“I would say her gait and her attitude were [key to her consistency throughout the year] because she had a big gait and she just had a tremendous attitude to win. Those two things really were her biggest features.” The Bob McIntosh-homebred L A Delight was the unanimous winner in the Two-Year-Old Pacing Filly category […] Read more »
Many Ontario-Sired and Ontario-Bred Horses Win O’Brien Awards
On Saturday, February 13, Standardbred Canada announced harness racing’s national champions at the 2015 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season. This was the 27th edition of the O’Brien Awards, named in honour of the late Joe O’Brien, an outstanding horseman and member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall […] Read more »
Reminder, Three-Year-Old OSS Sustaining Payments Due February 15th
The Ontario Sire Stakes Program would like to remind owners that the Three-Year-Old OSS Sustaining payments are due on FEBRUARY 15, 2016. (recognized as Ontario Sires Stakes #43) The cost of the sustaining payment is $700. It is for Ontario-sired three-year-olds (foals of 2013) which were nominated to the program. Read more »
Ontario-Sired, In Secret, Takes $34,000 Preferred In Woodbine
In Secret used last-second heroics to pull off a 21-1 upset in the $34,000 Preferred Handicap. Chris Christoforou had the gelding sitting sixth for the first three-quarters of the contest while race favourite Fearless Man was allowed to free wheel on the lead through fractions of :26.4, :55.4 and 1:25.2. In Secret, who was a […] Read more »
Cajon Lightning Wins First Leg Of Ontario Boys Series
Cajon Lightning opened the Ontario Boys Series with a late-closing victory over his popular stablemate in the $18,000 first leg on Saturday night (Feb. 6) at Woodbine Racetrack. The series is for Ontario-sired four-year-old male pacers that are non-winners of $60,000 lifetime as of Oct. 31, 2015. Teaming up with Trevor Henry for the first […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Cold Certified , Takes Buffalo’s Open Trot
It sure turned out to be a head scratcher in Buffalo Raceway’s $10,000 Open Trot on Friday night (Feb. 5). Cold Certified, who won this event last week as the even money favourite in 1:59.1, was dismissed by the public at 6-1 this time around and made them pay for the oversight by scoring a […] Read more »
