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2002-10-29T00:00:00-05:00October 29, 2002|

The Patriot scores Gold Elimination triumph

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Freshman pacing filly The Patriot proved her fourth-place finish in the Breeders Crown was no accident with an impressive victory in Gold Series action at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. The Albert Albert daughter stopped the clock at 1:54, just one-fifth of a second off the Ontario Sires Stakes record for two-year-old

2002-10-28T00:00:00-05:00October 28, 2002|

Local filly hoping for homefield advantage Thursday

GLOUCESTER, ON — When the three-year-old trotting fillies arrive at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening for the last Gold Elimination of their careers, Robert Robinson is hoping prior experience over the five-eighths mile oval will be Terra Cotta Bye's secret weapon. The Mr Lavec filly is stabled at Rideau Carleton and has made the

2002-10-28T00:00:00-05:00October 28, 2002|

Sophomores outstanding in Grassroots Semifinals

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway fans got a full serving of excitement on Sunday evening as the top three-year-old pacers and trotters in Ontario battled in eight Grassroots Semifinals. The trotting fillies set the tone for the evening in their first $30,000 Semifinal with a classic duel between the fan favourite and the point leader

2002-10-28T00:00:00-05:00October 28, 2002|

Megens hoping for treats in Gold Elimination

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — After spending almost two month battling a virus, Bill Megens is hoping that two-year-old trotting filly Mikestory is in fighting trim heading into the last three weeks of her freshman season. The Eager Seelster daughter and her peers head to Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening for the first of three straight appearances

2002-10-26T00:00:00-04:00October 26, 2002|

Top colts record Gold Elimination wins at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Division leaders Meadowview Sunny and Kingdom rose to the occasion at Flamboro Downs on Saturday afternoon, capturing their respective Gold Series Eliminations in flawless front-end fashion. Meadowview Sunny opened the two-year-old trotting colt event with an effortless 2:02.2 victory over Ethen Seelster and Armbro Acme. The fan favourite hit the wire two

2002-10-26T00:00:00-04:00October 26, 2002|

Dreamfair Vogel captures fourth victory

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Dreamfair Vogel extended his win streak to four with an impressive victory in Gold Series Elimination action at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening. With Randy Waples in the race bike, the three-year-old pacing colt landed in fifth-place from Post 6, watching from nine lengths back as Firstline Luck and Trevor Ritchie rocketed

2002-10-24T00:00:00-04:00October 24, 2002|

New owner enjoying filly’s spectacular season

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When Northern Harmony steps in behind the gate for her final Gold Elimination start at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening, the two-year-old pacing filly will be putting a six-race win streak on the line and sharpening her skills for the lucrative provincial Finals on her dance card in the coming weeks. With

2002-10-24T00:00:00-04:00October 24, 2002|

Sophomores square off in Semifinal battles at Windsor

WINDSOR, ON — When the curtain goes up at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening the top three-year-old pacers and trotters from the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots program will be in a unique situation. What happened in the regular season no longer matters. The number of points you accumulated will not carry you into the winner's

2002-10-23T00:00:00-04:00October 23, 2002|

Hawaiian Clipper has been no surprise for Burgess

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs plays host to one of the last regular season Gold events this Saturday, rolling out the red carpet for 13 freshman trotting colts in a pair of Gold Series Eliminations. Competition will be fierce between the youngsters hovering just below the current cut off for a berth in the season

2002-10-23T00:00:00-04:00October 23, 2002|

Colt’s owners are living a dream

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's exciting three-year-old pacing colts head to Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night for the final Gold Series Elimination of their careers. Among the talented group of 10 lined up to compete for $116,225 are all four Gold Final winners and all but one of the division's top 10 point earners. Leading the