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

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

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

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

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

CLINTON, ON — Lucky Herb found his way to the winner's circle for the first time on Sunday afternoon at Clinton Raceway, and recorded the quickest mile of six Grassroots divisions getting there. In his five previous starts, two of them at the Gold Series level, Lucky Herb had been a consistent cheque earner, but

HANOVER, ON — Valley Courtney maintained her hold on top spot in the three-year-old trotting filly point race, and stablemate Grammy Hall chalked up her first provincial victory at Hanover Raceway on Saturday evening to give driver Stephen Byron and trainer John Bax the Grassroots double. Valley Courtney delivered an impressive come from behind effort

SUDBURY, ON — Call Me Yours extended her Grassroots win streak to three and jumped to the top of the three-year-old pacing filly point standings with an effortless front end victory at Sudbury Downs on Saturday evening. In rein to Chelmsford resident Paul MacLean, Call Me Yours accelerated off the starting gate from Post 1

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rain did not dampen the sparkle of two-year-old pacing filly St Lads Popcorn as she cruised to her fifth straight victory, and her third over the Rideau Carleton Raceway oval, on Friday night in the capital city. St Lads Popcorn was able to sit off the pace for the opening stages of

CLINTON, ON — When Neighsayer makes his Grassroots debut at Clinton Raceway on Sunday afternoon, it will be a bittersweet moment for the two-year-old pacing gelding's owners. Bud Sinclair, Lindsey De Block and Dr. Norman Amos selected the colt at last fall's Canadian Open Yearling Sale, but 85 year old Amos passed away six weeks