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2006-06-29T00:00:00-04:00June 29, 2006|

Track record holder aims for Gold Final title Sunday

GLOUCESTER, ON — When the three-year-old trotting colts return to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday for their $130,000 Gold Final, everyone in the Majestic Son camp will be breathing a little easier. When the colt captured his elimination last weekend he broke a streak of bad luck at the Ottawa oval that had been plaguing

2006-06-29T00:00:00-04:00June 29, 2006|

In Trepid Water goes for number nine in Windsor Sunday

WINDSOR, ON — When Ontario's most talented three-year-old pacing fillies roll into Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening for a pair of Gold Series Eliminations, reigning Gold Final champion In Trepid Water will be looking for her ninth straight victory. Rick Zeron will pilot the Intrepid Seelster lass from Post 8 in the fifth race and

2006-06-29T00:00:00-04:00June 29, 2006|

Former golden girls get back to their roots in London

LONDON, ON — A trio of three-year-old trotting fillies who started their Ontario Sires Stakes season in the Gold Series slipped down to the Grassroots on Wednesday evening and scored impressive victories over the Western Fair Raceway oval. Lisa's Mission, a Gold Final winner as a two-year-old, set the tone for the evening when she

2006-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2006|

Pure Ivory takes aim on Gold spotlight Friday

LONDON, ON — Like every Ontario Sires Stakes fan across the province, Harry Rutherford is expecting another track record performance from the three-year-old trotting fillies at Western Fair Raceway on Friday evening. However, Rutherford admits to a smidgen of bias. As the breeder and part-owner of Pure Ivory, he would like to see his filly

2006-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2006|

Fun on the menu this summer for Marshall and Frey

DUNDAS, ON — Last fall Vaughn Marshall stuck his hand in the air at the Canadian Open Yearling Sale and came home with a $1,700 purchase named Fabtowin. Heading into the Gold Series season opener for two-year-old trotting fillies this Saturday at Flamboro Downs, the Campbellville resident has already recouped his investment, plus a winter's

2006-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2006|

Prairie Tracker triumphant at Georgian Downs

INNISFIL, ON — For the second time this month, three-year-old pacing filly Prairie Tracker delivered a mile faster than any of her Grassroots peers when she and driver Paul Mackenzie circled Georgian Downs in 1:53.1 on Tuesday evening. Starting from the advantageous Post 1, Mackenzie wasted no time sending the Presidential Ball daughter after the

2006-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2006|

Freshman speed show comes to Mohawk Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's precocious two-year-old pacing colts bring their record breaking road show to Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening, competing in four Gold Eliminations worth a total of $117,000. Jack Darling will harness Twin B Survivor from Post 1 in the first elimination and the Cambridge resident was happy to see reigning Gold Final

2006-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2006|

Trainer and trotting colt make their OSS debut Thursday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Freshman fever returns to Kawartha Downs on Thursday as 30 two-year-old trotting colts make their provincial debut in four Gold Series Eliminations. Trainer Milton La Riviere will also celebrate his first start in the Ontario Sires Stakes when Hansen lines up alongside his peers in the third $25,827 elimination. "We're quite excited,"

2006-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2006|

Pacing colts ready to spark things up in Hanover Saturday

HANOVER, ON — At Hanover Raceway this Saturday the Canada Day fireworks will take place on the track as the province's talented three-year-old pacing colts square off in nine Grassroots divisions worth a total of $135,000. Hoping to keep a share of the provincial purse money in the neighbourhood is Wingham resident Dennis Jewitt, who

2006-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2006|

Funny Bones delivers stand up victory at Georgian Downs

INNISFIL, ON — Funny Bones may not have circled the Georgian Downs oval as fast as he did in last week's elimination round, but the two-year-old pacing colt still managed to stand out from the crowd in Saturday's $130,000 Gold Final. The Grinfromeartoear son started from Post 6 in the Gold Final, but driver Mario