Leader of the glamour boys Tall Dark Stranger dominated his competition once again, circling to the lead and rolling to a 1:48.2 victory to win the $1,000,000 37th edition of the Pepsi North America Cup on Saturday (Aug. 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Off a narrow win in his elimination, Tall Dark Stranger shot off […] Read more »
OSS Program Strong Heading Into This Fall’s Yearling Sales
For those looking to breed Standardbreds or buy yearlings this fall, Walter Parkinson said one of the best returns on investment comes from Ontario-sired and Ontario-bred horses. Parkinson, the president of the Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association (SBOA) and the Standardbred breeder representative on the board of Ontario Racing (OR), pointed to a number of […] Read more »
Desperate Man And Bulldog Hanover Win OSS Gold
When Trevor Henry arrived at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, Aug. 21, he was expecting to drive division leading Desperate Man in the second of two $107,200 Gold Series stakes for the two-year-old pacing colts. He did not have a drive in the first Gold division. Fortunately for Henry, Jack Darling had just learned that […] Read more »
Fashion Frenzie And Macho Martini Take Home OSS Gold
Two-year-old trotting colt Fashion Frenzie made the leap from the Grassroots to the Gold Series on Thursday, Aug. 20 and sailed around the Woodbine Mohawk Park oval to his fourth straight victory. Coming off a track record performance in the July 25 Grassroots event at Hiawatha Horse Park and seven-length victories in overnight action at […] Read more »
Canadian Record Mile For Hayek
Hayek ($5.20) became the fastest trotter on a half-mile track in Canadian history with a resounding 1:53.3 performance in Wednesday’s (Aug. 19) $157,200 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event for three-year-old colts and geldings at Grand River Raceway. Sylvain Filion protected the pole to secure the early lead with the gelded son of E L Titan, […] Read more »
Bet On Becky Best Again
Ontario’s top two-year-old pacing fillies were back in action at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday (Aug. 18) and division leader Bet On Becky was back in the winner’s circle. Starting from post 1 in the second $106,400 Gold Series division, driver Jody Jamieson settled Bet On Becky in third as Andra Day sprinted to a :27.1 quarter […] Read more »
