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Harness racing driver Travis Henry racked up four victories on the Tuesday (Aug. 27) card at Georgian Downs with a natural grand slam. The reinsman made his first trip to the winner’s circle after piloting Rustys Bett (Bettors Delight) to victory in the second race. The gelding cut the mile and pulled away down the […]
Larjon Levi (All Bets Off), off at 19-1, made it four straight and back-to-back Prospect Series wins in leg 4B for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Georgian Downs on Tuesday (Aug. 20). The gelding came out second-over from fifth for driver Samuel Fillion and advanced on cover into the final turn. Fourth on the […]
Harness racing driver Austin Sorrie dominated the Tuesday (Aug. 13) card at Georgian Downs with five victories in 10 dashes. Crazy World (Control The Moment) swooped to the front from fifth for Sorrie in the second race for the reinsman’s first win of the night. The clock stopped in 1:52.3 on the 7-1 upset. Sorrie […]
The Vicar (Artspeak) remained perfect since his move to Ontario with a third straight harness racing victory on Tuesday (Jul. 2) at Georgian Downs. He sat fourth in the six-horse field until Tyler Moore pulled him off the pylons approaching the final turn. The gelding made progress rounding the bend and rolled to the lead […]
Georgian Downs will host an eight-dash harness racing card on Tuesday (June 25) evening. A Pick 5 wager with a $1,500 guaranteed pool starts in the very first race and a $.20 minimum Pick 4 starts in the fourth. A free program can be found here. A horse looking for his third straight win is The […]
Georgian Downs will host a eight-dash harness racing card on Tuesday (June 25) evening. A Pick 5 wager with a $1,500 guaranteed pool starts in the very first race and a $.20 minimum Pick 4 starts in the fourth. A free program can be found here. An interesting matchup is brewing in the second race. Delightful […]
Georgian Downs will host a ten-dash harness racing card on Tuesday (June 18) evening. A Pick 5 wager with a $1,500 guaranteed pool starts in the very first race and a $.20 minimum Pick 4 starts in the fourth. A free program can be found here. The feature race is the $11,500 Optional $30,000 Claiming […]
Innisfil Today reports that Gateway Casino and Entertainment’s planned relocation to Cookstown could threaten the long-term viability of harness racing racing at Georgian Downs, the site’s operator says. Great Canadian Entertainment has suggested the Innisfil Heights facility may be at risk if Gateway is successful in its attempt to move south. “As the operator of Georgian […]
Distant Lover (Betterthancheddar) kicked off her harness racing career with perfection, rolling first-up to win the second division of leg 4A of the Prospect Series for rookie pacing fillies on Tuesday (Aug. 22) at Georgian Downs. The filly was six-and-a-half lengths back of a loose leader at three-quarters but closed her down to score by […]
2022 Prospect Series champion Marshall Zhukov (Shadow Play), who went seven-for-eight as a rookie, took his first harness racing victory in eight starts this year at Georgian Downs on Tuesday (Aug. 15). The colt, driven by Brett MacDonald, did it from the front, cutting :27.1, :56, and 1:24.1 panels and completing his mile in a […]
INNISFIL, AUGUST 8, 2023 – Two-year-old trotters invaded Georgian Downs tonight (Aug. 8) with four Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold divisions and Archangel filly Willys Home Run improved to 3 for 3 at the top level of the provincial harness racing program in the first $100,400 division of the evening. In the first two Legs […]
Eight harness races were on the card at Georgian Downs Tuesday night. The biggest betting longshots came in the first and final race of the night. However, they were only at 5-1 and 7-1 odds at post-time. The 5-1 Cantstopthefeelin (Dail) completed the minor upset to kick off the night in the first race. The […]
Georgian Downs hosted two freshman Prospect Series harness racing contests on Tuesday (Jul. 24), with leg 2A for colt trotters and leg two for fillies of the same gait. Chaud Holliday (Lookslikeachpndale, Ryan Holliday) captured the filly division, vaulting out of the pocket around the final turn to a two-and-three-quarter-length victory in 2:04.1. The Blondy […]
Hail Christian N (Christian Cullen) increased his career harness racing earnings past $400,000 with a four-length victory at Georgian Downs on Tuesday (Jul. 11) over a wet track. The stallion sat fourth through the opening half and rocketed to the front in the third quarter. After the lightning move, he shook off challenger Yourtheone (Travis […]
Smokin Hot Dude (Big Jim) began his harness racing journey perfectly with an upset victory on debut on Tuesday (Jul. 4) at Georgian Downs. Jean Bernard Renaud provided the gelding a pocket trip from the three-hold. Freight Air (J. Bradley Harris) headed the field through :29, 1:00, and 1:29 fractions with little resistance until favourite […]
Watch Me Dance (Ameripan Gigolo) broke her 19-month losing streak and gave her owner Michael Pattison his first win as a harness racing trainer of record since 2010 at Georgian Downs on Saturday (Jun. 24). The mare saved ground in fourth through the first three quarters but was behind a wall of horses turning for […]
E L Gladiator (Up The Credit) knocked 1 2/5 seconds off his personal best on Tuesday (Jun. 20) with a hard-fought harness racing win at Georgian Downs. The four-year-old, driven by Jason Ryan, pulled out of third entering the backstretch and pulled abreast of leader The Golden Jet (Anthony Haughan) at three-quarters. They scrapped through […]
Team Cullen was on top on the Tuesday (Jun. 6) harness racing card at Georgian Downs with four wins for driver Travis and trainer Jodie Cullen. Pipewrench Charlie (Trust The Artist), dropping down from Woodbine Mohawk Park, went all the way to take his first win in 16 tries this year in 1:53.3. It his […]
Impressive Dude (My Mvp) repeated in the Prospect Series with a narrow victory in leg 4A for freshman harness racing trotters on Saturday (Aug. 20) at Georgian Downs to double his lifetime total. Jason Ryan pulled the colt back from the early charge for the front and accepted a four-hole tuck. Favourite Oceanview Massey (Tyler […]
INNISFIL, August 7 – The glamour boys were at Georgian Downs tonight (Aug. 7) for a pair of Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions, and the harness racing father-son duo of Gregg and Doug McNair was victorious in each. Sport Secret (Sportswriter) started the night off earning his first stakes victory in the $102,200 division in […]
Enola (Resolve) knocked off two harness racing foes in the stretch to take a debut victory in leg 2B of the Prospect Series for two-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday (Jul. 16) at Georgian Downs. Tyler Borth took the favoured filly to the top early form post five, and she sprinted to the quarter in :30.1. […]
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 […]
Saulsbrook Victor (Source Of Pride) ended a 16-race winless spell with a 1:52.4 harness racing romp through the dense fog at Georgian Downs on Wednesday (Jul. 5). He settled in fourth for driver and owner Brett MacDonald in a :28 first quarter and got moving as Pirate Hanover (Samuel Fillion) flushed the four-year-old out just […]
Owner Normand Beausoleil received a return within four days of claiming Dads Princess (Sportswriter), who romped at Georgian Downs on Tuesday (Jun. 28) for her new connections. Brett MacDonald took the reins and pushed the mare away from post six as Shakeitifyougotit (Tyler Borth) streaked away to a three-length advantage off the start. Dads Princess […]
