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SUMMERSIDE, PE – With three wins from his last four starts, Freemans Legacy will look to add another chapter to his successful season Tuesday evening at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway. The Prince County oval has a 13-dash presentation beginning at 6 P.M., with the $6,600 featured pace taking to the track in race […]
TORONTO, ON (OCT. 19, 2026) – The damage Canada’s restrictive and unfair tax laws are causing to Ontario’s horse racing industry was the subject of a recent CTV National News story by Adrian Ghobrial. The story can be read here. It also can be viewed here: As Ontario Racing has previously reported here, and further […]
OSOYOOS, BC – October 18, 2026 – A tragic accident during the fifth race at Desert Park Raceway today resulted in the fatality of harness racing driver Scott Knight. The #1 horse, Dillon James, driven by Don Ross, broke stride, lost his step and went down on the track. The trailing drivers and horses were […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Arbitrage Hanover left his harness racing rivals chasing shadows on a special Sunday afternoon card with an emphatic victory in the featured pace at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. Ken Murphy guided Arbitrage Hanover ($2.50) to an eight-and-a-quarter-length score in 1:52.3 in the $7,150 race 13 feature […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Windemere Skye (Somewhere Fancy) made it 26 straight harness racing victories in her final stakes start of the season with a 13-length romp Saturday afternoon as the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders Stakes took over Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The 10-race program featured $307,425 in purses, with […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – After capturing the $20,000 P.E.I. free-for-all consolation on Premier’s Cup night, Merigo Magic will look to work his harness racing magic again Sunday afternoon at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The capital oval has a 14-dash presentation starting at 12:30 P.M., with the $7,150 featured pace in […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – The Mike McGuigan Stable collected a pair of Home Hardware Maritime Breeders harness racing victories Thursday evening as five stakes divisions headlined the 14-race program at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. Stunning Speed ($3.10) delivered the fastest stakes mile of the night in the $15,150 two-year-old trotting […]
LONDON, ON (OCT. 15, 2026) – New and stable government funding and a diverse lineup of Ontario stallions helped the London Classic Yearling Sale (LCYS) set a new record for average of $32,663 that was the highest in the five years the auction has been operated by the Western Fair District in London, ON. At […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Little Louis will look to add another stakes trophy to his harness racing collection Thursday evening as the Home Hardware Maritime Breeders, presented by Metro Home Building Centre and High Tide Home Hardware Building Centre, brings the region’s young trotters to Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The […]
The 2026 London Classic Yearling Sale kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 13 with a pair of $150,000 yearlings topping the first of two sessions at the J-AAR Expo Centre at Western Fair District in London, Ont. The first yearling to sell for $150,000 during Tuesday’s opening session was North Lite, Hip 55. Purchased by Glenview […]
SUMMERSIDE, PE – Freemans Legacy (Pang Shui) returned to the harness racing winner’s circle in the Tuesday evening feature while Ken Murphy celebrated a driving quadruple at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway. The $6,600 race 12 feature saw Freemans Legacy ($3.90) rally from off the pace for trainer-driver Jaycob Sweet on the 13-dash program. […]
SUMMERSIDE, PE – After falling a neck short of continuing his winning streak last week, Freemans Legacy will look to get back to the harness racing winner’s circle Tuesday evening at Red Shores at the Summerside Raceway. The Prince County oval has a 13-dash presentation starting at 6 P.M., with the $6,600 featured pace lining […]
Until now. I’m not sure if the “nobody” title was a self description or if that’s how everyone else described them. But either way, I think it no longer fits, as if it ever did. What a way to put the cherry on top of an incredible season for Mappos Lion and his den. […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Jersey Bulldog (Bob McClure) smashed the Canadian, track and OSS record with an ultra-impressive 1:48.1 victory in the $350,000 OSS Super Final for rookie pacing fillies on Saturday (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Sent off as the 5-2 second choice, the daughter of Bulldog Hanover out of Gallie […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Another chapter was written in one of the best feel-good stories in harness racing Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Little Brown Jug victor Redland Rocket Man, driven by Jody Jamieson, wired the field in the $350,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final for 3-year-old pacing colts […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Cant Turn You Down turned up the volume to full blast in the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final for 3-year-old filly pacers on Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The 2026 OSS Grassroots champion had earned respect with an eight-race win streak coming into the $350,000 […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Patience was a virtue for Verily (Muscle Mass) in the $350,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final for 2-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday (Oct. 10) night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driven by Louis-Philippe Roy, the daughter of Muscle Mass—Yen got away seventh of 10 harness racing fillies, biding her […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Cher Hill rebounded from a disappointing seventh-place finish in the Grade 1 Elegantimage final two weeks ago to capture the $350,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final for 3-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Sent off as the 4-5 favourite for trainer Gregg […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Strobe Lite collected the $350,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final for 3-year-old trotting colts on Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, picking up his second championship for the partnership of Benoit Baillargeon, Claude Hamel, Nunzio Vena and Glengate Farms. He did so with a lifetime best […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Detonater Hanover (Muscle Mass) was prominent early and perfect late in the $350,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final for 2-year-old colts & geldings on Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. An explosive turn of foot put Detonater Hanover in control early. A game stance in the […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Totally Tyler (Bulldog Hanover) found the winning path in the $350,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The group of 10 rookies put on a standout show for what seemed to be nearly every […]
LONDON, ON (OCT. 10, 2026) – New government funding for Ontario’s Standardbred industry, and a diverse and powerful stallion lineup, are two key reasons Greg Blanchard said he’s bullish about this year’s London Classic Yearling Sale (LCYS) to be held Oct. 13 and 14 at the J-AAR Expo Centre (formerly the Agriplex) at the Western […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Mappos Lion unleashed his trademark closing speed to capture the $50,000 Premier’s Cup at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park, while Lady Cafe Au Lait lowered her own track record in the other $50,000 final on the 16-dash Super Saturday program. Ryan Desroche guided Mappos Lion ($6.20) to […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 10, 2026) – Five Ontario Sires Stakes records were smashed and memorable harness racing victories were tallied one after the other in the $2.8 million Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final card on a beautiful, but chilly Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Eight straight $350,000 Super Finals concluded in […]
