Dave Briggs2025-05-22T12:33:36-04:00May 22, 2025|
Story by Dave BriggsPhotos by New Image Media
A few days after Ontario-sired Crack Shot stormed to victory on May 17 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the $126,912 SBOA final for sophomore pacing colts, and just hours before leaving with his team for the Memorial Cup in Rimouski, QC, London Knights coach Dale Hunter was marveling about the power of karma and how
Dave Briggs2025-05-15T12:21:08-04:00May 15, 2025|
Story by Dave BriggsPhotos by Dave Landry
The popularity of “Buy Canadian” programs as a response to U.S. threats on Canada’s sovereignty has been extended to Ontario’s horse racing industry in a campaign called Bet Ontario (#betontario). Ontario Racing is encouraging those that choose to bet on horse racing to consider the critical importance of wagering on the races conducted in Ontario.
Sandra2025-02-04T14:55:17-05:00February 4, 2025|
To kick off its second half century, the Ontario Sires Stakes program will expand to six Grassroots Series opportunities in 2025 with purses for each division increasing to $25,000. Fuelled through a partnership with the Central Ontario Standardbred Association (COSA) and Woodbine Mohawk Park, the change will see overall purses at the Grassroots level increase
Dave Briggs2024-10-12T23:31:20-04:00October 12, 2024|
By James Witherite MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – Pepsi North America Cup winner Nijinsky made amends for a disappointing showing in the Little Brown Jug with a 1:50.3 win in Saturday's $300,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Super Final for three-year-old male pacers at Woodbine Mohawk Park, but he had to prove himself amid an
Dave Briggs2024-10-12T23:19:23-04:00October 12, 2024|
By James Witherite MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – Despite some early anxious moments, Paquet overcame a tough trip to live up to his 1-5 billing in Saturday's $300,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Super Final for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Jody Jamieson floated Paquet forward into midfield as Myretirementdream forged
Dave Briggs2024-10-12T23:05:43-04:00October 12, 2024|
By Kelly Spencer MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – Crack Shot has not one but two Ontario Sires Stakes Championship victories to his credit in 2024. The freshman pacer won Saturday’s $300,000 Gold Super Final at Woodbine Mohawk Park just two weeks after capturing the $75,000 Grassroots Final. Crack Shot was the first-ever beneficiary of
Dave Briggs2024-10-12T22:32:28-04:00October 12, 2024|
By Frank Cotolo MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – Odds On Platinum held a late lead by a nose to win the $300,000 Three-Year-Old Filly Pace Gold Super Final on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The time for the mile was 1:49.4 with Sylvain Filion in the bike. Filion's filly was quick to leave
Dave Briggs2024-10-12T22:14:54-04:00October 12, 2024|
By James Platz MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – You Got It Kemp has been on a roll since finishing second in his career debut, and Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park the freshman trotter rolled to his fifth straight Ontario Sires Stakes victory in dominating fashion. Steered by Sylvain Filion, the Muscle Mass-Speed Titan
Dave Briggs2024-10-12T21:40:30-04:00October 12, 2024|
By Kelly Spencer MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – Willys Home Run covered all the bases in the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series as the 2023 freshman trotting filly champion returned to repeat as a sophomore with an impressive win in Saturday’s $300,000 Gold Super Final at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Sent off as the even-money
Dave Briggs2024-10-12T22:47:17-04:00October 12, 2024|
By Frank Cotolo MILTON, Ont., Oct. 12, 2024 – The magnificent unbeaten Chantilly, with James MacDonald up, trounced nine foes to win the $300,000 OSS Gold Super Final for two-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The time for her ninth straight win of the season was 1:50.2, matching her speed badge in
