Walker said she is glad