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2006-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2006|

Henry will harness powerful trio in Ottawa Sunday

GLOUCESTER, ON — When the two-year-old trotting fillies line up behind the Rideau Carleton Raceway starting gate on Sunday evening three of them will be flying the Henry Stable's brown and gold colours, including early favourite Tymal Timeout. "She's been nice all the way through," says trainer Wayne Henry of Tymal Timeout. "She's a little

2006-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2006|

Beer Budget looking to sparkle in Gold Final Monday

ELORA, ON — He never imagined that Beer Budget would be a Gold Final contender, but Chris Beaver would love to see the two-year-old trotting colt get a taste of the champagne way of life during Grand River Raceway's popular Industry Day celebration on Monday. "We bought him as a weanling to run with another

2006-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2006|

Pure Ivory in her groove at mid point in season

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Fresh off a win in the Canadian Breeders Championship, three-year-old trotting filly Pure Ivory returns to Mohawk Racetrack on Monday to begin defence of her Gold Final title. After stumbling out of the blocks in the first two starts of her sophomore campaign, Pure Ivory has won five of her last six

2006-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2006|

Canadette hoping to repeat at Windsor Sunday

WINDSOR, ON — This Sunday Windsor Raceway plays host to some of the most talented horses racing in Ontario as the top nine two-year-old pacing fillies return to the five-eighths mile oval for their $130,000 Gold Final and 16 talented three-year-old pacing colts gather for a pair of $57,552 Gold Eliminations. In the Gold Final

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Jamieson fillies impressive in Grassroots action Tuesday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Carl Jamieson dropped a trio of two-year-old trotting fillies down from the Gold Series into Tuesday night's Grassroots event at Kawartha Downs and the young trotters called on their experience in the Ontario Sires Stakes program's upper echelons to deliver three wins and a track record. Jamieson started the evening in winning

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Beechwood Duchess makes Gold Series debut Saturday

DUNDAS, ON — Beechwood Duchess heads into Saturday's Gold Eliminations at Flamboro Downs off a pair of solid performances against the province's top three-year-old pacing fillies and trainer Jared Bothwell is hoping that momentum will carry her through the last four Gold events of the season. "I'd love to see her stay with the Golds,"

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Sudbury Grassroots irresistible for Classy Mint’s owners

SUDBURY, ON — After two decades of racing horses at Sudbury Downs, Edward and Nancy Bassis will realise a long held ambition this Sunday when their three-year-old pacing filly Classy Mint competes in the second of four $26,179 Grassroots divisions at their hometown oval. "We've been racing, mostly here at Sudbury Downs, for about 20

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Steacy to harness four in Quinte Grassroots Friday

BELLEVILLE, ON — Quinte Exhibition Raceway kicks off the second long weekend of summer on Friday with eight Grassroots divisions for Ontario's best two-year-old trotting colts. In addition to the colts sitting atop the division standings after the first two Grassroots contests, Quinte fans will be treated to a host of newcomers to provincial competition

2006-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2006|

Records shatter at Grand River on steamy summer night

ELORA, ON — A hot, humid Monday evening at Grand River Raceway was the perfect setting for record breaking action from some of Ontario's finest two-year-olds. Freshman trotting colts and pacing colts flexed their burgeoning racing muscles over the Elora oval in five Gold Series Eliminations and four eliminations for the Battle of Waterloo. The

2006-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2006|

Canadette rocks around Windsor to track record victory

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway fans got a clear demonstration of the phenomenal depth in the Ontario Sires Stakes' two-year-old pacing filly division on Sunday evening when Canadette rocketed around the five-eighths mile oval to a 1:53 track record in the first of two Gold Eliminations. Leaving from Post 3, driver Paul MacDonell opted not