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2002-11-14T00:00:00-05:00November 14, 2002|

Sickness threatens trotting filly showdown

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — John Bax qualified four horses for Saturday night's Super Finals at Mohawk Racetrack, but as the $2.4 million event draws near the Peterborough resident is faced with the prospect that he may be watching the whole thing from the sidelines. The combination of damp weather and the arrival of yearlings from the

2002-11-13T00:00:00-05:00November 13, 2002|

Sir Luck returns to action in Super Final Saturday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — On Saturday night Mohawk Racetrack is the destination of choice for the cream of the 2002 Ontario Sires Stakes crop as the Campbellville oval hosts the $2.4 million Gold Series Super Finals. The culmination of an outstanding season that saw 25 track and 13 Ontario Sires Stakes speed records equalled or lowered,

2002-11-10T00:00:00-05:00November 10, 2002|

Precious Delight captures Trillium in Sarnia

SARNIA, ON — Heavy favourite Precious Delight wrapped up the three-year-old pacing fillies' Trillium Series season with a 1:53.1 score at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday evening. Leaving from Post 9 the Precious Bunny daughter and Greg Wright, Jr. landed in sixth spot through the early going while Go Alberta Go fired off a :26

2002-11-10T00:00:00-05:00November 10, 2002|

Point leaders capture Grassroots crowns

INNISFIL, ON — A pair of regular season point leaders delivered impressive performances to claim their division titles in two-year-old Grassroots Championship action at Georgian Downs on Saturday night. The trotting fillies led off the $400,000 evening and division leader Designable dominated the field of eight with a gate-to-wire effort in 2:01. The Earl daughter

2002-11-09T00:00:00-05:00November 9, 2002|

Boulder Creek overcomes break to score victory

LONDON, ON — Out of the shadow of his million dollar winning stablemate Sir Luck, two-year-old pacing colt Boulder Creek rose to the occasion and captured his first $130,000 Gold Final at Western Fair Raceway on Friday evening. The Pacific Rocket son and driver Phil Hudon eased off the gate into fifth spot and watched

2002-11-08T00:00:00-05:00November 8, 2002|

Wanabeamillionaire captures her first Gold Final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The favourites were relegated to second spot in both the two-year-old trotting filly Gold Final and Consolation at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday night. In the Consolation fan favourite Aimees Image failed to fire from Post 4 and trotted under the wire six and one half lengths behind victor Nomireatras. In rein to

2002-11-08T00:00:00-05:00November 8, 2002|

Early Secret earns first Gold Final victory

GLOUCESTER, ON — Earlier this week trainer John Bax predicted that Early Secret would have more to say from Post 2 in Thursday night's Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway than she had from Post 9 in the elimination round. When Bax was forced to withdraw his entry of Elimination winner Pepi Lavec and runner-up

2002-11-07T00:00:00-05:00November 7, 2002|

Talented three-year-olds invade Sarnia Saturday

SARNIA, ON — An outstanding line up of three-year-old fillies will wrap up Hiawatha Horse Park's 2002 Ontario Sires Stakes season Saturday night as they go to post in their final Trillium Series event. Among the starters are Gold Series division leader Precious Delight, tough American-bred filly Northern Sky and top Grassroots competitor Maddy Girl.

2002-11-06T00:00:00-05:00November 6, 2002|

Stars emerge Saturday night at Georgian Downs

INNISFIL, ON — If Petals Of A Flower posts a victory in the two-year-old trotting filly Grassroots Championship at Georgian Downs on Saturday night there may not be room for her in the winner's circle. When the locally owned filly surprised her peers with a victory in the Semifinal round last weekend she was already

2002-11-06T00:00:00-05:00November 6, 2002|

Village Blitz panning for Gold in London Friday

LONDON, ON — Drawing the outside post in a $130,000 race is normally something that a driver likes to avoid, but when Jody Jamieson saw that he and Village Blitz had drawn outside for Friday night's Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final at Western Fair Raceway the young reinsman took it in stride. With only five