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

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

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

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

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs fans will be treated to the eagerly anticipated start of the two-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes campaign this Wednesday, June 27 as the Dundas oval plays host to a trio of freshman trotting colt Gold Eliminations. Nineteen colts will vie for one of nine spots on the starting gate in next

DUNDAS, ON — A quartet of local fillies was victorious in Grassroots action at Flamboro Downs on Saturday afternoon as the Dundas oval hosted an all-female card of racing. Serving as a prelude to the $221,000 final of the Ellamony Classic for aged pacing mares, the province's three-year-old trotting fillies battled in 11 Grassroots divisions,

SUDBURY, ON — Fiesty Flyer impressed Sudbury Downs fans on Saturday evening as the three-year-old pacing gelding scored his second straight Grassroots victory in track record time. Starting from Post 4 with driver Jonathan Drury subbing for regular reinsman Scott Zeron, Fiesty Flyer went straight to the front and rolled through fractions of :27.4, :55,

SUDBURY, ON — In the eyes of handicappers, Casimir Longshot is predicted to live up to his name in this Saturday's Grassroots contest at Sudbury Downs, but trainer-driver Mario Rivest is hoping the three-year-old pacing gelding proves them wrong. "I think we get a good trip, I think we'll be right there with them," says

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs will be awash in pink on Saturday afternoon as the Dundas oval hosts 11 Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting fillies along with the $221,000 final of the Ellamony Classic for aged pacing mares. In addition to the on-track girl power there will be a full slate of trackside activities

OTTAWA, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing fillies invaded Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening to battle for $144,000 in six Grassroots divisions. Sylvain Filion and Express Jet kicked things off in the first race with a hard fought half length victory over last season's Grassroots champion Eat Me Up. Express Jet powered up the