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Mark Etsell will have a number of opportunities to make appearances on stage at the 2023 O'Brien Awards, and that's not a surprise to Standardbred owner Peter Porter.

Four trainers will head into Saturday’s Hambletonian Day card at The Meadowlands with the opportunity to win both the Hambletonian and Hambletonian Oaks, a feat accomplished previously by only three conditioners. Just one trainer in Saturday’s group is in his first year at the helm of a stable, Canadian Matt Bax.

Stubborn Belle certainly enjoyed her time in the Bax barn during her racing career, and after five foals one of her offspring looks to be on a path to similar success from those same connections.

For the second time since the Goodtimes Trot was introduced 19 years ago, John Bax presented the trophy for the race named in honour of his career-changing horse to himself and his partners. That honour came courtesy of Southwind Coors in an extremely close $250,000 Goodtimes Stakes for three-year-old trotting colts at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night (June 17).

Bulldog Hanover winning the 2022 Canadian Pacing Derby on Sept. 3, 2022 at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Campbellville, Ont.