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2012-09-28T00:00:00-04:00September 28, 2012|

Up Up And Out soars to first Gold Final victory

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's two-year-old pacing colts have been impressive since their debut at Mohawk Racetrack in June and they gave Campbellville area fans another thrilling finish in Friday's $130,000 Gold Final. Former Gold Final winner Tarpon Hanover was awarded favoured status by a small margin over last week's first time elimination winner Mach It

2012-09-27T00:00:00-04:00September 27, 2012|

Shepherd faces tough decision, opts for Panongahela

ELORA, ON — When David Menary and Robert Shepherd swept the two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots Semifinals last week it put driver Shepherd in the difficult position of having to choose which talented young pacer to drive in this Saturday's $100,000 Grassroots Championship. The Cambridge resident opted for Panongahela from Post 7, leaving Panpero Firpo for

2012-09-26T00:00:00-04:00September 26, 2012|

McNair quartet readying for Grassroots Championships

ELORA, ON — Trainer Gregg McNair sent four horses into the Grassroots Semifinal fray at Grand River Raceway last week and all four delivered top three finishes to secure a second trip to the Elora oval for this Saturday's $800,000 Grassroots Championship. On Wednesday, Sept. 19 the three-year-olds arrived at Grand River Raceway for their

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

Murmur Hanover triumphs in track record time

INNISFIL, ON — Ontario's exciting two-year-old trotting colts put on an impressive show for Georgian Downs fans in two $40,000 Gold Eliminations on Tuesday evening. In the opening split two-time Gold Final winner Murmur Hanover and driver Mario Baillargeon fired away from Post 7 to reach the opening quarter in a sharp :27.4. Baillargeon eased

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|

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