“Maritime Harness News & Podcasts” features Colin Kelly
Host Scott Waddell, and co-host Boomer Gallant had a chance to have a chat with one of the leading drivers in North America, a Nova Scotia native, Colin Kelly. From Scott Waddell
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Saulsbrook Olympia snags London Preferred
Saulsbrook Olympia (Big Jim) battled to a Fillies and Mares Preferred Handicap harness racing victory on Wednesday (May 22) in her second start since leaving the Woodbine Mohawk Park ranks. The mare occupied the four-hole for Colin Kelly in the field of five through the quarter in :28 and half in :58.3. She moved out […]
P L Oliver best at London
P L Oliver (Sportswriter) led throughout the featured Preferred Pace at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Monday (Apr. 15) for his fourth win of the harness racing season. Colin Kelly rated the gelding to fractions of :28.1, :57.3, and 1:25.4. Ideal Perception (Anthony Haughan) pulled out to provide first-over pressure coming down […]
P L Oliver captures London Preferred
P L Oliver (Sportswriter) won the Horses and Geldings Preferred Pace at The Raceway at the Western Fair on Monday (Jan. 29) for his first win of 2024. Colin Kelly hustled him to the engine, getting around Delightful Leader (Daryl Thiessen) at the quarter in :28.4. P L Oliver took a soft second panel, reaching […]
Tijuana Seelster takes 11th win of the year
Tijuana Seelster (Muscle Mass) tallied another victory in her fruitful 2023 harness racing campaign, her eighth in her past nine starts, at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday (Aug. 9). The mare made her move for Colin Kelly in the third panel with a brush from third past leader Stormont Mabel (Travis Cullen), who broke stride. […]
Tijuana Seelster takes win streak to six
Tijuana Seelster (Muscle Mass) extended her harness racing undefeated streak to six in her biggest margin of victory to date on Wednesday (Jul. 12) at Grand River Raceway. The mare held a commanding lead for Colin Kelly from the half to the finish. She pushed forward to assert control with a :28.3 first quarter, received […]
Tijuana Seelster takes fifth straight
Tijuana Seelster (Muscle Mass), riding a four-race win streak, spotted the harness racing field 12 lengths and won her fifth in a row by four-and-a-quarter at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday (Jul. 5). The mare, driven by Colin Kelly, trailed to the quarter in :27.3 and moved to the outside nearing the half in :58. […]
So Frisky tops mares, reaches milestone
Harness racing mare So Frisky (Dali) captured the Fillies and Mares Preferred at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Wednesday (Apr. 5) and increased her career earnings past a quarter of a million dollars. She muscled to the front from post six in a hotly-contested first quarter, kicked away going onto the backstretch, […]
Little Manny crushes for second straight week
Little Manny (Articulator) dominated for a second consecutive week with a five-length harness racing victory in the harness racing feature at Flamboro Downs on Thursday (Feb. 16). The gelding went first-up from fourth nearing the half for Colin Kelly and pulled to the front after a hard-fought third panel. He poured it on turning for […]
Left out in the cold, Run Like Hill gets it done
Run Like Hill (Muscle Hill) was first-up from the half in 11°C weather and persevered to take the Preferred Trot at The Raceway at the Western Fair District on Tuesday (Jan. 31). Colin Kelly directed the harness racing gelding into the three-hole and watched the top two swap places on route to a :28.4 first […]
Supervisethemoment’s good form rolls on
After starting his harness racing career winless in 15 tries, three-year-old Supervisethemoment (Control The Moment) snagged his fourth victory in his past five starts with a lifetime-best performance at Georgian Downs on Tuesday (Jul. 12). He was fastest off the car for Colin Kelly and grabbed command quickly. The gelding glided through :27.1, :56.1, and […]
After 323 starts, Nickle Bag wins B track debut
Millionaire gelding Nickle Bag (Rocknroll Hanover) bowed out of the WEG harness racing circuit for the first time in his 11-year career on Monday (Jul. 11) and scored in his first trip to Grand River Raceway despite second-half gait issues. The iron horse made all of his 323 previous pari-mutuel starts at either Woodbine Racetrack […]
Leading driver & trainer honored at Grand River
ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway closed the book on its 2021 harness racing season on September 29th and awarded leading driver and trainer honours for the meet. Colin Kelly won the title as the leading driver at Grand River Raceway. The Guelph, ON resident who relocated to Ontario from his native Cape Breton, Nova […]
Big bounce back for Casimir Richie P
After missing a cheque for four consecutive starts, Casimir Richie P rebounded on Monday with a comprehensive victory in the Preferred 3 Pace at Grand River Raceway. Driver Colin Kelly executed a give-and-go maneuver with the son of Astronomical, taking an early lead from post one and sending the stallion back to the top after […]
Willyorwonthe outlasts game Sicario
Willyorwonthe held off a tenacious Sicario at the conclusion of a second-half harness racing battle in the Preferred 2&3 Handicap Trot on Wednesday at Grand River Raceway. Willyorwonthe won the early lead with a burst of speed from post four, and driver Colin Kelly had to pull strongly on the reins as the gelding blazed […]
Podium Seelster pops first win champagne
Podium Seelster earned the first harness racing win of his eight-year-old year on Saturday in the Hanover Raceway feature pace. Colin Kelly positioned the gelding fourth through the opening quarter mile in :28.3. Leader Easy Flyer (Ryan Desroche) slowed the tempo to a :59.1 half, which prompted Bravado Seelster (Natasha Day) to activate first-over and […]
Illgetmyown Thanks grabs first 2021 win
Illgetmyown Thanks secured his first harness racing victory of the season as he forged to the front late in the Friday feature at Grand River Raceway. Colin Kelly worked him into the pocket spot early and kept him on the inner path of the muddy track through the opening quarter mile in :28.2 and half […]