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2012-06-29T00:00:00-04:00June 29, 2012|

Scott and Rick Zeron sweep Gold Eliminations at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Father and son duo Rick and Scott Zeron of Oakville captured all three freshman pacing colt Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening. Scott Zeron led the sweep with a pair of victories while his father settled for one appearance in the Gold Series winner's circle. The younger Zeron got a

2012-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2012|

New owners hope trotter gets piece of the action in Elora Monday

ELORA, ON — Terry Cornell and Gordon Rayner arrived at the June 10 Spring Fling Sale with an open mind and went home with three-year-old trotting gelding Back To Peace, who makes his Ontario Sires Stakes debut for the partners on Monday evening at Grand River Raceway. "We were looking to replace one of the

2012-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2012|

Badlands Hanover daughters impressive in Gold Series debut

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack fans were treated to an inspiring display of talent by the two-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday evening, complete with high speed and tight finishes. Moffat resident Jody Jamieson piloted fan favourite Love Canal to the quickest mile of the three Gold Eliminations, guiding the daughter of Badlands Hanover to a

2012-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2012|

Local fillies find Gold Elimination winner’s circle at Kawartha

FRASERVILLE, ON — Two fillies with local connections earned Gold Elimination trophies at Kawartha Downs on Thursday evening as the two-year-old trotting lasses kicked off their Gold Series careers. Rick Zeron piloted Legzy to a neck victory in the second $40,000 Gold Elimination for owner-breeders Edward Wilson of Seagrave and Michael Pozefsky of Saratoga Springs,

2012-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2012|

Moiseyev crafts pair of winning trips in Gold Elimination action

DUNDAS, ON — Moffat resident Jack Moiseyev piloted two young trotting colts to Gold Elimination victory at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday afternoon. The veteran reinsman picked up a catch drive aboard Majestized in the first $40,000 elimination and piloted the fan favourite to a confident front-end victory in 2:03.1. Majestized finished two and one-half lengths

2012-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2012|

Sophomores take first steps on path to the Gold Rush Saturday

INNISFIL, ON — Georgian Downs fans will get their first glimpse of Gold this Saturday as the province's top three-year-old competitors descend on the Innisfil oval in hopes of earning a return invitation to next week's exciting Gold Rush event. Three-year-old trotting colt Il Mago is among the favourites to capture a Gold Elimination trophy

2012-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2012|

Christopher enjoying his new role as Standardbred owner

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Less than two years after he bought a share in his first racehorse, Acton resident Leonard Christopher will be rearranging his Canada Day weekend plans to catch freshman pacing fillies Mach Star and Bluebird Creek in action on Sunday evening at Mohawk Racetrack. "I've got to go to the cottage I haven't

2012-06-26T00:00:00-04:00June 26, 2012|

Plan hatched five years ago begins to bear fruit for Gillis Friday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Following Santanna Blue Chip's stellar freshman campaign in 2007, Jeff Gillis began to assemble a group of broodmares he felt would pair well with the son of Art Major when the time came for the pacer to retire. This Friday, Gillis will see his plan come to fruition as two-year-old pacing gelding

2012-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2012|

Trio of Bax trainees headline Gold Series opener Thursday

FRASERVILLE, ON — John Bax will make the short drive from his Peterborough farm to Kawartha Downs on Thursday evening for the Gold Series debut of his 2012 crop of two-year-old trotting fillies. The season opener will see 28 fillies compete in four $40,000 Gold Eliminations, meaning a top two finish will be required to

2012-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2012|

Fierce filly hopes for Gold Series success at Mohawk Thursday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — If Jeremeyes Jewel brings as much fight to her Ontario Sires Stakes debut at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday as she does to her daily training regimen, the two-year-old pacing filly should be a shoo-in for a share of the $40,000 Gold Elimination purse. "She's cranky. To this day you cannot put a