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2004-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2004|

World Class Image claims Gold Final trophy

ELORA, ON — World Class Image lived up to her name and her price tag on Monday, capturing the $130,000 Gold Final at Grand River Raceway in a track record 2:03.3. A $130,000 yearling purchase last fall, World Class Image and trainer Pat Hunt eased out of Post 4 and were 12 lengths behind pacesetter

2004-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2004|

Record setting trotting fillies head to Flamboro Friday

DUNDAS, ON — Fresh off a stakes record in the Canadian Breeders Championship, Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies arrive at Flamboro Downs on Friday afternoon for three Gold Series Eliminations. Reigning Gold Final and Canadian Breeders champion McCall Magic leads the charge of fillies onto the Dundas oval and will make her bid for a

2004-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2004|

Freshman filly gets her shot at fame on Thursday

SARNIA, ON — Trainer Jeff Gillis smiled when he saw the post position draw for this Thursday's Gold Series Eliminations at Hiawatha Horse Park. For the first time in her career his two-year-old pacing filly She's Almost Famous will not have to battle two-time Gold Final winner Lucks Mistress. Since her July 20 debut in

2004-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2004|

Trotting colts looking for gold in Windsor Wednesday

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway kicks off an exciting month of Ontario Sires Stakes action on Wednesday with two $48,885 Gold Series Eliminations for the talented two-year-old trotting colts. Reigning Gold Final champion Brazen leads the field of 20 colts into their second Gold Series event and will start from Post 3 in the first

2004-07-30T00:00:00-04:00July 30, 2004|

Dream On Bernie carries family legacy into Gold Final

ELORA, ON — Tanya Martin has spent less than ten years in the harness racing industry, but on Monday the Elmira resident will watch the second generation of her favourite trotting family, two-year-old filly Dream On Bernie, start in the $130,000 Gold Final at Grand River Raceway. "I paddocked her mother Dreamfair Tierra. She was

2004-07-29T00:00:00-04:00July 29, 2004|

Freshman fillies head to Belleville for Grassroots

BELLEVILLE, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes action returns to Quinte Exhibition Raceway on Monday afternoon with five Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting fillies. Many of the fillies will try their hand at the Ontario Sires Stakes program for the first time in Belleville, including Mark Steacy trainee CS I Ama Star. "She has good

2004-07-28T00:00:00-04:00July 28, 2004|

Fun-filled afternoon at Dresden Raceway Monday

DRESDEN, ON — The popular Chatham Daily News �Big Cash and Prize Giveaway' returns to Dresden Raceway on Monday with 16 opportunities for fans to win up to $1,000. In addition families will enjoy a petting zoo, face painting, pony rides, an appearance by Peanut, the World's Smallest Stallion, and seven Grassroots divisions for the

2004-07-27T00:00:00-04:00July 27, 2004|

Lucks Mistress two for two in Gold Final action

FRASERVILLE, ON — Rain returned to the Peterborough area on Tuesday afternoon, but the wet conditions did not deter Lucks Mistress from claiming her second straight Gold Final crown. With the Kawartha Downs oval rated one second slower than normal, driver Jody Jamieson was more conservative with the talented two-year-old pacing filly but the outcome

2004-07-25T00:00:00-04:00July 25, 2004|

Three Kilo, Borderlinegorgious sharp at Woodstock

WOODSTOCK, ON — Local fillies captured three of seven Grassroots divisions at Woodstock Raceway on Saturday afternoon, two of them hailing from the powerful Carl Jamieson stable in Princeton. Jamieson's Three Kilo posted one of two 1:59.4 miles on the beautiful summer afternoon program, firing out of Post 6 and cruising around the Woodstock half-mile

2004-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24, 2004|

Local fillies deliver the goods at Grand River

ELORA, ON — Local favourite Lookit captured her second Gold Elimination victory with an impressive performance from Post 6 at Grand River Raceway on Friday evening. The Royal Strength daughter and driver Wayne Henry fired off the gate in the first Gold Elimination and were on top by two lengths as the fillies swept by