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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

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

O’Donnell scores a driving double in Sudbury Trillium

SUDBURY, ON — Fabtowin made her racing debut a winning one, posting the fastest mile in three Trillium Series divisions at Sudbury Downs on Saturday evening. The two-year-old trotting filly and driver Bill O'Donnell led the field through fractions of :32, 1:05.2 and 1:36.3 and then stayed game in the stretch, fending off the fast

2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23, 2006|

Bardoel fillies driving for a win Wednesday

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway brings its spring meet to a close next week with a pair of outstanding Ontario Sires Stakes events. The province's talented three-year-old trotting fillies take centre stage at the London oval on both Wednesday, June 28 for Grassroots action and Friday, June 30 for a $130,000 Gold Final. Hoping

2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23, 2006|

Record setting filly aiming for second Grassroots win

INNISFIL, ON — Rapidly approaching the halfway mark in their Grassroots season, the top three-year-old pacing fillies are hoping to maintain their momentum when the program rolls into Georgian Downs on Tuesday, June 24. With a track record equalling victory in her Grassroots debut at Western Fair Raceway on June 16 and a personal best

2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23, 2006|

Wall guides Oaklea Omega to track record in London

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway fans were treated to their third straight dose of record setting action by Ontario Sires Stakes competitors on Friday when three-year-old trotting filly Oaklea Omega cruised to a 1:59.1 victory in the first of two $49,000 Gold Eliminations. With �Mr. OSS' Dave Wall in the race bike, the Balanced

2006-06-22T00:00:00-04:00June 22, 2006|

Steacy hopes Majestic Son can end Ottawa drought

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway's handicappers have installed Majestic Son as a prohibitive early favourite in the second of two $49,000 Gold Eliminations on Sunday, and trainer Mark Steacy fervently hopes the three-year-old trotting colt will prove them right. "In all the years we have been racing Ontario Sires Stakes colts I don't think

2006-06-22T00:00:00-04:00June 22, 2006|

Basso Hanover sharp in Grassroots season opener

FRASERVILLE, ON — Basso Hanover proved that he was worth his purchase price when he scorched around the Kawartha Downs oval on Thursday evening to capture the first of five Grassroots divisions for two-year-old pacing colts. A $72,000 US acquisition from last fall's Harrisburg Yearling Sale, Basso Hanover cruised around the Kawartha Downs five-eighths in

2006-06-21T00:00:00-04:00June 21, 2006|

Freshman colts return to Georgian Downs Saturday

INNISFIL, ON — When the two-year-old pacing colts roll in behind the gate for their $130,000 Gold Final on Saturday night, Georgian Downs fans will be on the edge of their seats waiting to see if the youngsters can match or better the 1:52.4 track record Funny Bones set in the elimination round. Warrawee Ideal

2006-06-20T00:00:00-04:00June 20, 2006|

Henry debuts seven freshman trotting fillies Saturday

SUDBURY, ON — Five time Ontario Sires Stakes Trainer of the Year Ross Henry retired at the end of the 2005 season, but Saturday's Trillium Series event for two-year-old trotting fillies at Sudbury Downs proves that son Wayne Henry is more than ready to step into his father's sizeable shoes. The Henry stable will send

2006-06-20T00:00:00-04:00June 20, 2006|

Trotting fillies take aim at track record set in 1994

LONDON, ON — One of Western Fair Raceway's oldest track records will be in jeopardy Friday evening when Ontario's most talented three-year-old trotting fillies arrive at the London oval for their second Gold Series event of the season. Twelve years ago Dave Wall piloted Go To The Top to a spectacular 13 and one half