Paul Kleinpaste News Today

A handful of racehorses are off to a quick start in 2024, racking up wins, earnings and season's speed records.

MILTON, March 30, 2024 – Poseidon Seelster (Sunshine Beach) won a tight thriller, while Special Mission (Walner) posted an impressive score in Saturday’s (Mar. 30) New Holland Series harness racing finals at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The New Holland Series ended on Saturday night with a $70,000 final in the pacing division and $71,000 final on

Poseidon Seelster won a tight thriller, while Special Mission posted an impressive score in Saturday’s (March 30) New Holland Series finals at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Pacing faster than he did in his last win at this level in early July, Poseidon Seelster powered past his rivals in the stretch en route to victory in the $36,000 Preferred Pace on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Driver Bob McClure sat behind a contested pace and powered home in the lane to a 1:49.4 victory in the $32,000 Preferred 2 Pace on Saturday (July 8) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Hasty Bid (My Mvp) set a new lifetime best time and took his first win of 2023 in the sole $159,000 harness racing contest of the second Ontario Sires Stakes Gold second leg for sophomore trotting males. The gelding took over just before finishing the :27.2 first quarter for James MacDonald before Tuscan Prince (Louis-Philippe

After Friday night's Breeders Crown two-year-old finals wrapped up at Woodbine Mohawk Park with a record upset, Heavens Showgirl A pulled off her own upset on the undercard as she edged out the favourites in a photo finish in the $32,000 Fillies & Mares Preferred Pace.

The betting public was bang on when it came to identifying the main contenders in Monday’s Preferred features at Grand River Raceway, with race favourites Alex Having Fun and Heavens Showgirl A winning their respect assignments.

Driver Tyler Moore sent Yacht Seelster for the front and the seven-year-old Shadow Play stallion held his speed through the mile to score a 1:53.2 win in the $11,000 Horses & Geldings Preferred Pace at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday night (July 13).

The seven-year-old pacing mare Heavens Showgirl A blazed the oval at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday night (June 15) to handily match the track record for aged pacing mares.