Dragon Boat racing hits the WIFC this weekend

June 5, 2018 Comments Off

The Welland Heritage Council & Multicultural Centre is hosting the 17th annual Welland Dragon Boat Festival (WDBF) this Saturday, June 9/2018, at the Welland International Flatwater Centre (WIFC). Since the inaugural festival in 2002, which lured 600 participants and 24 teams, the event has grown significantly. The Welland Dragon Boat Festival helps develop athletes, foster […]

Mother Nature Claims New Humberstone Speedway Racing Program

June 3, 2018 Comments Off

PORT COLBORNE, ONTARIO (June 3, 2018) With the pending forecast for the Niagara Peninsula, New Humberstone Speedway management, along with officials of the Bellinger Electric Inc (BEI) Lightning Series decided it was in the best interest of the Speedway and traveling race teams to cancel tonight’s racing program. The BEI Lightning Series event will now […]

Fort Erie entries for Tuesday June 05/2018

June 3, 2018 Comments Off

Post Time: 4:20 p.m. First Race, $10,920, Claiming $4,500-$4,000, 3 yo’s & up, Five And A Half Furlongs (Turf) 1 , Timber Cruiser, Crawford, Wills, 120, 4-1 2 , Ultimate Blue, Singh, Ezra, 118, 10-1 3 , Gibbons Gambler, Johnson, Buttigieg, 118, 5-2 4 , Bit’s Lover Boy, Alderson, Rose, 118, 7-2 5 , Windance, […]

Fort Erie results for Tuesday May 29, 2018

May 30, 2018 Comments Off

POST TIME: 04:20 PM First Race, Purse $9,720, Claiming $3,000, 3 yo’s & up, Five Furlongs 1, Flashy Margaritta, K. Johnson, $2.90, $2.10, $2.10 3, Hombre Natural, E. Ramsammy, , $3.50, $2.30 4, Stormy Sandy, B. Duchaine, , , $5.00 Race Time: :58.19 Triactor (1-3-4), $31.30; Exactor (1-3), $6.20; Superfecta (1-3-4-6), $24.45 Second Race, Purse […]

Fort Erie racing gets out of the gate with record crowd

May 30, 2018 Comments Off

It was a record day on track, as Fort Erie Race Track kicked off its 121st racing season on Tuesday, May 29/2018. More than 5,000 people filled the grandstand for the season opener and free concert by The Caverners. “We wanted to do more on our opening day to attract new faces and start our […]

McPherson wins main event at Humberstone last weekend

May 28, 2018 Comments Off

Past track champion and Mr. Dirt titlist Cody McPherson from St. Catharines, Ontario was victorious in the main event for the Harvey’s/Swiss Chalet DIRTcar Sportsman on Don Simpson Memorial Night presented by Walter’s Excavators Sunday May 27/2018. Rob Pietz from Gasline, Ontario won his first Pro Fabrication RUSH Late Model feature event of the season. […]