Cajon Lightning looked well-spotted when he drew the inside post position for his Yonkers debut January 20. Trainer Eric Ell entered the gelding in a $30,000 overnight off a win the Open Handicap at Dover Downs the previous week and hoped Cajon Lightning would show speed and control the race. But while Cajon Lightning was shipping […] Read more »
Ontario-Bred Continues Ohio Win Streak
Noone To Depend On made it four-in-a-row in O-HI-O on Friday night (January 13) when she captured the $22,000 Fillies & Mares Open Pace in 1:52.3. It was the second consecutive Open triumph after a pair of wins in the highest condition/claiming event since entering the Kayne Kauffman Stable. Kauffman’s victory was his third […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired And Ontario-Bred, Franceschetti, Takes Preferred At Grand River
After multiple early lead changes, Franceschetti took control of the field and held sway to win the $11,000 Preferred 2 Handicap Pace featured at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday night (July 13). Inside starters Stoney Durkin and Saulsbrook Peach traded turns on the front before outsider Rise Up Now drove on three-wide to take […] Read more »
Ontario-Bred, Call Me Richard, Wins Second Consecutive Preferred In Georgian
Call Me Richard registered his second consecutive win in the $11,000 Preferred 2 Trot at Georgian Downs, but Tuesday’s attempt to repeat wasn’t a cakewalk like his previous outing. J Harris got away fourth with Call Me Richard in Tuesday’s main event, but the pair inched closer to the leaders in the late stages […] Read more »
Ontario-Bred, Duncs Diamond, Wins Opening Feature At Georgian
Georgian Downs’ 2016 Opening Night of harness racing was highlighted by Duncs Diamond’s career-best performance in the featured $10,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred 2 Pace on Saturday, June 4. Driven by Billy Davis Jr., Duncs Diamond ($8.30) relinquished the lead to the 8-5 favourite Lucky Cocktail approaching the :27.2 first quarter mark for a perfect […] Read more »
Ontario-Bred, Flanagan Memory, Wins Second Consecutive Preferred At Mohawk
He’s already won as many races this year as he did in all of 2015, and Flanagan Memory’s campaign is just getting started. The Cutler Memorial at The Meadowlands on June 24 probably will be the first stakes appearance this year for the six-year-old son of Kadabra, who is coming off a pair of victories […] Read more »