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Every spring, harness racing trainers converse, hope, and dream about their prospective 2-year-olds in training—much in the same way breeders ponder about their stallion’s first crop of youngsters. What follows is an examination of the stallions who are first crop sires—with statistics garnered from the US Trotting Association—and some of the mares they were bred

Trainer Victor Puddy couldn't be stopped on Sunday, Dec. 10 at Rideau Carleton Raceway, winning five, including sweeping both Preferreds on the 12-race card.

Jet Rock prevailed in what proved to be an eventful mile in the Sunday, November 19 feature at Rideau Carleton Raceway, scoring from off the pace in the $10,000 Preferred Handicap which highlighted the 10-race card. 

Michel Nolette’s homebred The Light Speed notched yet another win in the $10,000 Preferred Handicap Pace at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday night (July 23).

One favourite found themselves defeated and the other disqualified in a pair of Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday night (July 16).

He came a nose shy from a repeat win in the $10,000 Preferred Handicap Pace, but on Sunday night (May 14) The Light Speed asserted himself and grabbed retribution at the Rideau Carleton Raceway top class.

Rideau’s reigning champ Guy Gagnon had himself a night at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday (May 29), piloting seven winners – three from his own b

Launching a bid from last, The Magic Of Life rallied to a 1:57.2 victory in the co-featured $10,500 Preferred Handicap Trot at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday (March 27).

Rideau Carleton Raceway kicked off its 2022 season on Sunday (Feb.

With 15 races on the Sunday (March 14) card at Rideau Carleton Raceway, driver Guy Gagnon snagged seven—three of which came from his stable and another three of which came from trainer Mandy Archer, who scored a grand slam. Gagnon’s evening began with a wire-to-wire job in the opener to win with his pupil Wild River Coyotee ($4.10) in 2:00.1. Two races later, Gagnon bagged an open-length victory with Windsong Quincy ($2.10)—the first of Mandy Archer’s four winners. Gagnon later drove Sa...