Oss Grassroots

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Doyle Wins Pick 8 Contest

September 28, 2016

Donald Doyle of Marmora, Ontario was the grand prize winner in the I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club’s Pick 8 Online Handicapping Contest, presented in cooperation with the Ontario Sires Stakes ...

Grassroots Champions Crowned; Lady Shadow Wins Milton Stakes

September 24, 2016

The 2016 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots season came to a close on Saturday night (September 24) at Mohawk Racetrack with eight new divisional title holders emerging from the $400,000 championships. T...

Darling's Five Grassroots Contenders

September 21, 2016

Trainer Jack Darling shipped five pacing colts to Mohawk Racetrack for the Grassroots Semi-finals last week and all five will return to the Campbellville oval on Saturday, Sept. 24 for the $400,000 Gr...

Sophomores Face Off In Semi-Finals

September 16, 2016

The Ontario Sires Stakes Semi-Finals continued on Friday night (September 16) at Mohawk Racetrack as the three-year-olds faced off for a spot in their divisional Grassroots Championships.

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Rookies Battle In Semi Finals

September 16, 2016

The playoff edition of the Ontario Sires Stakes took place Thursday at Mohawk Racetrack as Grassroots rookies battled in an eight-pack of $20,000 Semi-Finals.

Pick 8 Contests: $4,000 Up For Grabs

September 15, 2016

With the 2016 Ontario Sires Stakes season winding down, the I Love Canadian Harness Racing Fan Club, in cooperation with the Ontario Sires Stakes, will feature two Pick 8 Online Handicapping Contests ...

“She’s Ready To Rock And Roll”

September 14, 2016

Carl Jamieson has decades of experience preparing horses for the Ontario Sires Stakes post season, and the trainer says three-year-old pacing filly Noone To Depend On is in peak form heading into Frid...

Brothers' Investment Pays Off

September 13, 2016

Thursday’s Grassroots Semi-finals at Mohawk Racetrack will mark a rare first for members of a harness racing family that stretches back four generations.

Davis Doubles Up In Grassroots

September 09, 2016

Grassroots regular season action came to a close at Flamboro Downs on Thursday evening and driver Billy Davis, Jr. finished up the campaign with a Grassroots double on a night he piloted four of his f...

Windsun Missile Battles Into Semis

September 07, 2016

Facing the end of his Ontario Sires Stakes career, three-year-old trotting gelding Windsun Missile came up with his first Grassroots win of the season at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday evening (Sept...

Grassrooters Prepare For 'Playoffs'

September 06, 2016

Two-year-old trotting fillies were the stars of Mohawk Racetrack’s Tuesday evening program, with the winners of all three Grassroots divisions delivering personal best efforts in the regular season fi...

Darling On His Thursday Starters

September 06, 2016

This Thursday evening’s (September 8) Ontario Sires Stakes test at Flamboro Downs is the final opportunity for the novice pacing colts and fillies to earn points toward a berth in the September 15 Gra...