Ontario Sires Stakes excitement arrives at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday (July 11) in the shape of 39 three-year-old trotting colts and geldings and, for the first time this season, fans will be on hand to cheer them home.
Trotting colts will square off in two $99,800 Gold divisions and a trio of $22,150 Grassroots Series divisions. In the Gold Series contests, two of the competitors will carry the hopes of local owners. Royal Tyrone starts from post 5 in the first split for Ottawa resident R. William MacQuarrie’s 1187422 Ontario Inc., and Tokyo Seelster gets post 4 in the second division for Braveheart Racing principals Frank Spagnolo of Ottawa and Kenneth Donald of Nepean and their partners Michael and Sam Sergi of Canton, N.Y.