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The hard-closing Black Betty was bet off the board in Thursday’s $25,000 final of the Pop Up Series, but despite the leader getting the jump on the field around the final turn she managed to kick home strong enough to secure the popular win at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Fresh off a breakthrough 2020 campaign in which he won the O'Brien Future Star Award, Austin Sorrie had a successful follow-up as the 22-year-old driver continued to rise to new heights with his first million-dollar season in 2021.

After a pillar-to-post score last week, Smooth Lou ($6.30) had no trouble changing tactics to capture Wednesday's (Dec. 8) $13,000 Preferred 2 Pace at Flamboro Downs, stalking a blistering pace before lifting to the lead in deep stretch.

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It was a last-to-first sweep for Easton Beach in Monday’s main event – the $13,000 Preferred 2 Handicap for pacers - at The Raceway at Western Fair District. Trainer/driver George Ketros let Easton Beach get away sixth while even-money favourite Pedro Hanover powered to the lead and laid down fractions of :26.3, :56 and 1:26. Easton Beach started a first-over rally heading to the half, and he was hot on the heels of the leader while still racing first up at the three-quarter pole. Easton ...

A special Tuesday (Jan. 26) edition of COSA TV featured driver Austin Sorrie discussing his career as a driver ahead of the 2020 O’Brien Awards, for which he has received a nomination for Rising Star of the Year. The 21-year-old native of Montague, P.E.I. began driving horses from an early age and had his sights fully set on harness racing. “My father had horses and right from day one I’d be skipping school to go the barn; just be faking sick to go to the barn,” Sorrie said. “I alway...

Jason Malloy Photo CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The 2020 O’Brien Awards finalists have been announced and aged pacing mare finalist So Much More has etched herself into the harness racing history books as the first Island-foaled horse to be nominated for the prestigious national honour. The O’Brien Awards were formed in 1989 to honour the late Joe O’Brien, a native of Alberton, but no horse born in the province has ever made the cut as a final nominee. So Much More’s home turf is New Haven...

He has come a long way from his island roots, but Austin Sorrie appears to be just getting started. The 21-year-old native of Prince Edward Island, cutting his teeth at Charlottetown Driving Park and Summerside Raceway in his first full year of racing, made a move to Ontario on a whim in the winter of 2019. “Two years ago, I came here because the racing at Charlottetown shuts down for the winter,” Sorrie said to the Hamilton Spectator. “If I was going to stay, I would have to get some so...