Pacer Make Some Luck ($12.70) and trotter Finish Line ($11.40) defeated Sunday evening’s Preferred 2 favourites, scoring in front-end fashion at Georgian Downs. In the $11,000 co-featured pacing event, Make Some Luck turned back first challenger Spider Man Hanover (J Harris) as he raced on the lead through fractions of :27.1, :55.4 and 1:23 and won by […] Read more »
OSS Golds Compete At Mohawk
Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series action was the highlight of Saturday’s harness racing card at Mohawk Racetrack. Ontario’s elite three-year-old trotters and pacers were showcased at Mohawk and Milton, Ont. resident Sylvain Filion — currently the leading driver in the OSS and a four-time winner of the year-end Lampman Cup award — guided three of […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, HP Sissy, Wins $55,000 Mares Open At Yonkers
You didn’t have to be a Yonkers Raceway “sissy” Friday night (July 21), but it didn’t hurt. HP Sissy (Dan Dube, $9.90) picked off pacesetting Sell A Bit N (Jordan Stratton) late in the lane, winning the weekly $55,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace. The race became a glorified two-speed number, with Sell A Bit […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Oho Diamond, Breaks Big M Record
Six days ago, she finished third at nearly 100-1 odds behind world champion Hannelore Hanover in the Miss Versatility. On Friday night (July 21), the previously unheralded mare Oho Diamond broke that superstar’s track record, winning a $13,000 conditioned trot at The Meadowlands in 1:50.2, one-fifth of a second faster than Hannelore Hanover’s record set […] Read more »
Eight Divisions Of OSS Compete At Mohawk On Friday Night
Pacing fillies were in the spotlight at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening (July 21) with three Grassroots divisions for the sophomore lasses and five for their novice counterparts. Trainer Jack Darling harnessed two starters, both two-year-old pacing fillies, and the Cambridge, Ont. resident made two visits to the Mohawk winner’s circle. Darling trainee Write Me A […] Read more »
Outstanding OSS Fields Of Two-Year-Old Colts And Gelding Pacers At Mohawk On Thursday
Two-year-old pacing colts and geldings took centre stage at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening (July 20), with a pair of Ontario Sires Stakes Gold events sharing top billing on the 11-race card. Shadow Moon ($5.10) graduated from the Grassroots ranks with aplomb, matching his 1:53.4 effort on July 10 with a hard-fought score under a […] Read more »
