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2010-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2010|

Cross Of Lorraine sparkles on Gold Rush Night

INNISFIL, ON — Cross Of Lorraine mined another Ontario Sires Stakes record on Saturday night during Georgian Downs' $1 million Gold Rush celebrations. The three-year-old trotting filly was simply outstanding as she led the field of nine Gold Finalists through fractions of :27, :56.2 and 1:24.4 before pulling away in the stretch to a three

2010-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9, 2010|

Pacing colts meet expectations at Mohawk Thursday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Three impressive miles at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening proved that the early season excitement about this year's two-year-old pacing colt crop had been richly deserved. Raising the curtain on their hotly anticipated Ontario Sires Stakes season, the colts in the first $40,000 Gold Elimination powered around the Campbellville oval in 1:53,

2010-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9, 2010|

Spare Time Vegas rolling the dice a third time in Dresden

DRESDEN, ON — Two-year-old pacing filly Spare Time Vegas makes her third start at Dresden Raceway on Wednesday, July 14 in one of four Grassroots divisions, and trainer Darryl Laver is hoping the Scottish proverb "the third time's lucky " holds true. "I've raced her twice at Dresden, and she made a break in the

2010-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9, 2010|

Freshman trotting filly hoping to charm Grand River fans

ELORA, ON — On Wednesday, July 14 Grand River Raceway will host its second Ontario Sires Stakes event of the week, as the two-year-old trotting fillies kick off their Grassroots season with three $24,000 divisions. Enchantment will make her first lifetime start from Post 7 in the first division, and trainer William Companion hopes the

2010-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8, 2010|

Sauble Joyce looking to prove she’s more than lucky

ELORA, ON — There is a sports adage that says, "you have to be good to be lucky and lucky to be good" and that was certainly the case for two-year-old pacing filly Sauble Joyce in last week's Gold Eliminations at Grand River Raceway. The Million Dollar Cam daughter encountered a bevy of racing luck

2010-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8, 2010|

Baillargeon expects trotting colts to show their speed Monday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — In order to race in Monday's Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack, a two-year-old trotting colt was required to qualify or race in 2:05 or faster over a seventh-eighths mile oval. Over a five-eighths mile surface the requirement is 2:06, and over a half-mile track it is 2:09. Most of the 25 entrants

2010-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8, 2010|

Maddening colt hoping for Grassroots success at his local oval

OTTAWA, ON — Heading into Sunday's Grassroots event at Rideau Carleton Raceway, three-year-old trotting colt Alltheway Abra is riding a three race win streak, a fact that trainer-driver Jason Gilchrist regards as nothing short of miraculous. "At two he didn't want to trot at all, and this year training down he was the next thing

2010-07-07T00:00:00-04:00July 7, 2010|

Georgian Downs awash in Gold this Saturday

INNISFIL, ON — Georgian Downs fans, owners, trainers and drivers will all be rushing for riches on Saturday night as the Innisfil oval hosts its annual Gold Rush event, featuring a total purse of $1 million and the potential for one lucky race-goer to take home a $100,000 prize. Fans that can tear themselves away

2010-07-06T00:00:00-04:00July 6, 2010|

Freshman OSS season gets under way at Grand River Raceway

ELORA, ON — A pair of lightly regarded homebreds with half-mile track savvy were the first two-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes winners of the 2010 season on Monday night, competing in a pair of $40,000 Gold Eliminations at Grand River Raceway. The two-year-old pacing fillies raised the curtain on the Elora oval's Monday evening program, and

2010-07-05T00:00:00-04:00July 5, 2010|

Test time for Ontario’s freshman pacing colts Thursday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The buzz about this season's two-year-old pacing colt crop began in mid June when the youngsters started to appear in qualifying action across the province, and the hum will grow to a fever pitch this Thursday, July 8 when Mohawk Racetrack hosts 22 of the talented young pacers in a trio of