OSS Draw Rescheduled For Hiawatha September 03, 2012 Due to phone problems at Hiawatha Horse Park, the entry box for Thursday’s OSS Grassroots event for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings will remain open until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 4.
Machet Rocket Continues Streak In OSS September 03, 2012 Four of the heavyweights from the three-year-old pacing filly division squared off in the fourth of six Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots battles at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening and Machet Rocket us...
Saftic Scores Three Grassroots Trophies September 02, 2012 Mike Saftic and Bob McIntosh teamed up to put two freshman pacing fillies in winner’s circle during Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots action at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday evening.
Breeders Lose, Who Wins? September 01, 2012 The question on the minds of many in horse racing as the calendar turns to September is just what will be the impact on Ontario's horse breeders with 2012 yearlings, clearly the immediate losers as a ...
Point Leader Continues Winning 'Trend' September 01, 2012 Ontario’s talented three-year-old trotting fillies put on an impressive show for Grand River Raceway fans on Friday evening, delivering some expected results along with a few upsets.
One Last Shot For Grassroots Glory August 31, 2012 Mark Etsell and his partners named the second generation product of their breeding program The Golden Child, but heading into Tuesday’s Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots event at Georgian Downs the trai...
Hiddenbrooke A Half-Mile Lover August 30, 2012 Hiddenbrooke’s best Grassroots results have come on half-mile ovals and Gaetan Hebert is hoping the three-year-old pacing filly can deliver another solid effort when the provincial program stops at Fl...
Lexus Helios Lights Up The Board August 30, 2012 All eyes were on heavily-favoured Miss Paris in Thursday’s $130,000 OSS Gold Series Final for three-year-old trotting fillies at Mohawk Racetrack, but Lexus Helios rained on that foe’s parade thanks t...
OMAFRA Panel Responds To Questions About OSS & HIP Programs August 30, 2012 As standardbred yearlings get set to sell at auctions across North America a number of questions are still being asked about the future of the much-heralded Ontario Sires Stakes program.
Chapple’s Colts To Reunite In Dresden August 29, 2012 Ontario’s exciting two-year-old pacing colts sweep into Dresden Raceway on Monday for the second last Grassroots contest of their regular season.
Ysebaert Hopes Filly's Streak Rolls On August 28, 2012 Former NHLer Paul Ysebaert and Hall of Fame standardbred trainer Bob McIntosh have been buying, breeding and racing horses together for two decades, and the latest product of their partnership will be...
Sophomores Impress In Grassroots August 27, 2012 Three-year-old pacing colts and geldings were out in full force at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening, as the Campbellville oval hosted seven Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions.