Dreamfair Zenfire understood the assignment, slaying her competition in 2021 and leading all Standardbreds for wins in Canada. As the season comes to a close with only a handful of cards left, Trot Insider shines the spotlight on Canada’s winningest horses of 2021 — a select group of pacers that have been racking up victories across the […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired Winners In Pop Up Series
Ricottabkiddinme erupted for a 25-1 upset in the $25,000 Pop Up Series Final for conditioned claiming pacers Woodbine Mohawk Park. The three-year-old son of Betterthancheddar-Freedom Away circled up late for driver Anthony Haughan and prevailed by a neck over fellow longshot Melody Maker. Race favourite Believe In Brian was third. Meg Crone trains the sophomore for […] Read more »
Awesome Hill Sweeps Niagara Pacing Series
Awesome Hill ($3.40) completed a sweep of the Niagara Pacing Series, for three-year-old fillies, with a 1:53.1 score in Sunday’s (Dec. 26) $33,600 final at Woodbine Mohawk Park, giving driver Doug McNair half of his sweep of the Boxing Day card’s high-dollar pacing events. Awesome Hill settled in fourth through a :27.3 first quarter behind […] Read more »
2021 O’Brien Award Finalists Announced
Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 O’Brien Awards, which honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season. There are two finalists in each category, which includes 12 divisional horse categories and five people categories. One of the divisional champions will be recognized as the Somebeachsomewhere Horse of the […] Read more »
Upsetters Prevalent In Pop Up Series
Six divisions of the Pop Up Series – two for trotters and four for female pacers – went postward during Thursday’s 12-race card at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Black Betty rallied from out of the clouds to win her $14,000 division of the Pop Up Series for the female pacers that fit the conditioned claiming event. J […] Read more »
Preferred Grand Slam For Perfetto
Make it four straight scores and counting for Perfetto in the Preferred ranks at Woodbine Mohawk Park thanks to his gate-to-wire triumph in Monday evening’s main event for trotters. Handicapped with the outside post in the group of nine, Perfetto shot to the top for trainer/driver Dagfin Henriksen and rolled the field through fractions of :28, :56.4 […] Read more »
