Trot Insider has learned that triple millionaire San Pail, the fan favourite that came from modest beginnings to win three straight Maple Leaf Trots and capture 2011 Horse of the Year honours in both Canada and the U.S., has been retired. While it might not come as that much of a surprise given his on-track […] Read more »
50th Win For Ontario-Sired, Mcrileymac
Veteran pacer Mcrileymac rallied four-wide at the third quarter mark and circled a field of claiming rivals to earn his 50th career win on Saturday night at Hiawatha Horse Park. Mcrileymac kicked home to win the evening’s seventh race for $4,000 claiming pacers by two and a half lengths in 1:58 flat over Harper Marie […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Georgies Pockets, Wins Balanced Image Trot In Record Time
Georgies Pockets lowered the track record for two-year-old trotters at Hanover Raceway on Saturday night with a 1:59.1 triumph in the $77,800 final of the Balanced Image Trot. Smoke Monkey set the divisional record last Saturday when he won his Balanced Image elimination in 1:59.2 and was the favourite going into the final. However, Ginger […] Read more »
Greg Merlo Cheats Death And Goes On To Win With Ontario-Bred, Artistic Jewel
It was just about five years ago this month that trainer Greg Merlo lay unconscious in a hospital bed after slipping into a coma caused by diabetes. With time running out, and no apparent hope of survival, doctors were considering pulling the plug. When news had reached his daughter Christine, she wanted to make one […] Read more »
Ontario-Bred, Mr Mach Jimmy, Has Third Win In $200,000 Series
Mr Mach Jimmy did not disappoint any of his harness racing fans on Sunday at the Hippodrome 3R as the two-year-old gelding scored his third straight victory in the $200,000 Quebec-Bred Series. Hippodrome 3R hosted the third and final preliminary round of the series and now Mr Mach Jimmy will return next Sunday for his […] Read more »
Elegant Serenity, And Muscle Baby Doll Score Wins In The Casual Breeze Stakes
Many of the sport’s finest three-year-old trotting fillies were in the spotlight at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday night competing in the Casual Breeze Stakes. A total of 15 sophomore trotting fillies were split into two divisions of the Grand Circuit event. In the $91,475 first division, Doug Millard’s homebred Elegant Serenity front-stepped her way […] Read more »
