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2018-09-03T00:00:00-04:00September 3, 2018|

Freshman trotters were in full battle mode Monday

Ontario's exciting two-year-old trotting colts and geldings were in the spotlight at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday evening and delivered thrilling finishes in all three $19,500 Grassroots divisions. Royale Elite opened the stakes program with 1:58.3 victory from Post 3 that saw him roar down the stretch to nab fan favourite and pacesetter Judge Ken

2018-09-02T00:00:00-04:00September 2, 2018|

Clinton Raceway wraps up 2018 in fantastic fashion

Clinton Raceway closed out its 2018 season with an outstanding afternoon of racing on Sunday featuring the 38th annual Charity Driver's Challenge and four Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing fillies. Contested over the first eight races, the Charity Driver's Challenge was a fierce battle between Jody Jamieson, Doug McNair and Bob McClure. Heading into

2018-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1, 2018|

Pacers wrap up regular season with personal bests

The Woodbine Mohawk Park racing surface was in peak condition for Saturday's rich card of racing and Ontario's top three-year-old pacing colts took full advantage of the speedy surface in a pair of $95,600 Gold Series divisions. Charged with warming up the sizeable crowd for the marquee events, the $600,000 Canadian Pacing Derby and $651,000

2018-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1, 2018|

Pair of Grassroots wins part of half-dozen for Holliday

Driver Ryan Holliday captured a pair of Grassroots victories at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, capping off a spectacular night that saw the Mount Forest resident win a total of six races. After rain delayed the start of the program by 20 minutes, Holliday kicked things off with a win in the first race with two-year-old

2018-08-27T00:00:00-04:00August 27, 2018|

Christoforou sweeps Grassroots at Grand River

Driver Chris Christoforou swept the three-year-old trotting filly Grassroots event at Grand River Raceway on Monday evening, capturing all three divisions, two for trainer Lyle MacArthur and the other for his father, Chris Christoforou, Sr. The Campbellville resident kicked off his successful evening with MacArthur trainee Zorgwijk Sophia in the second race. Starting from Post

2018-08-26T00:00:00-04:00August 26, 2018|

Local colts Stormont Ventnor and Majestic Fire score in OSS action

Rideau Carleton Raceway rolled out the red carpet for the three-year-old trotting colts on Sunday evening, welcoming both the Grassroots and Gold Series competitors for a total of four Ontario Sires Stakes divisions. In the first $94,800 Gold Series contest, local colt Stormont Ventnor delivered an impressive effort to claim his second Gold win of

2018-08-25T00:00:00-04:00August 25, 2018|

Sports Hero takes flight at Hanover

Hanover Raceway fans were treated to an outstanding night of harness racing on the half-mile oval's annual Balanced Image program Saturday. Warming up the crowd for the Balanced Image Final were four Grassroots divisions of two-year-old pacing colts and geldings and it was local colt Sauble Play who kicked things off with a victory in

2018-08-20T00:00:00-04:00August 20, 2018|

Freya Seelster’s Grassroots win the fastest, but most bittersweet

Ontario's talented two-year-old pacing fillies were back in action at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday, competing in six $19,500 Grassroots divisions. All six winners delivered impressive performances, but none of them were more meaningful than the 1:53 effort turned in by third division winner Freya Seelster. Sent off as the fan favourites, the Sunshine Beach

2018-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19, 2018|

Write Me A Song authors track, OSS and Canadian record

Write Me A Song took control of the three-year-old pacing filly Gold division with a track, Ontario Sires Stakes and Canadian record performance at Georgian Downs on Sunday evening. In rein to Paul MacDonell, Write Me A Song sprinted away from Post 2 to a :26.3 opening quarter and never relinquished control. Through a :55.1

2018-08-18T00:00:00-04:00August 18, 2018|

First Grassroots hat trick for driver Scott Young

Scott Young had the keys to the Kawartha Downs winner's circle on Saturday, steering a trio of three-year-old pacing fillies to Grassroots victory. The reinsman kicked off his Grassroots hat trick in the first race with Machnhope. Starting from Post 5 Young eased Machnhope away from the starting gate and was sitting sixth when fan