Walner Payton made a strong move to take the lead and never relinquished control to win the first $40,000 Hambletonian Oaks elimination on Saturday night (July 29) at The Meadowlands, and a shocking upset performance by Heart On Fire was the highlight of the second Oaks elimination.
Heart On Fire (Father Patrick) rushed late onto the scene with a blast up the pylons to upset at 36-1 in the second $40,000 Hambletonian Oaks harness racing elimination on Saturday (Jul. 29) at The Meadowlands. Todd McCarthy commanded early speed with the filly and fitted her into a hole entering the first turn while
Twenty three-year-old trotting colts and geldings have entered the 98th edition of the Hambletonian Stakes and will vie for a spot in the lucrative final of the Triple Crown event in a pair of $100,000 eliminations scheduled for Saturday, July 29 at The Meadowlands.
One favourite found themselves defeated and the other disqualified in a pair of Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday night (July 16).
After being rescheduled from the June 30 cancellation, two divisions of the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Leg 2 for three-year-old trotting fillies were contested at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday (July 6) evening and the winner's share of the $103,100 purse for each race went to Righteous Resolve and Muscling Vegas.