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2006-09-11T00:00:00-04:00September 11, 2006|

Pure Ivory among Bright owner’s favourites

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Coming off a 1:53.1 track and Canadian record in her Simcoe Stakes victory last week, Pure Ivory will be looking for a fourth Gold Series triumph when she and her three-year-old trotting filly peers return to Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday. "It was beautiful," says owner Jerry Vanboekel about Pure Ivory's Simcoe victory.

2006-09-10T00:00:00-04:00September 10, 2006|

Trotting colts maintain perfect record in Grassroots action

CLINTON, ON — I'm Classy and Heaven And Hall continued their march through the three-year-old trotting colt division on Sunday afternoon at Clinton Raceway, extending their flawless records in Grassroots action to five wins in five starts. I'm Classy kicked off the afternoon with a track record 1:59.2 score in the first of seven $15,000

2006-09-10T00:00:00-04:00September 10, 2006|

Val’s Joanie wraps up Grassroots season on a high note

HANOVER, ON — Val's Joanie cruised to her second straight Grassroots victory in the fourth of seven $15,000 Grassroots divisions at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, locking up top spot in the three-year-old pacing filly division. The Presidential Ball daughter and driver Paul Mackenzie rolled to the front end from Post 3 and then cruised under

2006-09-10T00:00:00-04:00September 10, 2006|

Local colt lands spot in Semifinal with Dresden win

DRESDEN, ON — Fiesty Baran could not have picked a better time to capture his first career victory than Sunday's Grassroots event at Dresden Raceway. Pacing to a half length win in 1:59.3, Fiesty Baran launched himself up 23 spots in the two-year-old pacing colt division standings to secure the second last berth in the

2006-09-08T00:00:00-04:00September 8, 2006|

Sophomore trotting fillies wrap up Grassroots season

SARNIA, ON — Strikinresemblance wrapped up the Grassroots regular season with a victory at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday and vaulted to the top of the three-year-old trotting filly standings heading into the Sept. 29 Semifinals. The Striking Sahbra daughter got a classic come from behind steer from driver Jim McClure to score the 1:59.1

2006-09-06T00:00:00-04:00September 6, 2006|

Jackson looking forward to watching Out All Night evolve

CLINTON, ON — With just eight starts under his belt heading into Sunday's Grassroots event at Clinton Raceway Out All Night is a novice compared to most of his peers, but owner Graham Jackson says the three-year-old trotting colt has been developing nicely over the last three months. "We haven't hurried him, we've just been

2006-09-06T00:00:00-04:00September 6, 2006|

Dresden trainer will test colt’s Grassroots skills Sunday

DRESDEN, ON — Two-year-old pacing colt Character Maker will make his second start for local trainer Paul Mairs on Sunday afternoon at Dresden Raceway, competing in the third of seven $15,000 Grassroots divisions. "I don't know too much about him yet," says the Dresden resident. "We're still kind of working things out. We've only had

2006-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2006|

Owners hoping for success in Grassroots swan song

SARNIA, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies will wrap up their Grassroots regular season at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening and a pair of local fillies are hoping they can grab a share of the provincial pie in their last Ontario Sires Stakes start. "It's the last Sires Stakes of the year for

2006-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2006|

Doonbeg cruises to second Gold Final victory

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The small but mighty Doonbeg carried off his second Gold Final trophy of the season with another exceptional performance at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening. Leaving from Post 1 the colt and driver Jody Jamieson landed in seventh, 10 lengths behind early pacesetter Windsong Cruiser as he hit the quarter in :26.2.

2006-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2006|

Malahide finds her way to winner’s circle in Dresden

DRESDEN, ON — After butting heads with the top fillies in Ontario for the last two months, two-year-old trotting filly Malahide dropped down to the Grassroots on Monday and found quick success in the third of eight $15,000 divisions contested on Dresden Raceway's matinee program. Starting from the trailing Post 8 Malahide landed third on