My Hare Lady led a cavalry charge through the wire to capture the $15,000 championship final of a three-week ‘Survivor Series’ for $5,000 claiming mares on Monday afternoon at Miami Valley Raceway. The eight-year-old Jeremes Jet lass held on by a nose over Certitude (Brady Galliers), with show finisher Endeavors Ladyluck (Jeremy Smith) and a […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, St Lads Moonwalk, Wins Saratoga Open
Ontario Sires Stakes graduate St Lads Moonwalk (by Mach Three) prevailed in the Open Pace as part of the double feature on Sunday afternoon (February 26) at Saratoga Casino Hotel. Trainer Jackie Greene had last year’s local Pacer of the Year as Artful Way took home top honours after being the winningest participant in […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, B Yoyo And Hemi Seelster, Winners In Yonker’s Features
Yonkers Raceway’s fourth Sunday card of the season included seven ‘French’ trots, though the featured $50,000 Open Handicap wasn’t among them. A field of seven (after a defection) were all nose-to-gate going the flat mile, with second choice B Yoyo (Joe Bongiorno, $7.90) picking off 11-10 choice Rose Run Parker (George Brennan) at the […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired Horses Take Home Numerous Dan Patch Awards
The 2016 U.S. Harness Writers Association’s Dan Patch Awards dinner, presented by Hoosier Park, was held on Sunday night (February 26) at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Older pacer Always B Miki was named U.S. harness racing’s Pacer of the Year and Horse of the Year. “‘Miki’ will pass in […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired,Waasmula, Wires Woodbine Mares
New millionaire Waasmula wired a field of Preferred mares for her second straight victory this year at Woodbine Racetrack in the $30,000 feature early Friday evening (February 24). Leaving from post two, Waasmula was quick off the gate and led the compact field of distaffers that was scratched down to just five starters all […] Read more »
Let’s Celebrate 250 Years Of Horse Racing In Canada
Our entire nation will be celebrating 150 years of confederation in 2017, but for Canada’s horse racing industry, this year represents an even bigger anniversary, the 250th Anniversary of our great sport in this great land. On July 1, 1767, exactly 100 years before our country’s confederation, a race took place on The Plains of […] Read more »