About Dave Briggs

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far Dave Briggs has created 3927 blog entries.

2011-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16, 2011|

Ritchie hopes Gold Final champion is ready to rumble

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — One month after they were originally scheduled to compete, Ontario's two-year-old trotting colts return to Mohawk Racetrack for Gold Elimination action this Friday. Originally slated for July 21, the colt's Gold Series calendar was interrupted when Mohawk cancelled its racing program due to the extreme heat wave that swept through Ontario. Since

2011-08-15T00:00:00-04:00August 15, 2011|

Circles sails to Gold Final victory at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — With the first inside post she has drawn for any Gold Final in her young career, two-year-old trotting filly Circles simply cruised to victory at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. Regular reinsman Jacques Hebert guided Circles into position at Post 5 when the starter called the field for the $130,000 Gold Final,

2011-08-14T00:00:00-04:00August 14, 2011|

Gold Final action outstanding at Flamboro Sunday

DUNDAS, ON — Daylon Magician did more than warm up the crowd for the upcoming Confederation Cup heats at Flamboro Downs on Sunday afternoon, the three-year-old trotting colt set the half-mile oval afire with an Ontario Sires Stakes record equaling performance. Starting from Post 1 with regular reinsman Jack Moiseyev in the race bike, Daylon

2011-08-14T00:00:00-04:00August 14, 2011|

Gold and Grassroots hardware for McIntosh in Ottawa

OTTAWA, ON — Bob McIntosh had a Super Sunday in Ontario Sires Stakes action on Aug. 14, capturing two Gold Finals and a pair of Grassroots divisions with his 2011 freshman pacing crop. The Hall of Fame horseman started his weekend win streak at Flamboro Downs on Sunday afternoon when two-year-old pacing colt I Found

2011-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2011|

Lovely Vacation, Dayplanner atop freshman division

SARNIA, ON — Two-year-old trotting fillies Lovely Vacation and Dayplanner extended their perfect Grassroots record to three with victories at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday evening. In the seventh $24,000 Grassroots division, Lovely Vacation went straight to the front from Post 4 and never looked back, cruising home 16 lengths in front of the competition

2011-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2011|

Machet Rocket shoots to Grassroots victory

INNISFIL, ON — Machet Rocket stepped off the quickest win in the first of eight $24,000 Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Saturday night, pacing under the wire in a personal best 1:54.3. Paul Mackenzie engineered the impressive mile for trainer Murray Brethour of Sunderland and his partners Noblock Racing Stable of Collingwood and Fred

2011-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2011|

Il Mago scores magical Gold Final win in Ottawa

OTTAWA, ON — Ontario's top two-year-old trotting colts put on an impressive show for Rideau Carleton Raceway fans on Friday evening, waging a three way battle all the way to the wire in the second $130,000 Gold Final of their season. As the starting gate rolled away from the field of nine, Dalglish stepped out

2011-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2011|

Dainty filly making big impact on Gold Series scene

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — John Smith has a secret that he is not sharing with two-year-old trotting filly Circles, especially not before Monday's $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack. "She's not real big, but she doesn't know it, and I'm not going to tell her," says the Woodlawn resident with a chuckle. So far the filly's

2011-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2011|

Gold Finals will warm up Cup crowd Sunday

DUNDAS, ON — As part of its outstanding Confederation Cup program this Sunday, Flamboro Downs will host $130,000 Gold Finals for the three-year-old trotting colts and two-year-old pacing colts. Slated for Race 6 on the 1 pm matinee, the trotting colt Gold Final will warm up the crowd for the Confederation Cup Eliminations to follow,

2011-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2011|

Second tour of Kawartha a winner for Ill Be There

FRASERVILLE, ON — Ill Be There set a quick tempo at Kawartha Downs on Thursday evening, posting a 1:59.4 victory in the first of seven $24,000 Grassroots divisions for the province's talented two-year-old trotting colts. In rein to World Driving Champion Jody Jamieson, Ill Be There led the field through fractions of :29.1, :59.4 and