Down the Stretch 339 for July 13, 2026

The Provincial Government announced some lovely gifts for horse racing: Dave Briggs of Ontario Racing Management breaks the totals down. Trainer Steve Owens won the Pink Lloyd Stakes with Poulin In Ot and tells us how a boy horse was named after a woman. A natural hattrick at Mohawk for Bob McClure and of the 4 wins that night from James MacDonald, one of them pushed him past the $90 million mark. Evan Stephenson tells us what it was like when he won a harness race for the first time at Clinton. Jockeys Ismael Mosqueira, Alexis Sanchez and Brian Bell each doubled up last week at Ajax Downs. Happy birthday to jockey Perry Ouzts – he won a race on the day he turned 72. And horse racing’s rarest outcome – a triple dead heat at Hippodrome 3r.