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2008-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9, 2008|

Jamieson hopes colts find their niche in Grassroots

WOODSTOCK, ON — This Saturday afternoon Carl Jamieson will make the 10 minute drive from his Princeton farm to Woodstock Raceway with a pair of two-year-old pacing colts, and the veteran horseman is hoping Riopelle and Western Heart are ready to make their presence felt on the Grassroots circuit. Both colts started their season at

2008-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9, 2008|

Milton resident hopes filly is poised for late season surge

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When Windsong Eva rolls off the gate from Post 2 in her Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night, it will come as a relief to trainer Bill Cass, who was starting to think poor posts in Ontario Sires Stakes action were a genetic flaw. "We have her brother, Windsong Cruiser,"

2008-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9, 2008|

Giddy Up Lucky lands second Grassroots prize

INNISFIL, ON — Impressive in overnight action at Georgian Downs last Tuesday, Giddy Up Lucky delivered an equally stirring performance this week to claim his second Grassroots trophy and make a leap up the three-year-old pacing colt division standings. Stepping off the starting gate from Post 4 in Tuesday's second race, Giddy Up Lucky took

2008-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9, 2008|

Rose Seelster hunting for her first win on Friday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Rose Seelster has not missed a Gold Final this season, but trainer John Kopas describes the two-year-old pacing filly as a late bloomer and feels she is just rounding into form for Friday's Gold Series Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack. "She was a nice filly to work with, but she was kind of

2008-09-08T00:00:00-04:00September 8, 2008|

Arthur residents lose sleep as filly struggles with virus

ELORA, ON — Training a two-year-old trotting filly is always a challenge, but this season Arthur residents John and Kathy Cecchin have faced more than the usual dose of frustration with Jayport Cindy, one of 77 young trotters headed to Grand River Raceway for Grassroots action on Friday evening. "She has been fighting a virus

2008-09-08T00:00:00-04:00September 8, 2008|

Consistent Countess Stormont primed for Trillium battle

OTTAWA, ON — In 16 starts this season, Countess Stormont has only missed three cheques, and trainer Norm Jones is hoping the three-year-old trotting miss can extend her steady streak through this Thursday's Trillium Series contest at Rideau Carleton Raceway. "She's got to be a pretty solid 1:56 or 1:57 trotter who can come home

2008-09-07T00:00:00-04:00September 7, 2008|

Pembrook Street scores second straight Grassroots victory

HANOVER, ON — Pembrook Street expanded his lead atop the two-year-old trotting colt Grassroots standings with an impressive victory at Hanover Raceway on Saturday evening. Starting from Post 2 in the fourth $20,000 Grassroots division, Walkerton resident Dale Fritz had Pembrook Street on the lead before the colts reached the :30.1 opening quarter. Two and

2008-09-07T00:00:00-04:00September 7, 2008|

Two different strategies earn Brown same result at Rideau

GLOUCESTER, ON — Gord Brown piloted a pair of two-year-old pacing fillies to victory at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening, earning both fillies their first piece of Grassroots hardware. In the third Grassroots skirmish Brown fired Grin A Peg off the starting gate from Post 6 and had the filly on top by two

2008-09-05T00:00:00-04:00September 5, 2008|

Georgian Downs test a tough one for local pacers

INNISFIL, ON — Box Car Billie and Sportsman will join their three-year-old pacing colt peers at Georgian Downs on Tuesday night for the fifth Grassroots skirmish of the season, but trainer Bruce MacDonald does not think racing over their local oval will serve any advantage after the post position draw handed the geldings a pair

2008-09-02T00:00:00-04:00September 2, 2008|

Outside rail a regular sight for Quality Goods

GLOUCESTER, ON — Fortune has not smiled on two-year-old pacing filly Quality Goods when it comes to post positions, and the Mark Steacy trainee finds herself back out in Post 8 for Sunday's Grassroots event at Rideau Carleton Raceway. The filly scored her best result in four outings last week at Rideau Carleton when she