Driver Louis-Philippe Roy asserted authority with Chantal Mitchell trainee Best In Show to best his rivals in the $34,000 Preferred Handicap on Saturday (Aug. 29) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Away third to a :26.4 first quarter, Roy rolled Best In Show to the lead heading to a :54.4 half while early leader Century Farroh yielded […] Read more »
Nassagaweya and Eternal Camnation in The Books
Rookie pacing colts and geldings clashed in a pair Nassagaweya Stakes divisions on Saturday (Aug. 28) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and two-year-old pacing fillies made their local Grand Circuit debuts in a pair of Eternal Camnation divisions. Bob Loblaw cashed with a thrilling victory in the $140,300 second division, nailing Betterhavemymoney at the line to […] Read more »
‘Bulldog’ Top Dog In Sophomore Stakes
The Somebeachsomewhere on Saturday night (Aug. 28) at Woodbine Mohawk Park offered one final prep for a group of Pepsi North America Cup eligible colts, while a single Simcoe division for pacing fillies offered a possible Fan Hanover prep. A group of 13 three-year-old pacers were split into a pair of Somebeachsomewhere divisions. Bulldog Hanover […] Read more »
Faves Dominate In Champlain Trots
The Champlain Stakes for two-year-old trotters kicked off “Grand Circuit Month” at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday evening. A total of five divisions were contested, three for colts and geldings and two for fillies, over a ‘Good’ track. Delilah Hanover came from last at the half to win the first $85,975 division for trotting fillies […] Read more »
Woods: Ont. Program “Best In The Business”
Grand Circuit action gets under way in Ontario this week and the province’s Standardbred breeders stand to profit if their Ontario Bred progeny achieve success against the best trotters and pacers in North America. All breeders who enrolled their broodmares in the 2018 and 2019 Ontario Resident Mare Program (ORMP) will be eligible for the […] Read more »
Records Fall In Grand River OSS
HP Mama B ($4.10) turned in a 1:55.1 course, stakes, and Canadian half-mile track record mile in her Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event for three-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday (Aug. 25) at Grand River Raceway, but Imextraspecial ($2.70) one-upped her divisional foe by way of a 1:55 performance in the second split. Following Gold wins […] Read more »
