GLOUCESTER, ON — Maleficent surprised Rideau Carleton Raceway fans on Thursday evening, employing her trademark come-from-behind style to score an upset in the second of two Gold Series Eliminations. Sent off as the fifth choice in the field of three-year-old trotting fillies, Maleficent and trainer-driver Tom Durand got away last from Post 3 and sat

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Two-year-old trotting filly Pure Ivory has visited the winner's circle after all of her starts this season, but driver Steve Condren is not sure the filly can maintain that pace starting from Post 9 in Monday night's $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack. "I'm not overly happy with it," says the Milton

WINDSOR, ON — Bob McIntosh sent four starters to the post in Wednesday's three-year-old trotting filly Grassroots event at Windsor Raceway and hauled two winners and a runner-up back to his LaSalle facility at the end of the evening. Hologram Hanover kicked off the successful evening for the veteran horseman, touring the Windsor oval in

WINDSOR, ON — When Bert's Casey rolls up behind the starting gate for his Gold Elimination at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening, trainer Joe Nantais is hoping the three-year-old pacer's streak of bad luck in added money events comes to a screeching halt. With a record of six wins, one second and one third through

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

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

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,

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

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

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