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2009-10-17T00:00:00-04:00October 17, 2009|

Stonebridge Diva battles to fifth Grassroots victory

INNISFIL, ON — Grassroots division leader Stonebridge Diva fought her way to a flawless record in regular season action with a narrow victory at Georgian Downs on Friday evening. The three-year-old trotting filly and driver Kevin Wallis charged off the Georgian Downs starting gate from Post 8 and reached the opening quarter in :28.3. The

2009-10-14T00:00:00-04:00October 14, 2009|

Freshman fillies put on a show for Flamboro fans

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs fans were treated to five outstanding performances from the two-year-old pacing fillies in their last regular season Grassroots event on Wednesday afternoon. Four of the five $24,000 divisions were decided by less than one length, starting with the lightly rated EL Miss Aces, who got a neck in front of

2009-10-13T00:00:00-04:00October 13, 2009|

Northern Kitti finishes regular season in top form

FRASERVILLE, ON — Northern Kitti delivered the sharpest effort of the four two-year-old trotting filly Grassroots divisions hosted by Kawartha Downs on Tuesday afternoon. The Dan Creighton trainee controlled the fourth $24,000 division from start to finish, accelerating away from Post 2 to a :29.3 opening quarter and carrying on through a 1:00 half, a

2009-10-13T00:00:00-04:00October 13, 2009|

Sinclair hopes Windsong Felicity is her old self Friday

INNISFIL, ON — Friday night's three-year-old trotting filly Grassroots event at Georgian Downs is a make or break affair for a number of youngsters hoping to make a last minute leap into the post season. Among the hopefuls is local filly Windsong Felicity, who is ranked twenty-third in the division standings with a total of

2009-10-13T00:00:00-04:00October 13, 2009|

Little Man giving long time owners a little fun

LONDON, ON — Little Man has not enjoyed a great deal of luck in the Grassroots program this season, but that has not prevented Brian Lee from enjoying the experience of campaigning his first Ontario Sires Stakes starter. "He's the first horse I've ever had that was able to race in the OSS," says the

2009-10-12T00:00:00-04:00October 12, 2009|

Good Bad Lucky wraps up season on perfect note

LONDON, ON — Good Bad Lucky wrapped up the Grassroots regular season with a perfect record, scoring his third win in three starts at Western Fair Raceway on Monday afternoon. The two-year-old pacing colt and Woodstock resident Brad Forward cruised away from the starting gate into fourth spot on the rail as High Net Worth

2009-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2009|

Elusive Desire cruises to second Gold Final victory

FRASERVILLE, ON — Kawartha Downs fans decided to overlook last week's runner-up effort and place their faith squarely on Elusive Desire on Saturday, and the three-year-old trotting filly did not disappoint, touring unchallenged around the Fraserville oval to her second Gold Final victory. With Oshawa native Paul MacDonell in the race bike, Elusive Desire trotted

2009-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2009|

Freshman fillies wrap up Grassroots season at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's two-year-old pacing fillies wrap up their Grassroots season at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday afternoon, and trainer Lowell Brown is hoping Jenna Casimir has better luck over her local oval than she did in her first Grassroots test. "I tried her in the Grassroots at Woodstock," recalls the Brantford resident. "She had

2009-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2009|

Haul Away and Ideal Race triumph in Toronto

TORONTO, ON — Standardbred racing does not get much more exciting than it was on Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack when the province's top two and three-year-old pacing colts squared off in Gold Final action. In the two-year-old pacing colt Gold Final, fan favourite Grin For Money sprinted away from the outside Post 10 to

2009-10-09T00:00:00-04:00October 9, 2009|

Small but mighty Shacked Up victorious in Gold Final

TORONTO, ON — Driver Luc Ouellette was confident that Shacked Up could deliver her second Gold Final title at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday night, and the diminutive pacer did not disappoint Ouellette or the fans who sent her off their top choice in the $130,000 skirmish. In spite of sloppy conditions that left the racing