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2008-09-21T00:00:00-04:00September 21, 2008|

Define The World coasts to Gold Elimination triumph

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Heading in to Sunday's Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack, trainer John Bax said Define The World had been pretty full of himself in recent weeks, and the three-year-old trotter proved that his self confidence was not misplaced with an impressive victory in the first $40,000 skirmish. With regular reinsman Paul MacDonell at

2008-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20, 2008|

Henry breezes to pair of Trillium wins in Innisfil

INNISFIL, ON — Wayne Henry has led all trainers in the Ontario Sires Stakes program for the past two seasons, and the Arthur resident demonstrated the reason for his success with a pair of Trillium Series victories at Georgian Downs on Saturday night. Following in the footsteps of his father Ross Henry — a five-time

2008-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20, 2008|

Chancey Lady rebounds to claim third Gold Final crown

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack fans gave the edge to rival Im Just Special, but three-year-old pacing filly Chancey Lady proved that she is back on form Saturday night with an impressive performance to claim her third Gold Final title of the season. Starting from Post 7, driver Mike Saftic allowed Chancey Lady to coast

2008-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2008|

St Lads Popcorn refuses to relinquish Gold Final crown

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes sweetheart St Lads Popcorn kept a firm hold on her Gold Final crown with an impressive 1:52.3 victory in Friday's $120,000 battle at Mohawk Racetrack. After Shacked Up brought the filly's win streak to a halt in last week's elimination round, even trainer Jack Darling wondered if St Lads

2008-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2008|

Whatta Hotty aiming to keep her cool in Gold Final

DUNDAS, ON — Whatta Hotty's path to the winner's circle was far longer than her connections expected, but as the three-year-old trotting fillies head back to Flamboro Downs for their second last Gold Final on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the filly's elimination win has cemented her as one of the favourites in the $120,000 contest. "That

2008-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2008|

Michael Whelan guides fillies to Grassroots success

DUNDAS, ON — Dundas resident Michael Whelan scored a Grassroots driving double at Flamboro Downs on Thursday evening, piloting three-year-old pacing fillies Dreamfair Shannie and Greek Beach to victory in the last two $20,000 divisions. Awarded the advantageous Post 1 in the draw, Whelan put Dreamfair Shannie's quick early speed to good use, reaching the

2008-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2008|

Race for the post season heats up in trotting filly ranks

INNISFIL, ON — Georgian Downs will wrap up a spectacular season of Ontario Sires Stakes action on Tuesday, Sept. 23 with five Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting fillies. A total of $100,000 will be on the line, along with valuable Grassroots points as the fillies battle for a berth in the post season. Among

2008-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17, 2008|

Define The World hoping to stretch his wings

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — He heads to Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday as the reigning Gold Final champion, but there is more at stake for three-year-old trotter Define The World than another piece of Gold Series hardware. "The owner is toying with the idea of supplementing him to the Kentucky Futurity," explains trainer John Bax. "Depending on

2008-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17, 2008|

Trillium Series is continuing education for Lunar Stream

INNISFIL, ON — Heading into Saturday's Trillium Series event at Georgian Downs, two-year-old trotting filly Lunar Stream is looking to expand her education and gain some confidence in her ability. The daughter of Kadabra and $147,027 winner Limitless Sky has been steady and consistent through her first seven starts, but so far all she has

2008-09-16T00:00:00-04:00September 16, 2008|

Mohawk serves fans an OSS feast on Saturday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Chancey Lady will be looking to defend her Gold Final title at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night, but trainer John Pentland says the three-year-old pacing filly might still be a week or two short of her best effort after missing five weeks due to sickness. "She was sick, she was really sick,"