Canadian Trotting Classic

“He Just Wants To Be First”

September 14, 2011

David Lemon has waited 40 years for a horse like Daylon Magician, and on Saturday the homebred colt will go to post in the biggest race of both their careers, the $1-million Canadian Trotting Classic ...

"I Think I Have The Best Horse”

September 13, 2011

Blue Porsche's new pilot, Jody Jamieson, had a chance to get up behind the O'Brien Award winner for the first time during last week's eliminations for Saturday's $1-million Canadian Trotting Classic. ...

Stakes Triple For Jamieson; CTC Field Set

September 10, 2011

The stakes action was abundant on Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack as multiple divisions of the Simcoe Stakes for three-year-old pacers and Champlain Stakes for the freshmen were contested, along wi...

Does He Have What It Takes?

September 07, 2011

Trainer Julie Miller thinks Whatever It Takes has got what it takes to compete with the best. The three-year-old is among the 15 trotters entered in the Canadian Trotting Classic at Mohawk Rac...

CTC Elims Drawn

September 06, 2011

Fifteen of the continent’s top sophomore trotting colts will line up behind the starting gate this Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack to compete in a pair of $40,000 eliminations for the Canadian Trotting C...

Lucky Chucky Wins Canadian Trotting Classic

September 18, 2010

After finishing second to Muscle Massive in the Hambletonian earlier this year, Lucky Chucky got his rematch and came out on top this time around

Heyden's Look At CTC, Wellwood Memorial

September 16, 2010

Leave it to Meadowlands Racetrack Statistician Bob 'Hollywood' Heyden to dig up some of the most interesting and obscure facts for this Saturday's $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic and $500,000 Wil...

Takter Discusses Muscle Massive

September 15, 2010

After having utilized a bye straight into Saturday's $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic at Mohawk Racetrack, trainer Jimmy Takter has taken time to discuss Hambletonian winner Muscle Massive as he s...

Sylvester Discusses Lucky Chucky

September 15, 2010

When Chuck Sylvester was asked whether he wanted Lucky Chucky to receive a bye into Saturday’s $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic at Mohawk Racetrack, he did not hesitate to accept, even though it m...

Kyle Major Survives Simcoe Slugfest; Field Set For CTC

September 11, 2010

If they were handing out grades for effort in Saturday’s single $247,894 Simcoe Stakes division for three-year-old pacing colts at Mohawk Racetrack, Kyle Major may very well have earned an A plus

Smedshammer On Break The Bank K, Pilgrims Taj

September 08, 2010

Trainer Trond Smedshammer knows about late blooming three-year-old trotters. He hopes Break The Bank K and Pilgrims Taj fit the category

Peck On Holiday Road

September 07, 2010

Things are getting bumpy on the Holiday Road. The three-year-old trotting colt, who went off stride and finished last in the Hambletonian on August 7 after wins in the Historic-Dickerson Cup and a div...