Lookinlikeamillion (Armbro Baylor) wired the field for his third straight harness racing stakes victory in the Golden Boy Final at The Loop on Saturday (Sep. 28). The Tara Isman-trained gelding seized command on the first turn and put up :29.3, 1:00.2, and 1:31.2 panels with no opposition from his three opponents. He kicked it into […]
Lookinlikeamillion (Armbro Baylor) made it back-to-back stakes scores with an impressive harness racing performance in the Golden Boy second leg at The Loop on Saturday (Sep. 14). Away fourth of five in a :29.4 opening quarter, Richard Remillard put him in gear as the field banked into the second turn. Lookinlikeamillion reached wheel of leader […]
Grit N Grace (Im The Pied Piper) defeated Choozetocruise and dismantled her week-old harness racing track record at The Loop in the Silk Lace first leg for Manitoba-sired three-year-old fillies on Saturday (Aug. 17). Grit N Grace quickly seized command from post two and brought the field through :28.2 and :59.1 first-half fractions. Choozetocruise (Glen […]
The most anticipated battle of the 2024 Manitoba harness racing season is finally going to happen. Five three-year-old fillies draw into the first leg of the Silk Lace Stakes but handicapping the race is far from easy. Although it is only the first leg, a lot is at stake in the $7617 pace. 2023’s MSSBA […]
The Silk Lace Stake is the premier harness racing event in Manitoba for three-year-old Manitoba-bred fillies. This year’s winner, Ak Black Badger (Andreoli Hanover), was bred by Kevin Hildebrandt and Aurel Vodon. Hildebrandt co-owns the horse with his mother, Aline. Hildebrandt has been training horses since 2012, and he can add this big win to […]
Harness racing driver Michel Rey won both the Silk Lace and Golden Boy Finals on Saturday (Oct. 21) at The Loop. In the Silk Lace, for Manitoba-sired three-year-old pacing fillies, he took the pocket with Ak Black Badger (Andreoli Hanover) and let Ak Nite Lady (Marc Fillion) lead. The latter put up fractions of :31, […]
With only two days of harness racing left in the inaugural meet at the Loop, it is time to conclude the 2023 Manitoba stake season. The Golden Boy and the Silk Lace finals will be featured on the nine-dash card. The Golden Boy is for three-year-old colts & geldings, while the Silk Lace is for […]
The second leg for the Golden Boy and Silk Lace Stake will be on this Saturday’s harness racing card after last weekend’s program was cancelled. Two-year-old’s also have their chance to shine in the Juvenile Stakes. RACE 1: GOLDEN BOY STAKE – $7,608 Supa Fast (6-1) Irish Luke (2-1) Ak Eagle (7-1) Braxtons Boy (3-1) […]
This weekend, the next leg of the Golden Boy and Silk Lace stakes is slated on the program at Canada’s newest harness racing track, the Loop. RACE 1: GOLDEN BOY STAKE – $7,608 Supa Fast (6-1) Irish Luke (2-1) Ak Eagle (7-1) Braxtons Boy (3-1) Baylor Bobby (4-1) Fan C That (5-1) I will continue […]
The Loop held nine harness racing dashes Saturday afternoon (Sep. 2), and the duo of Blake Piwniuk and Trevor Williams added another five wins to their respective totals. Two of the wins were in the Golden Boy and Silk Lace Stakes. A field of eight three-year-old fillies was fighting over the purse of $7,671 in […]
Stake harness racing season is beginning to heat up at Canada’s newest track, the Loop. The first leg for the Golden Boy Stake and Silk Lace Stake is on Saturday’s (Sep. 2) program. The Golden Boy Stake is open to three-year-old Manitoba-sired colts and geldings, while the Silk Lace Stake is open to three-year-old Manitoba-sired […]
The first stakes events of the Manitoba harness racing season, the Golden Boy and Silk Lace first legs for three-year-old Manitoba-sired pacers, went to post on Saturday (Jul. 23) at Miami Fair. Emmetts Buddy (In The Irons) maintained his perfect record with a last-to-first victory in the Golden Boy first division. He moved out of […]