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2007-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10, 2007|

Nadhazi stays low key as Matriarch heads into Gold Final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Just two weeks after stepping onto the track for the first time this season, three-year-old trotting filly Matriarch heads back to Mohawk Racetrack as one of the early favourites for Friday's $130,000 Gold Final. "I was hoping to have her ready sooner, but she had a little setback in the spring," explains

2007-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9, 2007|

Fallon Seelster hoping for hometown advantage Thursday

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes excitement swings into the nation's capital on Thursday with five Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting fillies, and Spencerville resident Jason Gilchrist hopes the move to Rideau Carleton Raceway's five-eighths mile oval results in a solid outing for Fallon Seelster. "She can't get around a half-mile track very good,

2007-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9, 2007|

Yankee Butter hoping for smooth sailing Friday

ELORA, ON — On Friday, July 13 Grand River Raceway raises the curtain on an exceptional month of Ontario Sires Stakes action with eight Grassroots divisions for the gifted three-year-old pacing fillies. With one second and one third in the first two Grassroots events of the season, Yankee Butter currently sits sixteenth in the race

2007-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8, 2007|

Sergei Seelster wins third straight Gold contest Saturday

INNISFIL, ON — Sophomore pacing colt Sergei Seelster moved one step closer to defending his Gold Final title with an impressive come from behind victory in Gold Elimination action at Georgian Downs on Saturday evening. In rein to Brad Forward, the Rustler Hanover son eased off the starting gate from Post 4 and was sitting

2007-07-07T00:00:00-04:00July 7, 2007|

Matriarch scores Gold win in first sophomore start

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Last season Matriarch tantalised Acton resident Ted Nadhazi with flashes of brilliance, and on Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack the three-year-old filly finally delivered the goods, trotting to an impressive victory in the first of three $39,963 Gold Eliminations. Win R Takes All and Aaron Byron kicked off the evening with a

2007-07-07T00:00:00-04:00July 7, 2007|

Mount Forest colt primed for Grassroots action in Hanover

HANOVER, ON — Sixty-five of Ontario's most talented three-year-old trotting colts will hijack Hanover Raceway's program this Wednesday, July 11 as they compete in nine Grassroots divisions worth a total of $135,000. Hoping to deliver another top performance in the second Grassroots event of the season is local trotter Summerhill Duke, a 2:01.4 winner in

2007-07-04T00:00:00-04:00July 4, 2007|

Regally bred youngster makes his OSS debut Saturday

INNISFIL, ON — Georgian Downs fans will witness a small slice of history on Saturday night when the half-brother to multi-millionaire Invitro makes his Ontario Sires Stakes debut in the second of three Gold Series Eliminations. "He's a lot like his sister. He's well gaited, he likes to race, he's well mannered," says Gord Irwin,

2007-07-03T00:00:00-04:00July 3, 2007|

Caught My Eye returns to Mohawk off pair of big miles

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Heading into Friday's Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack off a pair of impressive victories at Georgian Downs, Frank O'Reilly is confident his three-year-old trotting filly Caught My Eye has got her groove back. "She just took a while to get into the groove," says the trainer. "When she headed to Barrie, I

2007-07-03T00:00:00-04:00July 3, 2007|

Laddie delivers another gritty effort to grab OSS Gold

FRASERVILLE, ON — Angus Hall sons, led by elimination winner Laddie, swept the top three positions in the sophomore trotting colt Gold Final at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday evening. In what has become their stock in trade, Laddie and driver Paul MacDonell delivered an impressive come from behind effort to claim the one length victory,

2007-07-02T00:00:00-04:00July 2, 2007|

Milliondollarsmile gets lucky at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Country entertainer Charlie Major delivered a Canada Day concert at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening and his song �Feelin' Kinda Lucky Tonight' could have been the theme song for three-year-old pacing filly Milliondollarsmile, who captured her first Gold Series victory with a track and Ontario Sires Stakes record performance. The Million Dollar