FRASERVILLE, ON — By the time the Gold Eliminations are complete at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday, owner-breeder Craig Watkins figures he will know just what kind of a horse three-year-old trotting gelding Watkins really is. On Saturday Watkins will compete in the $100,000 Grassroots Final at Western Fair Raceway, battling for the championship in a

LONDON, ON — Years of hard work will be concentrated into less than two minutes of effort on Saturday night as the top two and three-year-old Grassroots competitors battle over Western Fair Raceway for a total of $800,000 and eight division titles. Dan McCann owns a share of three starters in Saturday's Grassroots Championship and

TORONTO, ON — When driver Rick Zeron guided Peach Martini to a Gold Final victory from Post 10 on Monday night, the task before Monkey On My Wheel in Friday's $130,000 test at Woodbine Racetrack started to look slightly less daunting to trainer Travis Umphrey. "I was telling her caretaker this morning, it looks a

TORONTO, ON — Imperial Count is a three-time winner in Gold Series action this season, including an Aug. 27 Gold Final title at Rideau Carleton Raceway, but trainer Kevin O'Reilly knows the two-year-old trotting colt will be an under dog in Thursday's $130,000 Gold Final at Woodbine Racetrack. "He's a good little guy. He's kind

TORONTO, ON — Monday evening marked Peach Martini's last opportunity to score a Gold Final victory, and not even the dreaded Post 10 at Woodbine Racetrack could stand in the way of the two-year-old trotting filly earning the one prize that has eluded her all season. Heading into Monday's $130,000 test, Peach Martini had captured

LONDON, ON — Picking up where the freshmen left off last night, Ontario's talented three-year-old trotters and pacers battled tooth and nail in eight $30,000 Grassroots Semifinals at Western Fair Raceway on Saturday. Parkhill, ON resident Dan McCann capped off an outstanding weekend with an appearance in the winner's circle with his homebred pacing filly

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway's fall season opened with a bang on Friday night as the top two-year-old Grassroots performers battled in eight $30,000 Semifinals. The talented two-year-old trotters and pacers put on an impressive show that did not feature any stunning upsets, as the regular season point leaders from all four divisions advanced

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Gold Final winners and Modern Art daughters Modern Connection and Lauren met for the first time in the second of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday, and round one in their heavyweight bout went to Modern Connection. Starting from Post 2 Mark MacDonald hustled Modern Connection away from the

TORONTO, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting fillies will kick off Woodbine Racetrack's fall schedule on Monday, Oct. 18, and trainer John Bax is hoping the new and improved L A Freeway can deliver a second strong effort in the last $130,000 Gold Final of the season. "We had to kind of try and reinvent

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Buckhams Bay strolled around the Mohawk Racetrack oval on Thursday evening to a personal best 1:57 in the first of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations for the talented two-year-old trotting colts. The division leader left smartly from the outside Post 8 and had established command of the race by the :13.3 opening eighth.