Luca Derrico’s Holy Halibut picked up his third straight win in the $30,000 featured event at Harrah’s Philadelphia, a winner’s over $25,000 lifetime trot, on Thursday. Starting from post two, Holy Halibut (George Napolitano Jr.) took back off of the speed displayed by Ron Burke trainee Whata Donato (Andrew McCarthy). Just past the opening […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired Fillies Compete For Jugette Success
The Little Brown Jug for three-year-old pacing colts and its filly companion race, the Jugette, are highly coveted races to win and this year Guelph, Ontario-based trainer Gregg McNair has a shot in each. Both of his Ontario-sired horses are regulars on the Ontario Sires Stakes circuit. His filly, Lady Shadow, is the favourite […] Read more »
Sporting The Look, Make Some Luck And Reverend Hanover Take OSS Gold
The father-son team of trainer Carl Jamieson and driver Jody Jamieson won two of the three $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series contests for rookie colt and gelding pacers on Tuesday night (September 16) at Mohawk Racetrack. The Jamiesons’ first victory came in the second division with Sporting The Look, who now leads […] Read more »
Positive Response For The 2015 Ontario-Sired Bonuses
Some of Ontario’s top horsemen have offered comment on Friday’s announcement regarding the projected $700,000 in purse bonuses set to be added for next year’s two-year-olds. On Friday afternoon, the Ontario Racing Commission and OMAFRA announced that purse bonuses for two-year-old Ontario Sired horses will pay 5% on 2015 Ontario Sires Stakes races and […] Read more »
Sports Chic And Dancin Carroll Win OSS Gold In Mohawk
Dancin Caroll and Sports Chic, who are both half-sister to famous performers, are making themselves known as well after winning the pair of $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series contests for two-year-old pacing fillies on Monday night at Mohawk Racetrack. Both races were conducted over a racetrack rated good and two seconds off due […] Read more »
Canadian Yearling Sale Average Up 24%
A solid group of yearlings and a 2015 two-year-old purse bonus announcement helped substantially raise the average price at Sunday’s 2014 Canadian Yearling Sale. Topping the sale was regally-bred yearling Sports Cowboy. The colt, sired by O’Brien Award winner Sportswriter out of O’Brien Award winner Moving Pictures, was sold for $100,000 to Determination of Westmount, […] Read more »
