Classy Lane News - 2008 Stakes Season Recent Winners

June 29 - Congratulations to Kelly O'Donnell and his filly Tidewaterdragonfly, winner of the $405,715 Roses Are Red Final at Mohawk. The victory puts Tidewaterdragonfly’s summary at 3-1-1 in six starts this year for $269,000 banked. Lifetime the four-year-old daughter of Dragon Again has over $860,000 earned for Anne Singleton and David Beachler of Virginia.

Daniel Marten also won the Masters Series final with Striking Pockets at Georgian in the $111,000 final for older trotting mares. Rick Zeron drove for owners M T Pockets Stable. She was victorious for the fourth time in 13 starts this year, and now boasts career earnings of over $180,000.Tigerama, who has now won 60 races in his career, has earnings of over $1.59 million.

Tigerama, takes the Masters Series final for open males pacers in 1:50 with Jason Brewer in the bike for trainer Casie Coleman. Tigerama is owned by Robert Hamather has now won 60 races in his career, has earnings of over $1.59 million.

June 14 - Congratulations to trainer Casie Coleman and Chancey Lady for your win of the $733,000 Fan Hanover final for three-year-old pacing fillies at Mohawk.

Classy Lane News - 2007 Stakes Season Recent Winners

Nov. 11 2007 - Zooka took his second straight Border City Series leg at Windsor Raceway for Mario Baillargeon.
Tigerama set the early tempo for Don Rankin of :26.4, :56.3 and 1:24 but could not hold off Zooka in the stretch as Baillargeon had him at the wire first in 1:52.1.

It was the 10th win this year for the five-year-old gelding by Astreos owned by trainer Ben Wallace and James Millier of Milton and Dorchester, Ont. Zooka, who recently went over the $1 million mark in life earnings, now has $348,000 on the year.

Congratulations to Jack Darling who is now 8 for 8 since moving to Classy Lane Stables.

Nov. 10 - Chancey Lady had an impressive win in tonight’s $300,000 OSS Super Final for two-year-old pacing fillies at Woodbine.
It was the sixth win in eight starts this year for the rookie daughter of Camluck who was purchased by leading BC owner Niele Jiwan of Burnaby for $60,000 from the Lexington Selected Sale. She was bred by Brittany Farms and Daisy Acres.

Trained by Casie Coleman, the filly now sports earnings of $337,000 this year and Coleman believes she’s earned a spot into next week’s Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands.

Nov. 10 - Deuce Seelster ended his wonderful rookie season in impressive fashion tonight at Woodbine in the $300,000 OSS Super Final for two-year-old pacing colts.

Owned by Katherine Bardis of California and trained by Darren McCall, Deuce Seelster now has nine wins and two seconds in 12 starts this year for $636,000 in earnings.

Sept. 1 - Mohawk Racetrack
Moving Pictures gave driver Mark MacDonald and trainer Casie Coleman their first Breeders Crown victory in tonight’s $392,400 final for pacing mares at Mohawk.

Mystical Sunshine and driver Daniel Dube for trainer Chris Ryder came from off the pace tonight to track down Passionate Glide at the wire and capture her second consecutive Breeders Crown championship with a 1:54.2 victory in the $270,00 final for trotting mares.

August 18 - Mohawk Racetrack
The Canadian Pacing Derby final came down to a battle between two outstanding free for all pacers this season in Mister Big and Lis Mara with the latter prevailing in 1:49.3.

Lis Mara improved his summary to 8-2-1 in 13 starts this year for $913,000 earned. He put his life earnings well over the $2 million mark with tonight’s effort.

The five-year-old son of Cambest is trained by Erv Miller for owners MJG Racing Stables of New Jersey and Louis Willinger, Kentucky.

July 21 - Kawartha Downs
In the $50,000 Invitational Pace, Zooka set a whole bunch of records for driver Mario Baillargeon. Zooka became the first ever free-legged pacer to break the 1:50 barrier. It also tied the fastest winning time on a five-eighths mile track in Canada, tying Lis Mara who won in 1:49.3 at Rideau Carleton in 2006. Zooka also broke the Kawartha Downs track record by almost two seconds, lowering Stonebridge Galaxy's mark of 1:51.2.

Trained by Ben Wallace, Zooka has won seven of 19 starts this year. The win puts Zooka with over $850,000 in career earnings.

June 30 - Mohawk Racetrack
In what was one of the most thrilling finishes of the season in harness racing, Moving Pictures (D M Dilinger-Killer Queen) clawed her way to victory in tonight's $379,000 final of The Roses Are Red Stakes for older pacing mares.

The win tonight improved Moving Picture's 2007 summary to 5-1-1 in 10 starts for owners Steve Calhoun and Michael Lindley of Chatham, Ontario. She now sits with a career bankroll of just over $750,000.

Congratulations to trainer Casie Coleman.

Welcome! Classy Lane Stables Training Centre has become the talk of Canadian harness racing and already established a new benchmark for establishments of this variety in the country. The Puslinch, Ontario, facility was built by 51-year-old Dorchester contractor Jamie Millier and his two business partners. The 135 acre farm is located just 15 minutes driving time west of Mohawk Racetrack. The multi-million dollar operation offers a seven-eighths mile track, 75 feet wide, with mile turns developed by Dan Coon and five barns that accommodate 222 horses. The facility is home for some of North America's top trainers. The centre has a one-third mile sand jog track, a one-half mile jog path through a wooded area, swimming pool, tack shop, blacksmith shop, 3 equicizers, veterinarian and 31 paddocks.