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2005-08-24T00:00:00-04:00August 24, 2005|

Pure Ivory captures fourth straight victory Tuesday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Pure Ivory delivered another impressive performance Tuesday evening at Mohawk Racetrack to extend her unbeaten streak to four and claim her first Gold Elimination trophy. Undaunted by Post 8, the two-year-old trotting simply cruised off the starting gate into fourth spot on the rail. Still fourth as the field swept by the

2005-08-24T00:00:00-04:00August 24, 2005|

Clements pilots trio of Grassroots fillies to victory

INNISFIL, ON — Local reinsman Dan Clements rang up an Ontario Sires Stakes hat trick at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening, capturing three of seven Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing fillies. Using a classic stalking technique, Clements scored his first victory in Race 1 with Beechwood Duchess. The pair tucked in behind pacesetter Easy

2005-08-23T00:00:00-04:00August 23, 2005|

Local trotter hoping for Grassroots success Saturday

SUDBURY, ON — Sudbury Downs wraps up its 2005 Ontario Sires Stakes season on Saturday night and Chelmsford resident Wayne MacLean is hoping three-year-old trotting colt I Am Irish can score one for the local side in the third of four $25,383 Grassroots divisions. A modest $3,000 purchase from the January Thaw Sale last winter,

2005-08-22T00:00:00-04:00August 22, 2005|

Dr Robert Johns sharp in Rideau Gold Elimination

GLOUCESTER, ON — Dr Robert Johns reeled off the fastest of three freshman trotting colt Gold Series Eliminations at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday night and in the process extended the jinx that has hovered over the Mark Steacy stable at the Ottawa oval. In rein to Sylvain Filion, Dr Robert Johns sprinted to the

2005-08-22T00:00:00-04:00August 22, 2005|

Trotting fillies in the hunt for Super Final points Thursday

GLOUCESTER, ON — This week owner Tom Rankin will be spending his spare time whispering subliminal messages in the ears of three-year-old trotting fillies World Class Image and Check And Balance. The fillies are headed to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday for Gold Elimination action and if they advance through to next week's Final Rankin

2005-08-22T00:00:00-04:00August 22, 2005|

Alastor Hanover extends win streak to five

DUNDAS, ON — Heavy favourites captured both Gold Series Finals and the Confederation Cup Final at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening. Ontario's talented two-year-old pacing colts kicked off the stakes laden evening with another impressive demonstration by Alastor Hanover. The Rustler Hanover son and regular driver Mario Baillargeon took control of the race heading for

2005-08-21T00:00:00-04:00August 21, 2005|

Aptly named colt shines in Sudbury Grassroots

SUDBURY, ON — They may have been looking at his past performance, or maybe they just liked his name, but fans at Sudbury Downs were accurate in their selection of Sudburysatrdaynite as their top choice in the third of six Grassroots divisions on Saturday evening. Sudburysatrdaynite eased out of Post 1, but regular reinsman Randy

2005-08-20T00:00:00-04:00August 20, 2005|

Orphaned at birth, trotting filly beats the odds

WINDSOR, ON — Kilmartin Orphan's Ontario Sires Stakes debut at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday will be a triumph for owners Betty Ann MacKinnon and Robert Harris no matter where the three-year-old trotting filly finishes. "She was named Kilmartin Orphan because she is an orphan," says MacKinnon, who bred the daughter of Earl and J C

2005-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19, 2005|

Georgian Downs hosts freshman pacing fillies Tuesday

INNISFIL, ON — Fifty-six two-year-old pacing fillies are headed to Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening to compete for a total of $105,000 in the fourth of six Grassroots events on their schedule this season. Hoping to carve a niche out for herself in the last three Grassroots events is David Byron trainee Ellen's Rocket, who

2005-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19, 2005|

Pure Ivory has been pure pleasure for owners

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Fresh off a sweep of the Robert Stewart Stakes at Mohawk Racetrack last week, Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting fillies will square off in four Gold Eliminations at the Campbellville oval on Tuesday evening. Hoping to maintain the momentum she has built through her first three starts, including wins in the Grassroots, Trillium