Leading driver & trainer honored at Grand River

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway closed the book on its 2021 harness racing season on September 29th and
awarded leading driver and trainer honours for the meet.

Colin Kelly won the title as the leading driver at Grand River Raceway. The Guelph, ON resident who relocated to Ontario from his native Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the Fall of 2016 won 65 races in 287 starts.

Kelly, is no stranger to the winner’s circle as he also was the leading driver at the Elora oval in 2018. He has over 1,250 career wins and in excess of $7million in earnings. Kelly won races for many trainers during the meet, but his main client was Kyle Bossence, who captured the leading trainer title.

Trainer Kyle Bossence recorded 27 wins in 91 starts to win the dash title in 2021. Based in Arthur,
ON, the title was his first at Grand River Raceway. Top performers in the barn were pacers Casimir
Swamp Girl and Partyintheshadows, and classy trotter Willyorwonthe.

All source wagering on Grand River Raceway’s live racing for the 2021 meet was $10,169,000
for a daily average of $216,360.

“…with the COVID-19 lockdowns still in place, we were late starting the season, but it was nice to begin welcoming customers back to the site in late July. This was the first season without the impact of construction activities since 2018, so we were pleased to showcase our new building and other improvements, albeit limited due to pandemic restrictions. The grooms, trainers, drivers and Grand River Raceway staff were once again excellent at maintaining pandemic protocols throughout the meet,” Said Jamie Martin, Director of Operations.

Dates for Grand River Raceway’s 2022 race season will be released in the new year.

The GrandWay Lounge will continue to be open daily for your wagering needs. In addition, our Gift
Shop will be reopening Monday, October 4th after an extended shut down due to COVID.

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From Grand River Raceway