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The two-day 2026 London Classic Yearling Sale concluded on Wednesday, Oct. 14 with Shes So Sharp topping the final session held at the J-AAR Expo Centre at Western Fair District in London, Ont. Shes So Sharp, selling as Hip 174, was the highest priced yearling of the day with a $122,000 winning bid from Ecurie […]
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 […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 7, the Horse Racing Appeal Panel released its ruling on the appeal of trainer Richard Moreau. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) received a Certificate of Analysis confirming the presence of the non-therapeutic drug darbepoetin alfa (DPO) for the horse Funtime Bayama, collected on June 10, 2024, as part of […]
Four-year-old trotting stallion Emoticon Legacy (Walner) trounced his Open harness racing rivals at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Sunday, Sept. 27 in follow-up victory to his world record Charlie Hill Memorial triumph. Back at his home track with Bob McClure in the sulky, the Luc Blais-trained Emoticon Legacy trotted a :26.4 final quarter to pass a […]
Wrong Sounds Right (Tactical Landing) dashed to a 1:51.1 triumph in the $1 million Mohawk Million, setting the stakes and track record and equalling the harness racing world record for a two-year-old trotting male on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The seventh renewal of the marquee Grade 1 race once again put the […]
Eastie Boy (Sweet Lou) stayed strong down the lane to take all the harness racing spoils in the Grade 1 $1 million Metro Pace on Saturday, Oct. 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. With the scratch of unbeaten Shalom Hanover, the door was open for nine other rookies to step up and seize the moment in […]
Jersey Bulldog (Bulldog Hanover) never saw a pylon and never relented in a hearty 1:49.4 score to snag the $510,000 Grade 1 Shes A Great Lady final, for two-year-old pacing fillies, on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driver Bob McClure hustled Jersey Bulldog towards the fore out of post nine but stalled briefly […]
Nix Nacken (Muscle Hill) upset in the Canadian Trotting Classic, and odds-on favourite Nuance captured the Elegantimage Stakes to give harness racing trainer Marcus Melander a Grade 1 stakes double on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Nix Nacken overpowered his stablemate, Hambletonian champion Apex, in the closing strides of a 1:51.1 mile to […]
The post position draws for a pair of million-dollar Grade 1 two-year-old stakes — the Metro Pace and Mohawk Million — were conducted during the Woodbine Mohawk Park pre-game show on Monday, Sept. 21. Both races will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Mohawk as part of a stakes-laden program that includes the $510,000 […]
Undefeated freshman Shalom Hanover imposed his will on his five rivals with a 1:49.4 victory in the first of two $40,000 Metro Pace eliminations on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Shalom Hanover drafted behind Rose Run Cowboy (Ronnie Wrenn Jr.) into the first turn, then slid in third while that foe moved on […]
Three-year-old trotting fillies Nuance (Greenshoe) and Kngtstlkrs Games were the top harness racing performers in the eliminations for the Grade 1 Elegantimage Stakes at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, Sept. 18. With a pair of $35,000 eliminations taking place, a group of 18 three-year-old trotting fillies were vying to secure a spot in the $400,000 […]
Woodbine Mohawk Park is set to host eliminations this weekend for the Grade 1 Metro Pace and Grade 1 Elegantimage Stakes. The Metro Pace for two-year-old pacers will have a pair of six-horse eliminations on Saturday, Sept. 19 to determine the field for the $1 million final. The Elegantimage for three-year-old filly trotters has two […]
John Pentland considers himself a prudent person when it comes to training and his horses, priding himself on trying to make good business decisions for himself and his owners. He readily admitted, in the conversation confirming the plan to supplement Redland Rocket Man (Bulldog Hanover) to the 2026 Little Brown Jug, that the idea of […]
The Grand Circuit season at Woodbine Mohawk Park continued on an eventful Friday, Sept. 11 with the Grade 3 Champlain Stakes for two-year-old trotters that included a stakes record performance and a milestone achievement. There was also an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold harness racing event on the evening’s undercard. A total of four Champlain Stakes, […]
Doug McNair joined elite harness racing company on Sunday, Sept. 6 at Woodbine Mohawk Park by reaching $100 million in career driving earnings. On the heels of a five-win performance Saturday night, McNair entered Sunday $36,152 shy of $100 million. He quickly knocked that number down to $6,152 by winning a pair of Ontario Sires Stakes […]
Best Chip (Heston Blue Chip), the new kid on the block in the free-for-all pacing scene, asserted total control in the $705,000 Grade 1 Canadian Pacing Derby final to equal the stakes record with a 1:46.4 harness racing effort on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Driver Tim Tetrick planted into third with Best […]
A $20,000 supplemental entry fee became a six-figure payday for the connections of Francent N (Vincent), who took the front, lost the lead around the last turn and reemerged on top through a game stretch drive to win the $255,000 Grade 2 Milton Stakes for pacing mares in a stakes, track and Canadian record on […]
With the division’s top performer — Miki And Minnie — on the sidelines, the timing was right for another older pacing harness racing mare to challenge Twin B Joe Fresh for supremacy. Enter Francent N (Vincent), the 7-5 morning line choice in the $255,000 Milton Stakes set for this Saturday, Sept. 5 at Woodbine Mohawk […]
The Canadian Pacing Derby, Maple Leaf Trot and Milton Stakes, featuring many of harness racing’s best older horses, headline a stakes-filled Saturday, Sept. 5 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Prince Hal Hanover and For Once Inmy Life won last Saturday’s eliminations of the $705,000 Grade 1 Canadian Pacing Derby and have drawn posts six and […]
Ocean Storm (Chapter Seven) rallied to victory in the William Wellwood Memorial, and Athenas Girl (Walner) motored clear in the stretch to capture the Peaceful Way Stakes in the Grade 1 events for two-year-old trotters on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Ocean Storm swept down the centre of the track off a covered […]
Trainer Dr. Ian Moore swept the $110,000 divisions of the Grade 3 Nassagaweya Stakes and won one of two $50,000 Canadian Pacing Derby harness racing eliminations on the undercard of the William Wellwood Memorial/Peaceful Way card at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, Aug. 29. Shalom Hanover kept his perfect record alive with an easy 1:51 […]
Super Chapter (Chapter Seven) matched the track and Canadian record for aged trotting stallions and French Wine returned victorious to the site of his career’s biggest win when they won their respective $50,000 eliminations for the Grade 1 Maple Leaf Trot on Friday, Aug. 28 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Marcus Melander trainee Super Chapter swooped up the […]
As Grand Circuit stakes action ramps up at Woodbine Mohawk Park, some of Ontario’s top performers will shift focus from provincial competition and aim to tackle some of the continent’s best. Three-year-olds have the Simcoe Stakes on the horizon, with fillies slated to head postward on Friday, Sept. 4. A Clean Deal (Cattlewash) has that […]
Grand Circuit action for harness racing’s young and veteran performers will take over Woodbine Mohawk Park this weekend. The Campbellville, Ont. oval will be major race central for the next five weeks. This Saturday’s William Wellwood Memorial and Peaceful Way are two of nine Grade 1 finals that will be held from Aug. 29 through […]
