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2008-05-14T00:00:00-04:00May 14, 2008|

Feels Like Magic light on her feet this season

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — She was impressive in her Gold Elimination win last weekend, and ranks among the favourites in this Sunday's $120,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack, but trainer Kevin O'Reilly admits that last season Feels Like Magic was a bit of a klutz. "She was just clumsy, there's no other way to say it,"

2008-05-12T00:00:00-04:00May 12, 2008|

Feels Like Magic impressive in Gold Elimination win

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Somebody To Love and Its My Time wrapped up their two-year-old season with second and third-place finishes against North America's best, and the trotting lasses have bounced right back to form in their sophomore debuts, scoring solid victories in Gold Elimination action at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening. Somebody To Love opened

2008-05-07T00:00:00-04:00May 7, 2008|

Random Solution kicks off OSS season this Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When Random Solution strides onto Mohawk Racetrack this Sunday, May 11, the three-year-old trotting filly will kick off the most eagerly anticipated Ontario Sires Stakes season in recent memory. Harness racing fans have been buzzing about this year's crop of three-year-olds since pacing colt Somebeachsomewhere set a world record in last summer's

2007-12-02T00:00:00-05:00December 2, 2007|

Henry brothers sweep provincial trainer and driver awards

TORONTO, ON — With their commanding victories in the Ontario Sires Stakes trainer and driver standings, Arthur residents Wayne and Trevor Henry are carrying on the winning tradition established by their father Ross Henry over a decade ago. A five time winner of the Johnston Cup award as the provincial program's leading trainer, Ross Henry

2007-11-27T00:00:00-05:00November 27, 2007|

Go Get Her earns first victory in last OSS event of the year

FRASERVILLE, ON — Battling against wintry weather and a track rated four seconds slower than normal, two-year-old pacing filly Go Get Her logged the fastest win of two Trillium Series divisions at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday afternoon. With veteran reinsman Mario Baillargeon in the race bike, Go Get Her floated off the starting gate in

2007-11-23T00:00:00-05:00November 23, 2007|

Whatta Hotty and Random Solution earn Trillium trophies

DUNDAS, ON — Locally owned fillies had a tight grip on the key to the winner's circle at Flamboro Downs on Friday evening as the Trillium Series wrapped up with a pair of $37,419 divisions. Whatta Hotty and Dundas resident Garrett Whelan delivered an impressive effort in the first two-year-old trotting filly Trillium skirmish, overcoming

2007-11-22T00:00:00-05:00November 22, 2007|

Local filly hopes to recapture early season magic Tuesday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Southwind Piaya makes her final start of the season in one of two Trillium Series divisions at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday, and trainer William "Jesse" James is hoping the two-year-old pacing filly bounces back to the early season form that saw her hit the top three in every one of her first

2007-11-20T00:00:00-05:00November 20, 2007|

Whatta Hotty aiming for third Trillium trophy at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's exciting two-year-old trotting fillies wrap up their provincial stakes season at Flamboro Downs on Friday evening in a pair of $37,419 Trillium Series divisions. Whatta Hotty and driver Garrett Whelan will be looking to capture their third straight Trillium win from Post 5 in the first split, but Terry Devos says

2007-11-18T00:00:00-05:00November 18, 2007|

Kingfishers Gypsy sweeps to Trillium victory in Innisfil

INNISFIL, ON — Kingfishers Gypsy took advantage of some hot early fractions to sweep down the Georgian Downs stretch and capture her first Trillium Series victory on Saturday evening. Starting from Post 8, Michael Whelan eased the two-year-old pacing filly off the starting gate and was sitting at the back of the pack as Windsong

2007-11-17T00:00:00-05:00November 17, 2007|

Delphic delivers in Trillium Series action at Rideau

GLOUCESTER, ON — Super Final champion Delphic scored her third straight victory in Trillium Series action at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday evening. With Gord Brown in the race bike, the two-year-old trotting filly tucked in behind pacesetter Arbor Hanover through fractions of :30.2 and 1:01.1. Heading for the 1:32 three-quarters the veteran reinsman tipped