INNISFIL, ON — When Blue Ribbon Beauty arrives at Georgian Downs for Tuesday's Grassroots event, the three-year-old trotting filly should be able to pick out her saddle pad without any help from trainer Rob Fellows. For the third straight week the filly will sport the yellow saddle pad that signifies Post 6, and Fellows is

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs fans will be treated to some of the finest racing in the province over the next two weeks, and this Sunday's Gold Eliminations for the three-year-old trotting fillies and two-year-old pacing colts are among the highlights. Hoping to earn her second Gold Elimination trophy in Sunday's tenth race is sophomore

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Heading into Sunday's $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack, trainer James "Friday" Dean is feeling pretty relaxed. The virus that plagued his barn in June and July has been banished, and his heavy hitters have returned to the plate swinging for the stands. "I think we got the virus the heck out

WOODSTOCK, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing fillies will kick off Woodstock Raceway's 2007 Ontario Sires Stakes schedule this Saturday, Aug. 11 with six Grassroots divisions worth a total of $107,918. Putnam resident Scott McNiven will harness Amchabec from Post 5 in the tenth race and the veteran conditioner is hoping the mid-gate post will

DUNDAS, ON — Tymal Cameron powered to the fastest win in nine Grassroots battles at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday evening, stopping the clock in 1:54.2 in the first race. The three-year-old pacing colt and driver Trevor Henry sat contentedly in third as pacesetter Three Cents rolled through fractions of :27.4, :57.3 and 1:25.3. Heading by

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Trainer Rousell Mackenzie is casting Friday's two-year-old trotting colt Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack as a case of brains versus brawn. Mackenzie will harness elimination winner B Strike Three from Post 1 in the $130,000 final and the Elora resident says what the Striking Sahbra son lacks in stature, he more than

SARNIA, ON — When Hiawatha Horse Park raises the curtain on its 2007 Ontario Sires Stakes schedule this Saturday, trainer Brian Maguire hopes Twin B Decalf can step into a starring role in the three-year-old trotting colt Grassroots performance. Maguire and his partners Gordon and Jacqueline Lewis of Sarnia acquired Twin B Decalf at the

GLOUCESTER, ON — This Friday, Aug. 10, Rideau Carleton Raceway fans will witness a first in the history of the Ontario Sires Stakes program. With only nine three-year-old pacing fillies entered for last week's Gold Elimination, the race was cancelled, all nine fillies were entered in this Friday's Gold Final, and the money allocated to

FRASERVILLE, ON — How fast can they go? That is the question Ontario Sires Stakes fans are asking after watching the two-year-old trotting fillies lower the Ontario Sires Stakes record for the second straight week at Kawartha Downs. Heading into Tuesday's $130,000 Gold Final, trainer Carl Jamieson said Torch had loafed through the later stages

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's three-year-old trotting colts will hit the midpoint in their Gold Series campaign at Flamboro Downs on Friday evening, and so far, Snazzy Hot Rod has had the kind of season trainer's have nightmares about. After an encouraging pair of seconds in his first two starts, Snazzy Hot Rod made an unfortunate