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Following up a night freshman photo finishes on Thursday, the three-year-olds took their turn in the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots semi-finals on Friday, Sept. 22 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and the favourites ran the show.

The Sunshine Beach colt Ahi Sunshine blew away his rivals in the opening race of the Tuesday (June 6) card at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the opening division of the opening leg for the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series for pacing sophomore males.

Maritime import Palladium Hanover has maintained his momentum since shipping to Ontario, notching another win to take his fifth straight race on Wednesday night (Nov. 16) at Flamboro Downs.

The winning streak is now five-in-a-row and climbing for Fashion Frenzie, who remains unbeaten in 2022 thanks to his Monday evening triumph in the $38,500 Open Handicap for trotters at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The 2021 and 2020 Johnston and Lampman Cup winners will receive their trophies Friday, May 27 at The Raceway at the Western Fair District with four Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions for three-year-old pacing fillies included on the $414,000 Camluck Classic card.

It was Prospect Series mania at Flamboro Downs on Thursday evening as the half-mile oval hosted a total of six divisions for the sophomore set.

It was all systems go for Day Delight as he scored in a photo finish in the Saturday evening (June 26) feature at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. Gilles Barrieau was in the bike in the $3,000 feature as Day Delight guarded the rail from the beginning, going to the lead and tripping the first quarter in :28.1. Barrieau continued his forward motion to the half-mile marker in :57.1, then hit three-quarters in 1:26.2. Rose Run Quest came calling in the final pane...

The capital oval has a 10-dash program scheduled with a 6 p.m. (ADT) start time. The Fillies and Mares Preferred Pace lines up in Race 9 for a $3,100 purse as Woodmere Skyroller draws post 4 in her first start since her championship three-year-old season. Trainer Kevin MacLean has entrusted the driving duties to Corey MacPherson, who last sat behind the mare in her two-year-old season when he won the Atlantic Breeder’s Crown with the daughter of Rollwithitharry. Owned by Reg MacPherson of St...

The four-year-old Kadabra stallion Ten Four We Gone grabbed command early and withstood all challenges to narrowly win the $8,800 featured trot at The Raceway at Western Fair District on Wednesday (Feb. 17). Driver Marc St. Louis Jr. sent the Victor Puddy trainee for the front from post 5 and took command moving to a :30.3 opening quarter. Hey Arch, away third, angled first over heading to the half as Ten Four We Gone slowed the tempo to a 1:02.2 clocking. Up the backside Hey Arch applied cont...