Grand River Raceway Race 6

Race 6

Prize Money: $6,502

HOWYOUPLAY THEGAME (6) ran sixth last start at Mohawk Park over 1609m, beaten 6 metres. Finds a nice race and will be a major force. KEYSTONE DAKOTA (5) produced a better effort at his latest appearance, finishing second over 1609m at this track. Primary contender in this comparable race. TYPHOON STRIDE (3) is the next best after finishing third over 1609m at this track last time out. WRITTEN IN STONE (1) is the best of the rest after finishing fourth over 1609m at this track last time out.

Distance: 1609m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: All Weather
Class: -

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Written In Stone () 6655216654
Trainer: B Duncan ()
Driver: D Spence
Prize Money: $6,007
Win / Place: 3.03% / 9.09%

7 yo Bay Horse

Sire: SPORTSWRITER (USA)

Dam: FULL CIRCLE HOPE

Rating

Stats

Career

33: 1-1-1

Distance

33: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

6: 1-1-0

Track

6: 1-1-0

Season

10: 1-1-0

1st Up

4: 0-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

33: 1-1-1

All-Weather

33: 1-1-1

Best Mile

1:55.40

Comments

Last start 4th over 1609m at this track was 5th- at the bell, beaten 8 m by Dragons Better (1:52.10) in G on August 11 at $13.60. At the start before 5th over 1609m at this track was 7th- at the bell, beaten 12 m by Smiles For Miles (1:53.10) in G on July 18 at $24.70.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 6	11/8/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	4	D Spence	1:52.10	-	8.8m	$14	24	-	$6,502	$520	1. Dragons Better 2. Keystone Dakota 3. Sportnsense
5th of 9	18/7/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	9	D Spence	1:53.10	-	12.5m	$25	7	-	$6,935	$347	1. Smiles For Miles 2. Hasselhoff 3. Mappo Oriley
6th of 6	11/7/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	6	D Spence	1:56.40	-	4.3m	$13	14	-	$6,935	-	1. Kountry Grace 2. Lucky Dancer 3. Mappo Oriley
6th of 6	27/6/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	6	R Holliday	1:53.30	-	17.0m	$32	7	HCP	$6,982	-	1. Better Than Never 2. Etherium Party 3. Bozak
1st of 9	20/6/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	6	Sa Fillion	1:55.40	-	0.2m	$9.45	7	-	$4,730	$2,365	1. Written In Stone 2. No Partners 3. Dm Snakeplissken
2nd of 9	13/6/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	2	Sa Fillion	1:55.00	-	4.5m	$46	15	-	$4,730	$1,182	1. Maximus Bg 2. Written In Stone 3. Blakesagent

New Shooter () 88698x8564
Trainer: J Braid ()
Driver: B Le Cain
Prize Money: $48,164
Win / Place: 19% / 31%

5 yo Bay Horse

Sire: ALL BETS OFF

Dam: PANGOON

Rating

Stats

Career

41: 8-1-4

Distance

41: 8-1-4

Trk/Dst

7: 0-0-0

Track

7: 0-0-0

Season

8: 0-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-0-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Non-Metro

41: 8-1-4

All-Weather

41: 8-1-4

Best Mile

1:51.20

Comments

4th over 1609m at Hanover Raceway, at the bell was 3rd- beaten 6 m by Kevndan Fraudsters (1:58.30) on July 26 at $15.05. Before that 6th over 1609m at this track was 6th- at the bell, beaten 10 m by Pey Bug (1:54.00) in G on July 21 at $79.50.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 6	26/7/25	Hanover Raceway	1609m		All Weather	3	B Le Cain	1:58.30	-	6.8m	$15	5	-	$5,257	$421	1. Kevndan Fraudsters 2. Gearson 3. Full Credit
6th of 7	21/7/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	4	N Day	1:54.00	-	10.3m	$80	9	-	$6,488	-	1. Pey Bug 2. Lord Anthony 3. Sporty Bob
5th of 7	12/7/25	Hanover Raceway	1609m		All Weather	3	J Walker	2:00.20	-	6.5m	$20	14	-	$6,152	$308	1. Sportnsense 2. Crankys Boy 3. Toureg Seelster
8th of 8	28/6/25	Hanover Raceway	1609m		All Weather	6	B Le Cain	1:59.10	-	19.0m	$33	144	-	$4,505	-	1. St Lads Cash 2. Full Credit 3. Flying Art
144 Day Spell
8th of 8	4/2/25	Western Fair Raceway	1609m		All Weather	7	N Day	2:00.20	-	30.0m	$65	16	-	$6,667	-	1. Arukidinme Cabbie 2. Tuukka Rasp 3. Dancelike Ehskippr
9th of 9	19/1/25	Flamboro Downs	1609m		All Weather	7	P Davies	1:55.20	-	11.5m	$58	7	-	$8,632	-	1. Jj Tommy 2. Bettor's Victory 3. Easily The Best

Typhoon Stride () 0553439433
Trainer: A Lendvoy (Harkness)
Driver: D Thiessen
Prize Money: $234,108
Win / Place: 14% / 46%

Nearing Another Win

9 yo Brown Gelding

Sire: BETTOR'S DELIGHT (USA)

Dam: BEACH PARADE (NZ)

100

Rating

Stats

Career

135: 20-15-28

Distance

103: 14-11-20

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-2

Track

4: 0-0-2

Season

15: 0-2-5

1st Up

6: 1-0-0

2nd Up

6: 1-1-0

3rd Up

5: 0-1-3

Metro

43: 5-3-14

Non-Metro

92: 15-12-14

Mobile

60: 10-7-18

All-Weather

135: 20-15-28

Best Mile

1:49.40

Comments

Solid performance when beaten by 2.25 m finishing third behind Bettor Than Pride at this track over 1609m in a G on June 23 at $28.90. Then a handy effort when beaten by 1.5 m finishing third behind Smokin Hot Dude at this track over 1609m in a G on June 30 at $5.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 9	30/6/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	3	J Ryan	1:53.00	-	1.5m	$5.00	7	-	$6,532	$784	1. Smokin Hot Dude 2. Highland Hot Sauce 3. Typhoon Stride
3rd of 8	23/6/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	9	J Ryan	1:52.40	-	2.3m	$29	7	-	$6,532	$784	1. Bettor Than Pride 2. Bettor On Ice 3. Typhoon Stride
4th of 7	16/6/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	3	D Thiessen	1:55.00	-	1.8m	$8.50	7	-	$6,532	$523	1. Bettor Than Pride 2. Liberty Royal 3. Wildriverbumblebee
9th of 9	9/6/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	7	Tra Henry	1:53.10	-	9.3m	$48	14	-	$7,320	-	1. Hunter Hill 2. Reactor Now 3. Double Down Duke
3rd of 7	26/5/25	Western Fair Raceway	1609m		All Weather	2	S Wray	1:56.10	-	0.8m	$7.35	6	-	$7,345	$881	1. Double Down Duke 2. Crankys Boy 3. Typhoon Stride
4th of 7	20/5/25	Western Fair Raceway	1609m		All Weather	7	Tra Henry	1:56.30	-	4.8m	$25	7	-	$7,345	$588	1. Hazee Coast 2. Dows Up 3. Heza Handy Man

Howmac Maximus () 6557x56435
Trainer: D MacLellan ()
Driver: D MacLellan
Prize Money: $58,714
Win / Place: 17% / 63%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ARTICULATOR

Dam: SCIROCCO MILEY KAY

Rating

Stats

Career

46: 8-15-6

Distance

46: 8-15-6

Trk/Dst

2: 0-0-1

Track

2: 0-0-1

Season

14: 0-2-2

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-1

Non-Metro

46: 8-15-6

All-Weather

46: 8-15-6

Best Mile

1:52.40

Comments

Last start 5th over 1609m at Clinton Raceway, at the bell was 3rd- beaten 4 m by Big Sir (1:56.30) on August 3 at $3.60. Two runs back 3rd over 1609m at this track, at the bell was 2nd- beaten 1.75 m by Sporty Bob (1:53.20) in G on July 28 at $8.80.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 8	3/8/25	Clinton Raceway	1609m		All Weather	5	D MacLellan	1:56.30	-	3.8m	$3.60	6	-	$5,045	$252	1. Big Sir 2. Dapper Fella 3. Pembrook Legacy N
3rd of 6	28/7/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	4	D MacLellan	1:53.20	-	1.8m	$8.80	7	-	$6,488	$779	1. Sporty Bob 2. Magical Arthur 3. Howmac Maximus
4th of 7	21/7/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	6	D MacLellan	1:54.00	-	6.3m	$9.65	8	-	$6,488	$519	1. Pey Bug 2. Lord Anthony 3. Sporty Bob
6th of 7	13/7/25	Georgian Downs	1609m		All Weather	4	D MacLellan	1:52.30	-	10.0m	$10	7	-	$9,508	-	1. Yyc On The Horizon 2. Palladium Hanover 3. Jj Tommy
5th of 6	6/7/25	Georgian Downs	1609m		All Weather	1	D MacLellan	1:52.40	-	5.0m	$7.30	82	-	$9,508	$475	1. Dont Poke The Bear 2. Yyc On The Horizon 3. Saulsbrook Tsunami
82 Day Spell
7th of 8	15/4/25	Western Fair Raceway	1609m		All Weather	8	D MacLellan	1:58.20	-	4.0m	$9.45	10	-	$11,136	-	1. Sportsline 2. P L Oliver 3. Come On Artie

Keystone Dakota () 4622176592
Trainer: L Toscani ()
Driver: S Hudon
Prize Money: $251,436
Win / Place: 19% / 51%

9 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ART MAJOR (USA)

Dam: KEYSTONE DAWN

100

Rating

Stats

Career

88: 17-17-11

Distance

88: 17-17-11

Trk/Dst

6: 1-3-0

Track

6: 1-3-0

Season

17: 2-3-1

1st Up

4: 0-0-1

2nd Up

4: 0-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-1-0

Metro

65: 12-11-11

Non-Metro

23: 5-6-0

All-Weather

88: 17-17-11

Best Mile

1:50.20

Comments

Improved last start with a game effort when 2nd over 1609m at this track was 2nd- at the bell, beaten 3 m by Dragons Better (1:52.10) in G on August 11 at $2.55.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 6	11/8/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	3	S Hudon	1:52.10	-	3.0m	$2.55	7	-	$6,502	$1,626	1. Dragons Better 2. Keystone Dakota 3. Sportnsense
9th of 9	4/8/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	8	S Hudon	1:50.30	-	17.0m	$81	7	-	$13,453	-	1. Wallace Hartley 2. Artie's Ideal 3. Dows Up
5th of 6	28/7/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	5	S Hudon	1:52.20	-	7.5m	$16	16	-	$8,054	$403	1. Sometime Somewhere 2. Artie's Ideal 3. Jk Victory
6th of 7	12/7/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	1	S Hudon	1:50.10	-	7.8m	$45	12	-	$16,779	-	1. Forefather 2. Wallace Hartley 3. Drinkin Buddy
7th of 7	30/6/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	7	S Hudon	1:52.10	-	10.0m	$8.30	7	-	$8,108	-	1. Stormalong 2. Drinkin Buddy 3. Hunter Hill
1st of 8	23/6/25	Grand River Raceway	1609m		All Weather	4	S Hudon	1:51.20	-	0.5m	$2.50f	7	-	$7,320	$3,660	1. Keystone Dakota 2. Beach Tour 3. Howyouplay Thegame

Howyouplay Thegame () 6635174756
Trainer: J Cullen ()
Driver: J Ryan
Prize Money: $67,006
Win / Place: 14% / 31%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SPORTSWRITER (USA)

Dam: SHOW SOME MACHSIE

Rating

Stats

Career

64: 9-4-7

Distance

64: 9-4-7

Trk/Dst

4: 0-0-1

Track

4: 0-0-1

Season

23: 2-1-4

1st Up

2: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

64: 9-4-7

All-Weather

64: 9-4-7

Best Mile

1:50.40

Comments

Capable of better than we have seen lately. Last start 6th over 1609m at Mohawk Park, at the bell was 7th- beaten 6 m by Tarquinus Hanover (1:50.30) on August 11 at $89. The start before 5th over 1609m at Mohawk Park was 8th- at the bell, beaten 8 m by Livinthebeachlife (1:50.20) on August 4 at $14.20.

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 8	11/8/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	4	T Cullen	1:50.30	-	6.8m	$89	7	-	$13,453	-	1. Tarquinus Hanover 2. Nautical Hanover 3. Sauble Ace
5th of 9	4/8/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	9	T Cullen	1:50.20	-	8.8m	$14	9	-	$13,453	$673	1. Livinthebeachlife 2. Tarquinus Hanover 3. Crunch Hanover
7th of 7	26/7/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	1	T Cullen	1:51.20	-	6.0m	$12	7	-	$16,779	-	1. Lamborghini Lou 2. Ulysses 3. Buddyville
4th of 9	19/7/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	4	T Cullen	1:51.10	-	3.5m	$36	7	-	$16,779	$1,342	1. Lakers Bank 2. Wallace Hartley 3. Forefather
7th of 7	12/7/25	Mohawk Park	1609m		All Weather	3	T Cullen	1:50.10	-	7.8m	$4.25	6	-	$16,779	-	1. Forefather 2. Wallace Hartley 3. Drinkin Buddy
1st of 7	6/7/25	Georgian Downs	1609m		All Weather	2	T Cullen	1:51.00	-	5.0m	$3.20	6	-	$9,508	$4,754	1. Howyouplay Thegame 2. Gentleonmymind 3. Harry G

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