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2012-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2012|

Perseverance sees Baillargeon through to Grassroots Finals

ELORA, ON — Rockwood resident Benoit Baillargeon heads back to Grand River Raceway for Saturday night's Grassroots Championships with a pair of trotting fillies that have provided him more than an average dose of aggravation this season. On May 1 three-year-old trotting filly Cool Creek Breeze reared up and struck the trainer in the face

2012-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2012|

Menary’s trio hoping to get the job done at Mohawk Friday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Three of the 10 starters in Friday night's $130,000 Gold Final will hail from the Dave Menary stable — two of them former Gold Final champions — so the Cheltenham resident is feeling fairly hopeful that one of his two-year-old pacing colts can reach the Mohawk Racetrack finish line first. "I'm pretty

2012-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2012|

Kims Royal Day hoping things go her way Friday

DUNDAS, ON — Kims Royal Day has captured three Gold Elimination trophies and currently leads the two-year-old pacing filly division with 212 points, but so far a Gold Final victory has eluded her. On Friday evening at Flamboro Downs Kims Royal Day will line up at Post 1 for the fourth $130,000 Gold Final on

2012-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2012|

Warrawee Needy triumphs in Ontario Sires Stakes record time

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack fans roared as Warrawee Needy rocketed around the Campbellville oval to an Ontario Sires Stakes record on Saturday night, but the sound made by the three-year-old pacing colt's connections was more like a sigh of relief. The winner of nine of 12 starts last season, feted with Ontario Sires Stakes

2012-09-21T00:00:00-04:00September 21, 2012|

Freshman fillies show off front end speed at Flamboro Friday

DUNDAS, ON — Front end control proved an effective strategy for freshman pacing fillies Its No Secret and Kims Royal Day as they cruised to victory in their respective Gold Eliminations at Flamboro Downs on Friday evening. Heavy favourites Its No Secret and driver Anthony MacDonald powered out to the front from Post 4 in

2012-09-21T00:00:00-04:00September 21, 2012|

Freshmen impress with two track records in Semifinal action

ELORA, ON — The second round of Grassroots Semifinals got off to a quick start at Grand River Raceway on Friday evening as two-year-old trotting filly Princess Lilly impressed fans with a track record effort in the first $30,000 contest. Starting from Post 8, Princess Lilly was out in the middle of the track through

2012-09-21T00:00:00-04:00September 21, 2012|

OSS star Michaels Power triumphs in Little Brown Jug

CAMBRIDGE, ON — Winning the Little Brown Jug has always been at the top of trainer Casie Coleman's bucket list, so when Ontario-sired three-year-old pacing gelding Michaels Power captured the Confederation Cup in August the Cambridge resident started thinking seriously about taking a third run at the storied race. On Thursday afternoon the son of

2012-09-21T00:00:00-04:00September 21, 2012|

Its Payday Friday needs big effort in Innisfil Tuesday

INNISFIL, ON — When the two-year-old trotting colts line up behind the Georgian Downs starting gate on Tuesday, Sept. 25 the pressure will be on local colt Its Payday Friday. With just one Gold Series under his belt, Its Payday Friday is currently 30 points short of the top 10 and landing a berth in

2012-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20, 2012|

Fillies glitter in Gold Final action at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Some of Ontario's most gifted sophomore fillies stepped into the spotlight at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening and delivered two glittering Gold Final performances. First behind the starting gate were the trotting fillies and fans sent Miss Paris off their top choice off her solid second-place effort in the Sept. 6 Simcoe

2012-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2012|

Jet Speed powers to track record in Grassroots Semifinal action

ELORA, ON — Ontario's top three-year-old trotters and pacers squared off at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday evening and delivered outstanding performances in all eight Grassroots Semifinals, capped off by a sophomore pacing filly track record for locally owned Jet Speed. Recently purchased by Bryan Lawrence of Hanover and Mike Foerster of Elmira, Jet Speed