Harness racing returned to Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening, and among the top performers on the opening night card was the Shadow Play gelding, Pauly Wally. The four-year-old, who joined forces with trainer Dean Nixon last month, extended his winning streak to three-in-a-row thanks to a come-from-behind score in an impressive clocking of 1:52.1 […] Read more »
Open At Miami Valley To Ontario-Sired, Dont Rush
A $22,000 Open Trot and a pair of $12,500 second round divisions of the Dr. Dan Farwick Memorial Series for condition trotters highlighted the Tuesday (April 11) matinee at Miami Valley Raceway. Former Ontario Sires Stakes star Dont Rush (Mike Oosting) waited diligently from mid-pack as four lead changes transpired during the first half-mile of […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Sunrise Avenue, Fastest In Weiss Series
There were three $15,000 preliminaries for trotters of both sexes in Bobby Weiss Series action at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono on Tuesday night (April 11), and a female posted the fastest time of all – the Kadabra mare Sunrise Avenue, who knocked a second off her winning time in the first round of […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Winkys Pride, Wires Preferred Trotters
Winkys Pride was the leading lady in a field of Preferred 3 trotters on Tuesday night (April 11) at The Raceway at Western Fair District, going wire-to-wire in the feature event to earn her 40th career win. Driven by Robert Shepherd, the nine-year-old chestnut mare Winkys Pride fired off the gate from post four […] Read more »
Mach Three Fund To Assist Street Youth
In honour of the prolific Standardbred stallion Mach Three, Tara Hills stallioneer Pat Lang has established a scholarship fund in partnership with The Refuge Youth Outreach Centre in Oshawa, Ont. Following Mach Three’s passing in January, Lang has worked to set up the Mach Three Fund with Genevieve Brydson, Director of Development at The Refuge, […] Read more »
Fraser Open To Ontario-Sired, Illwinifican
After having been sent off as the even-money second choice, Allamerica Native five-year-old Illwinifican captured Fraser Downs’ $11,000 Open Pace on Sunday, April 9 over the Surrey, BC oval. With pilot James Burke in tow, Illwinifican lined up in Post 1 for Race 2 and let Boysgotfever (driven by Clinton Warrington Jr.) beat him to […] Read more »
