Oss Grassroots

Local Colt Opens Kawartha Grassroots

Local colt Tswalu delivered the perfect opener for the 43rd Anniversary celebrations at Kawartha Downs on Saturday, capturing his very first Ontario Sires Stakes victory at his hometown oval.

Grassroots Triple For Christoforou

In their second straight Grassroots event at Mohawk Racetrack, Ontario’s two-year-old pacing colts demonstrated their rapidly improving racing skills, with all six divisions clocked in 1:55.1 or quick...

Trotters To Rock Clinton Sunday

“Usually the pacers have the better brain, but not this year, the trotters seem to be doing a lot a better. It’s unique, but that’s good.”

Kawartha Celebrates 43 Years Saturday

Kawartha Downs will celebrate its 43rd anniversary on Saturday, July 18 with a host of special giveaways for fans and five Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots events for the three-year-old trotting colts.

Hat Trick For Holiday Road

Trotting sire Holiday Road was well represented during Tuesday’s OSS presentation at Georgian Downs, and three of his daughters found their way to victory lane in their Grassroots assignments.

Senior K Scores For Racing Legend

Ontario’s 2015 two-year-old pacing colt crop kicked off their provincial careers at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday night in the presence of a Canadian harness racing legend.

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Grassroots Pair For Menary, Jamieson

An army of two-year-old pacing fillies marched into battle Thursday evening at Mohawk Racetrack, as the rookies rumbled in eight OSS Grassroots divisions.

McIntosh, Carroll Win Multiple Stakes

Thirty-seven freshman fillies of the trotting gait flocked to Georgian Downs for a Tuesday evening five-pack of OSS Grassroots events, and trainer Bob McIntosh and driver Alfie Carroll joined forces t...

Grassroots Grand Slam For Jamieson

Jody Jamieson had the winning touch at Georgian Downs on Saturday evening, piloting four sophomore pacing colts to Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots victories.

Cincinnati Miss Impressive In Grassroots

Doug McIntosh missed out on a piece of the eight-foot long cake, but the Wheatley, Ont. resident still left the Dresden Raceway Canada Day program in a celebratory mood after Cincinnati Miss delivered...

Grassroots Action On Canada Day

“The Grassroots is not easy racing now, it’s pretty solid. It’s a good quality of racing, and that’s what we’re after.”

First Stakes Win For Lets Be Honest

Lets Be Honest battled in the Gold Series as a two-year-old, but Rockwood, Ontario resident Benoit Baillargeon decided to start the trotter in the Grassroots this season and the decision proved a wise...