Godiva Seelster made her return to the Saratoga raceway a winning one on Friday night (May 20). The Dan Hennessey-trained Camluck mare competed at a high level this winter and spring at Pompano Park in Florida and handled the adjustment back to the north with ease as she scored in the $15,000 Open Handicap for […] Read more »
Ontario-Bred, Flaherty, Takes Western Fair Preferred
Three-year-old pacing gelding Flaherty made his first Western Fair start a winning one with a wire-to-wire effort against older foes in The Raceway’s featured $8,300 Preferred 3 on Friday, May 20. With Bob McClure catch-driving for trainer and co-owner Bill Budd, the 7-5 favourite invading from the WEG circuit rebuffed a mid-mile challenge from a […] Read more »
Ontario-Bred, Tamarind, Takes Meadows Feature Race
Tamarind grabbed the lead before the quarter and cruised through the slop to a convincing victory in Wednesday’s $20,000 Winners Over $10,000 Life/Preferred Handicap Trot at The Meadows. Tamarind sat briefly in the pocket behind Chef Lee, but Aaron Merriman sent him to the point once the field settled. The eight-year-old son of Angus Hall-Spicegirl […] Read more »
$34,000 Preferred Trot at Mohawk Goes To Ontario-Bred, Flanagan Memory
The 2016 debut for Canada’s Older Trotting Horse of the Year in 2015 wasn’t exactly headline material, but his follow-up performance in Monday’s $34,000 Preferred Trot at Mohawk Racetrack certainly was. Flanagan Memory, a two-time O’Brien Award winner, was allowed to settle into the five-hole when the starting gate sped away while Windsun Revenge shot […] Read more »
$34,000 Preferred In Mohawk Goes To Ontario-Bred, Nirvana Seelster
Nirvana Seelster closed inside the duelling favourites down the stretch to spring a 17-1 surprise in the featured $34,000 Preferred Pace on Saturday night (May 14) at Mohawk Racetrack. Reigning Horse of the Year State Treasurer and Nickle Bag, an eight-time Preferred winner already this year, battled on the front through the final half before […] Read more »
Yonkers Raceway’s $40,000 Filly And Mare Open Handicap Pace Goes To Ontario-Bred, Mach It A Par
Pocketed Mach it a Par edged past pace-setting Tessa Seelster in mid-stretch Friday night, winning Yonkers Raceway’s $40,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace. The field, pared to a half-dozen after outside assignee Krispy Apple came up injured, saw Tessa Seelster (George Brennan)—last week’s victress—once again do her damage on the lead. The 3-4 choice […] Read more »
