Thirteen of the top Ontario-sired three-year-old trotting colts and geldings paid a visit to the nation’s capital on Sunday night (Aug. 26), and Stormont Ventnor ($2.90) and Run Director ($2.10) both lived up to favoured billing in their Ontario Sires Stakes Gold events at Rideau Carleton Raceway. In the $94,800 first division (race four), […] Read more »
Third OSS Gold Win For Jimmy Freight
After two weeks spent south of the border taking on the best three-year-old pacing colts in North America, Jimmy Freight returned to the Ontario Sires Stakes program on Sunday (July 22) and delivered his third straight commanding Gold Series victory, circling the Rideau Carleton Raceway oval in 1:50.3. Driver Louis-Philippe Roy sent Jimmy Freight directly to […] Read more »
Ontario-Sired, Raising Richard, Takes New Mark
Raising Richard turned in a career-best performance for trainer Ed McHale with a ten and three-quarter-length romp in Sunday night’s $8,550 Winners Over Handicap Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway. Driven by Darrell Coville, Raising Richard led the way through fractions of :27.2 and :57.1 before beginning to gain some separation from the rest of the field on […] Read more »
Neon Moon And Askmysecretary Get OSS Victories In Rideau
Rideau Carleton Raceway wrapped up its 2017 Ontario Sires Stakes season with the final Grassroots event for the two-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday’s harness racing card, which was later marred by an accident that sent one driver to hospital. Gerard Demers was taken to hospital following an accident in Sunday’s 12th race, which was declared […] Read more »
Six OSS Gold And Grassroots Contested At Rideau
Rideau Carleton Raceway fans were treated to an impressive display of speed and skill as the Ontario Sires Stakes arrived in the nation’s capital on Sunday evening (August 13). With almost $250,000 on the line, all six Gold and Grassroots winners recorded new personal bests, Try Try Again established a new speed record for three-year-old […] Read more »
Good Will Hanover, And L A Delight Take Home OSS Gold; While Windsun Glory, Glorious Delight, And Noone To Depend On Are Victorious In OSS Grassroots
Good Will Hanover and L A Delight struck gold at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday night (August 21) as three-year-old pacing fillies invaded the Ottawa oval to compete in their fourth leg of the Ontario Sires Stakes. Good Will Hanover earned her first Gold Series victory of the season with an impressive 1:51.3 mile that […] Read more »
