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2008-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2008|

Aristocratic sons of No Pan Intended dominate at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Freshman sons of No Pan Intended formed an exclusive club at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening, crowding into the winner's circle after all three $40,000 Gold Eliminations. OK Boromir kicked off the sweep by sons of the second year sire with a confident front end performance for driver Gene Piroski. The pair

2008-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2008|

Trainer hopes reformed bully will be a model OSS performer

DUNDAS, ON — A hotbed of activity for two-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes action, Flamboro Downs hosts its third freshman division in less than a week when the novice trotting colts roll into town on Wednesday, July 16 for their Grassroots debut. Maytorious will jump straight into provincial competition from a June 30 qualifier, but trainer

2008-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2008|

Cambridge resident scores pair of Gold Elimination wins

DUNDAS, ON — An accident in the second of three Gold Eliminations at Flamboro Downs clouded the otherwise impressive debut of the province's top two-year-old pacing fillies on Friday evening. Carl and Jody Jamieson opened the freshman Ontario Sires Stakes season with a victory in the first $40,000 elimination, teaming up to land Windsong Filou

2008-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10, 2008|

Kawartha final stop on owner’s four day OSS tour

FRASERVILLE, ON — Harness racing fans will get their first glimpse of Ontario's two-year-old trotting colt crop on Tuesday, July 15 at Kawartha Downs, as the freshmen make their Ontario Sires Stakes debut in three $40,000 Gold Eliminations. Tuesday's event will cap off four action-packed days of provincial competition for Oshawa resident Harry Locke, who

2008-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10, 2008|

Sweet Calypso ready for Grassroots debut Monday

ELORA, ON — Monday, July 14 marks the second event in an exciting month of Ontario Sires Stakes action at Grand River Raceway. On the heels of a track record performance by sophomore pacing filly Shake That Junk, the Elora oval will play host to the debuts of 37 talented two-year-old pacing fillies in five

2008-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9, 2008|

Freshman colts will lock horns in season opener Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Rene Bourassa's two-year-old pacing colt has already won a race, but heading into the Gold Series season opener at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday the Fergus horseman is worried that L H Remachable will not be good enough to stand among the best in Ontario this summer. "At this time of year it's

2008-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9, 2008|

Novice trotters to test Gold Series waters Sunday

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs will be the first testing grounds for 33 of Ontario's most talented two-year-old trotting fillies as they gather this Sunday, July 13 for their Gold Series debut. It will be the second opportunity for Flamboro Downs fans to see the freshman trotting fillies in action; the youngsters opened their stakes

2008-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8, 2008|

Trotting fillies heading to Sudbury for Trillium Series

SUDBURY, ON — Sudbury Downs opens its 2008 Ontario Sires Stakes season this Saturday, July 12 with a pair of $35,273 Trillium Series divisions for the three-year-old trotting fillies. A total of 18 fillies will battle in their first sophomore Trillium event, three of them hailing from the barn of trotting specialist John Bax. Fortune

2008-07-06T00:00:00-04:00July 6, 2008|

Golden Genes Hall sharp in Grassroots win at Dresden

DRESDEN, ON — Flawless blue skies and talented three-year-old trotting colts delivered a near perfect afternoon of racing to Dresden Raceway fans on Sunday. The sophomore trotting colts rolled into Dresden keen to renew their Grassroots rivalries in seven $20,000 divisions, the third event of six on their schedule this season. Golden Genes Hall stepped

2008-07-06T00:00:00-04:00July 6, 2008|

Cambridge resident’s bargain filly ready for OSS debut

DUNDAS, ON — Last fall Jack Darling told countless people to have a look at St Lads Popcorn before she stepped into the ring at the Forest City Yearling Sale, but when the daughter of Twin B Champ stalked into the arena bidding was sluggish, and Darling was able to scoop her up for a