All 16 contestants in Saturday’s Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series event at Georgian Downs expelled a sigh of relief when they learned division superstar Bee A Magician would sit this round out. The three-year-old trotting fillies will wage two $105,000 Gold Series splits without the division heavyweight, who is undefeated in 10 sophomore starts and […] Read more »
Jack Darling Sees Opportunity In Ontario
With the 2013 yearling sales quickly approaching, one man who has had tremendous success at the auctions over the years is Jack Darling. With the state of the Ontario industry in flux, many trainers have engaged in purchasing yearlings outside of the province, but Darling is seizing the opportunity. As a feature by the […] Read more »
OSS Three-Year-Old Pacing Filly, Racey Miss, in 1.51.4
Three-year-old pacing fillies found themselves in the spotlight Tuesday evening at Georgian Downs, as the Innisfill oval hosted five OSS Grassroots divisions – with each split carrying a purse of $18,000. Lyonssweetie took home her first ever stakes victory for trainer Ciaran Morrison, who watched the daughter of No Pan Intended-Southwind Sugar rally to a […] Read more »
Potomac Horse Fever Found In Horses In Essex County And Ottawa Area
OMAF has become aware of two cases of Potomac Horse Fever (PHF) in Ontario as of early August 2013. Samples collected from an anorexic and febrile horse in Essex County confirmed that the horse was suffering from PHF. The horse subsequently died. A horse in the Ottawa area also tested positive for PHF. It was […] Read more »
Grand River hosts OSS Gold 3-Year-Old trotting Colts on Friday August 23rd
Grand River Raceway hosts a pair of $105,000 Gold Series divisions for the three-year-old trotting colts on Friday, Aug. 23 and the second division features a showdown between the top two colts in the division. Buddy Hally and Thankyoukessel share top spot in the point standings, having accumulated one win and one third-place result through […] Read more »
OSS 3-Year-Old Colt,Windsong Jack, in 149.4
The Ontario Sires Stakes was front and centre Monday evening Mohawk Racetrack, and the night belonged to trainer Dave Menary and driver Paul MacDonell. Menary sent out both Gold Series winners while MacDonell clicked to win three of the five Grassroots tilts for the three-year-old trotting fillies. Windsong Jack came into his $105,000 OSS Gold […] Read more »
