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2009-07-29T00:00:00-04:00July 29, 2009|

RM Rubicon hoping to beat the odds in Clinton Sunday

CLINTON, ON — With his second straight Post 7 assignment, the odds are stacked against three-year-old pacing colt RM Rubicon in Sunday's Grassroots event at Clinton Raceway, but then oddsmakers would never have predicted that the gelding would even start in the Ontario Sires Stakes program after a serious injury paralysed his tongue and lower

2009-07-28T00:00:00-04:00July 28, 2009|

Nine sophomore fillies advance directly to Gold Final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Nine 3-year-old filly pacers were entered this morning (Tuesday) for the OSS Gold Elimination scheduled to be contested on August 1st at Mohawk Racetrack. The OSS rules state that if there are not more horses entered in the elimination than can compete in the Final, the elimination will be cancelled and all

2009-07-28T00:00:00-04:00July 28, 2009|

Pointe Of Honour hoping his luck is about to change

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Three-year-old trotting colt Pointe Of Honour has such dismal luck that trainer Paula Wellwood's expectations for his 2009 Ontario Sires Stakes debut at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday are so low as to be non-existent. "I hope we have better luck, but I can honestly say I won't be surprised if something does

2009-07-28T00:00:00-04:00July 28, 2009|

Trotting filly is dreaming of Gold Series success

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — With reigning Gold Final champion Elusive Desire carrying the Ontario flag to New Jersey this weekend, a number of Grassroots fillies have opted to make the leap into Gold Series competition at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday. Ted MacDonnell is taking full advantage of the division heavyweight's absence, securing her regular driver Paul

2009-07-23T00:00:00-04:00July 23, 2009|

Ja El Express battles to Gold Final victory

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ja El Express added a Gold Final trophy to his collection at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday night, capturing his third straight win and budging trainer Jeff Gillis's excitement level a little higher than the cautious label he assigned it at the start of the Gold Series. After using a front end strategy

2009-07-22T00:00:00-04:00July 22, 2009|

Scotty Doesnt Know claims Grassroots victory in Innisfil

INNISFIL, ON — Scotty Doesnt Know cruised to the fastest win of six Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening, reaching the finish five lengths ahead of his two-year-old trotting colt peers in 2:00.3. Starting from Post 4 with Hall of Fame horseman Ron Waples in the bike, Scotty Doesnt Know followed L M

2009-07-20T00:00:00-04:00July 20, 2009|

Pacing filly helps Doug McNair realise a dream

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Young reinsman Doug McNair reached another milestone in his driving career on Monday night at Mohawk Racetrack, claiming a Gold Final victory with two-year-old pacing filly Tiz To Dream. The youthful pair started from Post 2 in the $130,000 Gold Final and had clear sailing to the front when fan favourite Windsong

2009-07-20T00:00:00-04:00July 20, 2009|

Ritchie and Sooner Than Later hang on for Gold Final win

ELORA, ON — Acton resident Trevor Ritchie is counting his lucky stars this evening that the finish line at Grand River Raceway came sooner, rather than later. The veteran reinsman was aboard fan favourite Sooner Than Later in the two-year-old trotting filly Gold Final at the Elora oval on Monday, and had been sailing along

2009-07-20T00:00:00-04:00July 20, 2009|

Sombrero Hall polishing his manners for Thursday’s final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting colts return to Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday for the first $130,000 Gold Final of their career, and trainer John Bax is hoping Sombrero Hall can deliver the kind of well mannered performance that helped him navigate through the elimination round. "I was real happy with him. I was

2009-07-19T00:00:00-04:00July 19, 2009|

Canada Cool sizzles to Grassroots victory in Clinton

CLINTON, ON — Canada Cool stepped off an impressive victory in the two-year-old trotting filly Grassroots season opener at Clinton Raceway on Sunday. The Angus Hall miss and trainer Mark Steacy fired out of Post 5 in the third $24,000 Grassroots event, and led the field through fractions of :30.4, 1:01.4 and 1:33 on their