TORONTO — Let’s ‘Dance’ Uphill Dance, trained by Rachel Halden, and ridden by Emma-Jayne Wilson, made an impressive debut on Saturday, notching a 1 ¼-length win in the sixth race. The daughter of Tonalist-Stormy Below, owned by Up Hill Stable, paid $12.40 for the win. Uphill...

TORONTO — Dual hall of fame trainer Mark Casse swept the top three spots in Sunday’s $100,000 Hamilton Stakes, at Woodbine. The Hamilton, a 7 ½-furlong inner turf event for 3-year-olds, went postward with six hopefuls (Dreaming of Kona was scratched), including the Casse trio...

By: Matthew Lomon 13 Going on 30? Saturday’s Shady Daisy Stakes wasn’t a walk in the park for Sylvia Hanover, but the 3-year-old filly overcame a tough start to clinch her 13th straight win. The #1 ranked horse in North American harness racing, unsurprisingly, came into the race as...

MEADOWLANDS — As the outer flow developed in the 2023 Hambletonian, driver Scott Zeron took a tactical approach to his attempt for a third win in the million-dollar classic. His pylon-skimming plan played to perfection, as trotter Tactical Approach closed with crushing speed...

DEL MAR — At the start of the 2022 summer meet at Del Mar, few people in Southern California had ever heard of jockey Hector I. Berrios. But his brilliant winning ride in the Wickerr Stakes aboard Argentine-bred Irideo for trainer Marcelo Polanco caught the attention of...

ETOBICOKE — the Jockey Club of Canada has announced a series of presentations at race tracks across the country as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. Beginning with the Manitoba Derby at Assiniboia Downs on Aug. 7, current Jockey Club of Canada members will be...

MILTON — Woodbine Mohawk Park’s Race Office has released conditions for two upcoming Pop-Up Series starting on Aug. 10. Both Pop-Up Series will feature two preliminary legs (purse $15,000 for each division) and a $20,000 final. Both legs and finals must have a minimum of six...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Knocking at the Door If there was an equine representation of the Buffalo Bills teams from 1990-1993, you know, the ones that lost four consecutive Super Bowls, it would be Oh Well. Now, that’s not totally fair to the 3-year-old trotter, who claimed...

TORONTO — Aim for the Sky aims for the top prize in Saturday’s $150,000 Vice Regent Stakes, a five-furlong inner turf race for Ontario-bred 3-year-olds and up, at Woodbine. Trained by Steven Chircop, who co-owns with Eric Ross, Aim for the Sky, a 6-year-old son of Sky...

MOHAWK PARK — Oh Well heads into Saturday with one million-dollar win already to his credit and will try to add a second when he goes behind the gate with nine rivals in the $1 million Hambletonian Stakes for three-year-old trotters at The Meadowlands. Given the limited...