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2007-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2007|

Shake That Junk crowned OSS queen in Elora

ELORA, ON — Shake That Junk waltzed into the winner's circle at Grand River Raceway on Monday afternoon with an impressive 1:57.1 victory in the two-year-old pacing filly Gold Final. With part-owner Jody Jamieson in the race bike, Shake That Junk started from Post 1 but was out-hustled off the starting gate and landed in

2007-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2007|

Windsong Erica shines in Dresden homecoming

DRESDEN, ON — Familiar surroundings and a stand-out performance propelled Windsong Erica to a Grassroots victory at Dresden Raceway on Monday afternoon. Racing at the track where part-owner Malcolm MacPhail introduced her to the world of racing, the two-year-old trotting filly delivered an impressive effort to score a seven and a half length victory in

2007-08-05T00:00:00-04:00August 5, 2007|

Domitian Hanover captures first 2007 Gold Series victory

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack fans got a full serving of thrills for their dollar on Sunday evening as the three-year-old pacing colts battled in Gold Elimination action. All three of the $43,143 Gold Eliminations were decided by less than one length, and in the second split the margin between the third and fourth horses

2007-08-05T00:00:00-04:00August 5, 2007|

Maples Lucky Boy moves to head of the trotting colt field

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's freshman trotting colts put on an impressive show for Flamboro Downs fans on Sunday evening, with Miguel Duhamel ringing in with the sharpest mile of the three $33,578 Grassroots divisions. In rein to Torgeir Hagmann, Miguel Duhamel landed third on the rail as George Daniel led the colts to a :29.4

2007-08-05T00:00:00-04:00August 5, 2007|

Taylor picks up win and second in Grassroots action

CLINTON, ON — Clinton resident Paul Taylor had a successful afternoon at the office on Sunday, winning one two-year-old pacing filly Grassroots division at Clinton Raceway and finishing second in another. Taylor harnessed Tennessee Starlit in the sixth of seven $15,168 Grassroots divisions on the Sunday matinee and the Mach Three daughter delivered a gritty

2007-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2007|

Freshman trotting colts shake things up at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Front end control was the ticket to the winner's circle for Ontario's top two-year-old trotting colts on Thursday evening, as all three Gold Elimination winners employed front end tactics to sail around the Mohawk Racetrack oval and into next week's $130,000 Gold Final. Pizzazzed posted the quickest of the three $38,182 eliminations,

2007-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2007|

Colts hope opportunity knocks at Flamboro Wednesday

DUNDAS, ON — When the three-year-old pacing colts arrive at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday, Aug. 8 for their third Grassroots event, trainer Gaetan Hebert is hoping Whitesand Raider can relax and deliver a solid effort over his hometown oval. "He's a funny nervous horse," explains the Waterdown resident. "But he likes Flamboro, that's where I

2007-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2007|

Record keepers on high alert as fillies return to Kawartha

FRASERVILLE, ON — Ontario's remarkable two-year-old trotting fillies head back to Kawartha Downs on Tuesday, Aug. 7 and Peterborough fans are eagerly awaiting the encore performance to last Tuesday's record setting elimination round. "It's very tough," says trainer-driver Jason Gilchrist of this year's freshman trotting filly division. "I have three three-year-old trotting colts that can't

2007-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2007|

Jamieson wins some, loses some in post position draw

ELORA, ON — Looking at the post position draw for Grand River Raceway's Civic Holiday Monday matinee was a good news, bad news experience for trainer Carl Jamieson. On the up side, his two entrants in the $300,000 Battle of Waterloo Final, freshman pacing colts Keep In Control and Samurai Seelster, drew Posts 2 and

2007-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2007|

Hard luck colt makes his Sires Stakes debut this Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Gary Kingshott would love to see Transcending capture his Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday, but after the roller coaster ride the three-year-old pacing colt has taken him on over the last six months, just watching the Grinfromeartoear son take his place on the starting gate among Ontario's best may be