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2010-07-17T00:00:00-04:00July 17, 2010|

Peach Martini and Luvumeanit strike early season Gold

DUNDAS, ON — Peach Martini delivered a commanding performance at Flamboro Downs on Friday night to kick off the two-year-old trotting fillies' Gold Series season. With Oakville, ON resident Rick Zeron in the race bike, Peach Martini eased away from Post 2 into fifth spot as Some Like It Hot led the Gold Elimination field

2010-07-15T00:00:00-04:00July 15, 2010|

Grassroots winners dominate rivals at Grand River

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway fans witnessed a trio of commanding performances by two-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday evening, as the winners of all three $24,000 Grassroots events controlled the race from start to finish. Kicking off the freshman trotting filly Grassroots season was Here Comes Jenny who started from Post 2 and laid

2010-07-15T00:00:00-04:00July 15, 2010|

Mystician rocks up inside to 1:52.1 Gold Final victory

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes fans were expecting speed during Thursday's $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack, and the two-year-old pacing colts did not disappoint. With a 1:52.3 clocking in his elimination victory, Mohawk fans sent Lyons Elite off as their top choice from Post 1. From Post 3, 1:53.4 elimination winner Bullet Speed

2010-07-15T00:00:00-04:00July 15, 2010|

Mr. OSS earns pair of Grassroots wins in Sarnia

SARNIA, ON — The path to the winner's circle at Hiawatha Horse Park was not smooth for two-year-old trotting colt Daylon Magician, but once he arrived the view was sparkling as the youngster recorded the fastest mile of four Grassroots divisions. Starting from Post 1 with veteran reinsman Dave "Mr. OSS" Wall in the race

2010-07-15T00:00:00-04:00July 15, 2010|

Village Janus two-for-two after Grassroots win

DRESDEN, ON — Village Janus rocketed around the Dresden Raceway oval on Wednesday evening to the fastest clocking of the four $24,000 Grassroots divisions. In rein to Don Rankin Jr., the two-year-old pacing filly eased away from Post 5 and settled into fifth as Look Cheap and Pockets Of Gold vied for top spot heading

2010-07-15T00:00:00-04:00July 15, 2010|

Ritchie hoping to solve Post 10 puzzle Monday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Post 10 at Mohawk Racetrack is no trainer's idea of a picnic, but if that's where fate lands you, as it did two-year-old trotting colt Plato in Monday's $130,000 Gold Final, Trevor Ritchie is not a bad guy to have in the race bike. Ritchie has engineered more than one big event

2010-07-14T00:00:00-04:00July 14, 2010|

Laidback approach propels colt into Grassroots

CLINTON, ON — Tornado Touchdown's connections are hoping the two-year-old pacing colt delivers a credible performance in Grassroots action at Clinton Raceway on Sunday afternoon, but the advent of the stakes season will not impact the their overall approach to his education. "He's been a good colt, and the owner has been a lot of

2010-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2010|

Zeron hopes Peach Martini pays off for partners

DUNDAS, ON — Although two-year-old trotting filly Peach Martini's early days in Rick Zeron's stable were anything but "peachy", the Oakville, ON resident says everything fell into place for the youngster two months ago and he is expecting a quality performance from her in Friday's Gold Elimination at Flamboro Downs. "She was a little finicky

2010-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2010|

Modern Connection roars to Gold Final victory in Elora

ELORA, ON — Monday's $130,000 Gold Final at Grand River Raceway saw driver Doug McNair opt for a radically different strategy than he used to guide Modern Connection into the winner's circle last week, but it proved to be the right decision as the Guelph, ON native and his two-year-old mount sprinted home to a

2010-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2010|

Buckhams Bay posts impressive elimination win

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Regally bred Buckhams Bay captured the fastest of three $40,000 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. In rein to Jacques Hebert, the son of Ken Warkentin and Merles Image sprinted away from Post 2 and faced fierce pressure from start to finish, first from Bruce The Brave and then Max