Adare Castle Prepares For Battle May 17, 2024 A change in schedule brought two-time O'Brien Award winner Adare Castle back to the track twice this week at Woodbine Mohawk Park as the millionairess prepares for her five-year-old season.
Adare Castle Wins 2024 Qualifying Debut May 13, 2024 Adare Castle, reigning Older Trotting Mare of the Year, launched her five-year-old season for O'Brien Award-winning horseman Mark Etsell during the Monday morning, May 13 qualifiers at Woodbine Mohawk...
Etsell On Horsemanship And His Award-Winning Trotter February 11, 2024 "It's a great honour being respected by your peers. A lot of hard work is involved in this, a great staff behind us too, you know, it's not just me. We've got a good bunch of grooms and second trainer...
2023 O'Brien Award Winners Announced February 03, 2024 Standardbred Canada announced the winners of the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season, at the Black Tie Gala in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Saturday, Feb. 3...
An Owner, A Trainer, And A Ton Of Respect January 28, 2024 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.
2023 O'Brien Award Finalists Announced December 19, 2023 Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season.
Adare Castle Tops Mohawk Preferred July 31, 2023 After being stamped the favourite of the Monday (July 31) evening Preferred 2 Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park, Adare Castle took home the winner's share of the $32,000 purse with James MacDonald in the b...
Somebeachsomewhere, Aged Stakes Flood Mohawk June 03, 2023 Last year’s two-year-old pacing colt of the year, Stockade Seelster, and two colts from the first crop of Stay Hungry, Redwood Hanover and Annapolis Hanover, captured the three $75,000 divisions of th...
Big Efforts In Ontario Graduate Finals, Opens May 07, 2023 The inaugural Ontario Sired Graduate Series wrapped in exciting fashion on Saturday night (May 6) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Ontario Graduate Finals Set For Saturday May 04, 2023 The finals of the inaugural Ontario Sired Graduate Series and a Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory payout hold top billing for Saturday’s 12-race card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Adare Castle, Silver Label Star In Ontario Graduate Series April 28, 2023 Ontario Sired Graduate Series stars Adare Castle and Silver Label won their respective $25,000 third-round divisions featured on another rainy Friday night (April 28) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
O'Brien Award Winners Headline Ontario Graduate Series April 22, 2023 O'Brien Award winners Silver Label and Adare Castle, both driven by James MacDonald, headlined the second leg of the Ontario Graduate Series for Ontario-sired four-year-olds on a rainy Friday night (A...
The King Of Adare Castle April 16, 2023 An all-around horseman with a career that most would envy, the only thing that had been missing from Mark Etsell’s resume was a bonafide superstar. Then, in the fall of 2020, he managed to make his wa...