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2006-09-29T00:00:00-04:00September 29, 2006|

Overeager trotting filly aims for Gold Final Monday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When the two-year-old trotting fillies return to Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening for their last $130,000 Gold Final, driver Jody Jamieson is hoping the residual effects of last week's recall are still working on elimination winner J M Aggie. "After the recall she drove with two fingers. It seemed to rattle her

2006-09-29T00:00:00-04:00September 29, 2006|

Tymal Trinity captures $100,000 Gold Elimination

GLOUCESTER, ON — Tymal Trinity and Daniel Clements donned their wet suits and sloshed around the Rideau Carleton Raceway oval on Thursday evening to claim their first Gold Elimination victory. Over a rain soaked track rated three seconds slower than normal, Tymal Trinity and Clements took quick command of the $101,481 race from Post 1

2006-09-28T00:00:00-04:00September 28, 2006|

Underachieving trotter heads back to Mohawk Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When the two-year-old trotting colts line up behind the gate at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening trainer Chris Beaver does not expect to see Beer Budget among the favourites, in spite of his 2:00.1 elimination victory. "I don't really blame people for not giving him a lot of respect. He doesn't really

2006-09-28T00:00:00-04:00September 28, 2006|

Henry to harness eight in Grassroots showdown Saturday

DUNDAS, ON — Wayne Henry is supplying twenty-five per cent of the horse power in the four Grassroots Semifinals for freshman trotters at Flamboro Downs on Saturday evening. The Arthur resident, who leads the Ontario Sires Stakes trainer ranks by a healthy 116 points, will harness five two-year-old trotting fillies and three two-year-old trotting colts

2006-09-26T00:00:00-04:00September 26, 2006|

Survival of the fittest at Mohawk on Saturday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Nine days after becoming the first Canadian bred to win the historic Little Brown Jug, Mr Feelgood returns to Ontario Sires Stakes action in the second of two $56,552 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening. "He came out of it well and he's in to go Saturday," says Milton resident

2006-09-26T00:00:00-04:00September 26, 2006|

Moffat resident hopes trotting colt is back on his game

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When the three-year-old trotting colts return to Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening for their last Gold Series event, Canadian Trotting Classic champion Majestic Son will be the well deserved centre of attention. Making their bid for a fourth Gold Elimination trophy from Post 2 in the first race, Majestic Son and Trevor

2006-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2006|

Local fillies ready for battle in Thursday’s Gold Elimination

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ontario's gifted two-year-old pacing fillies make their final Gold Series start this Thursday at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and trainer James Wellwood is hoping that Quail Seelster has an opportunity to shine on her owner's hometown oval. "She hasn't had a lot of racing luck, she's always weaving in and out between horses,

2006-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2006|

Consistent trotting fillies mine OSS Gold at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — J M Aggie picked up her second straight victory and her third this season in the last of three $34,357 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. With part owner Jody Jamieson in the race bike, the Angus Hall filly sprinted away from Post 9 to a :29 opening quarter and

2006-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2006|

Three-year-olds prepare for Semifinal showdown

DUNDAS, ON — This week the trainers of 64 of the province's top three-year-old pacers and trotters will be applying their considerable skills to the inexact science of bringing a horse to peak performance in preparation for Friday's Grassroots Semifinals at Flamboro Downs. "We raced three in the Sires Stakes and they all managed to

2006-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2006|

Heads Up Play tops freshman trotting filly ranks

DUNDAS, ON — Early Renegade trotted her way into the Grassroots post season with a 2:01.2 score at Flamboro Downs on Saturday. The CR Renegade daughter and trainer-driver Kelly Sheppard circled the Dundas oval on the front end and hit the wire two and three-quarter lengths ahead of the competition in the second of eight