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2007-11-06T00:00:00-05:00November 6, 2007|

Coleman and Dean trainees ready for $300,000 battles

REXDALE, ON — Woodbine Racetrack will dangle $2.4 million over the finish line on Saturday, Nov. 10, and the province's top two and three-year-old pacers and trotters will battle for a share of the Ontario Sires Stakes purse money in eight season ending Super Finals. Trainers Casie Coleman and James Dean will both harness one

2007-11-05T00:00:00-05:00November 5, 2007|

Trotting fillies deliver Trillium riches to new owners

LONDON, ON — Two new owners earned a quick return on their investment when they acquired a pair of three-year-old trotting fillies entered to compete in Saturday evening's Trillium Series event at Western Fair Raceway. Tymal Farms of Oldcastle offered up a sale topping $80,000 for J M Aggie at the Fall Extravaganza Sale, held

2007-11-05T00:00:00-05:00November 5, 2007|

Arts Diva claims victory in first Trillium Series contest

WINDSOR, ON — Arts Diva cruised to an effortless victory at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening to add a Trillium Series title to her list of freshman season accomplishments. The two-year-old pacing filly and driver Paul MacDonell accelerated off the starting gate from Post 3 and were sitting second when local filly St Lads Seraph,

2007-11-03T00:00:00-04:00November 3, 2007|

Delphic and Whatta Hotty eke out Trillium wins Friday

REXDALE, ON — Both Trillium Series divisions gave Woodbine Racetrack fans a chance to get to their feet on Friday night, as the two-year-old trotting fillies fought down to the wire for a share of the $81,000 provincial purse. In the first split Live In Love gave Toronto fans a glimpse of the hot early

2007-11-01T00:00:00-04:00November 1, 2007|

Andiamonuts makes Trillium debut at Windsor Sunday

WINDSOR, ON — With only four starts under her belt, Andiamonuts may be the least experienced of the two-year-old pacing fillies heading to Windsor Raceway for a $91,096 Trillium Series division on Sunday, but the Astreos daughter is no stranger to the winner's circle. "She's won three of her last four starts, and the one

2007-10-31T00:00:00-04:00October 31, 2007|

Deuce Seelster fails to break a sweat in rich Gold Final

WINDSOR, ON — Deuce Seelster made winning look easy at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday evening, loafing along on the front end to his third Gold Final title. Starting from Post 5 in the field of eight freshman pacing colts, Deuce Seelster accelerated off the starting gate alongside Fun Of The Game and was sitting on

2007-10-30T00:00:00-04:00October 30, 2007|

Mach You And Me grabs Gold Final glory at Georgian

INNISFIL, ON — Mach You And Me's connections have been quietly confident in her abilities all season, and the three-year-old pacing filly finally delivered the win they have been waiting for with her 1:52.2 score at Georgian Downs on Tuesday in the last Gold Final of the campaign. Starting from Post 6, Mach You And

2007-10-30T00:00:00-04:00October 30, 2007|

Trotting filly will start over local oval for new owners

LONDON, ON — Paris Oaks will compete in Trillium Series action at George Cuthbert's hometown oval on Saturday night, but by the time the three-year-old trotting filly goes postward at Western Fair Raceway the Ingersoll resident will no longer own her. "She's in the (Fall Extravaganza) sale on Saturday, so if people buy her they'll

2007-10-30T00:00:00-04:00October 30, 2007|

Good Common Cents will give Woodbine a try Friday

REXDALE, ON — Larry Walker has never raced Good Common Cents over a five-eighths mile oval, so the veteran horseman plans to give the two-year-old trotting filly a spin around Woodbine Racetrack in a Trillium Series event on Friday before she starts a well earned winter vacation. "I was going to stop with her, but

2007-10-29T00:00:00-04:00October 29, 2007|

Carolyn AS sweeps Windsor Gold Series

WINDSOR, ON — In a near replica of her track record setting elimination win last weekend, three-year-old trotting filly Carolyn AS cruised around Windsor Raceway to a 1:56.2 Gold Final victory on Sunday evening. The Striking Sahbra daughter and driver Jack Moiseyev floated out from Post 7 and landed in behind pacesetter J M Aggie,