For P L Jill, winning Monday’s $36,000 Preferred Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park was like shooting fish in a barrel for Team Baillargeon. Reinsman Mario Baillargeon used the mare’s great gait speed to get her involved early, and she simply powered away from the competition in the late stages of the mile. P L Jill, […] Read more »
Many Ontario-Sired Winners In 2019 O’Brien Awards
On Saturday, February 1, Standardbred Canada announced the winners for the 2019 O’Brien Award at the 31st edition of the annual O’Brien Awards Black Tie Gala held at the Hilton Mississauga / Meadowvale hotel in Mississauga, Ont. The O’Brien Awards honour Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season and are named in honour […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Sintra, Repeats In Preferred
Sintra battled through rainy and windy conditions to reach the wire first for a second-consecutive Preferred score on Saturday night (Jan. 11) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The seven-year-old gelding and driver Jody Jamieson rallied from fifth at the head of the lane to win the $36,000 Preferred Handicap by a neck over Nirvana Seelster, who […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Joey Bats, Takes Meadowlands Preferred
While being interviewed on the in-house simulcast show before the start of the card, Andrew Harris spoke glowingly about his trainee Joey Bats, who would go up against the best trotters currently racing at the Meadowlands in the Preferred Handicap for trotters Friday night. And Joey Bats lived up to the hype. Using explosive early speed to […] Read more »
Autumn Sweep For Ontario-Sired, Sirius Star
Sirius Star was a handy winner in the first two legs of the Ontario-Sired Autumn Series for two- and three-year-old fillies at The Raceway at Western Fair District, and it was more of the same in Monday’s rich final. With $27,600 on the line, driver Mike Horner wasted no time in sending Sirius Star to the position […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Conboyville, Victorious In Autumn Series
With a first-over grind, Conboyville scored in the $27,200 Autumn Series Final at Flamboro Downs on Sunday, Nov. 24. Sunshine N Shade shot to the lead with Mayor Mittcheese getting away second heading to a :28 first quarter. Driver Robert Shepherd then angled Conboyville first over approaching a :58 half and ranged towards Sunshine N […] Read more »