Doug McPherson, Ajax Downs Handicapper and...bowler?
Aug 16, 2016
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Dresden closes with a bang; Williams closes in on 5,000
Aug 02, 2016
August 1 – The 2016 season came to a close with a huge crowd and a $36,056 on-track handle.
Mark Williams scored three winners on the day to bring his lifetime wins total to 4,999.
Williams opened the day with by driving a horse that he co...
Driving Horses Drives Nick Boyd
Sep 02, 2016
FRASERVILLE, Ontario - Most people call him Ralphie. On occasion he’s been called the Harness Heart Throb. His mother would prefer you called him Nicholas. One thing Nick Boyd is never called is quiet.
He’s one of the leading drivers...
Eight-horse field for Prince of Wales Stakes
Jul 22, 2016
FORT ERIE, July 22 – Eight of the finest Canadian-bred three-year-old thoroughbred horses will compete in the 81st running of the Prince of Wales Stakes. A $500,000 purse will be up for grabs on Tuesday, July 26 at historic Fort...
Ellan Vannin: Running down a dream
Dec 08, 2016
Jon Lee is, admittedly, thinking big. You can hardly fault him for feeling that way. After all, it’s not every day that a horse like Ellan Vannin comes along.
She sprung a 36-1 upset in her head-turning November 19 debut and then...
Emoticon Hanover powers to Flamboro track record
Oct 03, 2016
(Photo of driver Sylvain Filion and Emoticon Hanover winning their Simcoe division courtesy of New Image Media)
Ontario’s top three-year-old trotting fillies closed out their Gold Series season with a pair of impressive miles over an off...
Equine Guelph: Racing industry survey
Oct 28, 2016
Guelph, Ontario – Equine Guelph is calling on grooms, trainers and owners in the racing industry, to complete a first of its kind survey on racehorse health and well-being to direct future research and programs for the industry. Your...
Exciting $73,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Derby Final on Sunday
Jul 03, 2016
(PHOTO - ALAKAZAAM seeks more magic in Sunday's final of the Ontario Sires Stakes Derby worth $73,950. On his inside from this win earlier this year is stablemate and final rival Ice Fishn)
A dynamic duo from the barn of trainer Greg...
Family bond, fleet of foot filly fuel a horse racing passion
Nov 23, 2016
Robert Marzilli can be, admittedly, a man of few words at certain times. His passion for horse racing, however, speaks volumes of a genuine love for the sport.
It was in between Easter lunch courses a few years ago when Marzilli found...