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Ontario Sires Stakes Gold action rolls on this weekend with stakes racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park and Rideau Carleton Raceway.

Last Comment: May 11, 2021 8:47 am ET | 1 Comment(s) | Jump to Comments Trainer Sara Baillargeon — like many horsepeople stymied by the temporary shutdown of racing in Ontario — has taken part of her family’s stable south into the United States, where she will bunker for the foreseeable future. In a feature for COSA TV, Sara Baillargeon spoke to host Greg Blanchard about her move from Ontario and how she has adjusted to the culture of racing stateside. She brought down nine horses from he...

The Meadowlands will again host some of the sport’s top prospects, but this time with an expanded roster of stakes talent hitting the track. A 16-qualifier session on Saturday morning (April 24) begins with three-year-old trotting fillies, with $400,000 yearling and full-sister to The Ice Dutchess, The Ice Countess ($2,500, 1:56.3M), going to post. Todd McCarthy will steer the Tony Alagna trainee as she makes just the fourth start of her career. She’ll be followed in the next qualifier by s...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian harness driver Bob McClure to become a road warrior.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian harness driver Bob McClure to become a road warrior.The Rockwood, Ont., resident left Friday for The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., where hell race . . .

Its just under three months away from opening day at Hanover Raceway and close to five months away from the eliminations of our biggest race, the Dream of Glory. The race is open to three-year-old trotting colts and geldings with less than $75,000 in earnings last season and fillies who had earnings of less than $100,000. Hanover Raceway has 94 horses being nominated and remaining eligible to the Dream of Glory. The track thanks all the trainers and owners who kept their horses eligible for thi...

Last Comment: January 21, 2021 10:54 am ET | 4 Comment(s) | Jump to Comments In this weeks Rewind, Robert Smith recalls a few of the details of an awards night banquet held 35 years ago in Kingston back in 1986. Gatherings such as this one have been held for many years to honour numerous individuals involved with racing at a certain track and usually associated with the local Turf Club. They werent quite an equal to the modern day OBrien Awards nights but they were still special. Additionall...