Hiddenbrooke A Half-Mile Lover August 30, 2012 Hiddenbrooke’s best Grassroots results have come on half-mile ovals and Gaetan Hebert is hoping the three-year-old pacing filly can deliver another solid effort when the provincial program stops at Fl...
Lexus Helios Lights Up The Board August 30, 2012 All eyes were on heavily-favoured Miss Paris in Thursday’s $130,000 OSS Gold Series Final for three-year-old trotting fillies at Mohawk Racetrack, but Lexus Helios rained on that foe’s parade thanks t...
OMAFRA Panel Responds To Questions About OSS & HIP Programs August 30, 2012 As standardbred yearlings get set to sell at auctions across North America a number of questions are still being asked about the future of the much-heralded Ontario Sires Stakes program.
Chapple’s Colts To Reunite In Dresden August 29, 2012 Ontario’s exciting two-year-old pacing colts sweep into Dresden Raceway on Monday for the second last Grassroots contest of their regular season.
Ysebaert Hopes Filly's Streak Rolls On August 28, 2012 Former NHLer Paul Ysebaert and Hall of Fame standardbred trainer Bob McIntosh have been buying, breeding and racing horses together for two decades, and the latest product of their partnership will be...
Sophomores Impress In Grassroots August 27, 2012 Three-year-old pacing colts and geldings were out in full force at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening, as the Campbellville oval hosted seven Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions.
Baillargeon Trio Bound For Grassroots August 27, 2012 When Ben Baillargeon was plotting Cool Creek Breeze’s sophomore season he did not expect the filly to be competing in Friday’s Grassroots event at Grand River Raceway, but he also did not expect her t...
Golden Moment For Mach A Wish August 27, 2012 When it came to purchasing Mach A Wish earlier this season, it was a case of money well spent for the David Goodrow Stable and Tony O’Sullivan.
Keeling’s Gals Primed For Gold Final August 27, 2012 Paul MacDonell qualified two Mike Keeling trained trotting fillies for Thursday night’s $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack, but the reinsman had committed to Sugar Wheeler well before he engineer...
Michaels Power A Millionaire August 26, 2012 A road trip to Rideau Carleton Raceway proved to be a profitable one – and an historical one - for Michaels Power, who became the fastest three-year-old pacing colt to cover the oval thanks to his 1:5...
Prestidigitator Equals Track Record August 25, 2012 The fourth Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings on Saturday turned into a match race between rivals Prestidigitator and Knows Nothing with the former hanging ...
Seeuinthespring Surprises With Record Win August 25, 2012 Two-year-old trotting filly Seeuinthespring made a big splash with her first career win as she pulled off a 25-1 upset in the $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final while setting a new divisional tr...