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2002-09-26T00:00:00-04:00September 26, 2002|

Favourites go up in smoke in Windsor Gold Eliminations

WINDSOR, ON — Upsets abounded at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday night as both favourites in the two-year-old trotting filly Gold Eliminations finished out of the top three. In the first elimination Windsor Raceway fans selected division leader Independent Woman as their top choice and the Royal Strength lass looked all set to score her seventh

2002-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2002|

Lunde sends trio of trotting colts into Gold Eliminations

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack wraps up an outstanding week of Ontario Sires Stakes racing on Saturday night with two Gold Series Eliminations for the three-year-old trotting colts. Since the Aug. 18 Gold Final at Flamboro Downs many of the sophomore colts have been duelling with their American-bred cousins in stakes action at Mohawk Racetrack.

2002-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2002|

Early Closer looking for late season success at Kawartha

FRASERVILLE, ON — With just two Grassroots events remaining in the regular season, competition among the three-year-old trotting fillies for a post season berth is heating up. The fillies head to Kawartha Downs on Saturday night and among those looking for a late season leap up the standings is Early Closer, bred and owned by

2002-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2002|

Henry sends five to Elmira Raceway Grassroots

ELMIRA, ON — Trainer Ross Henry will harness a two-year-old trotting filly in each of five Grassroots divisions at Elmira Raceway on Friday night. The Arthur resident sends out an impressive contingent with four fillies ranked among the top 16 in the division and one making her first Grassroots start after battling the Gold Series

2002-09-23T00:00:00-04:00September 23, 2002|

Northern Harmony, Please Me Please triumph at Windsor

WINDSOR, ON — Northern Harmony extended her current win streak to five with a victory in the first of two Gold Series Eliminations at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening. The Run The Table filly and driver Randy Waples took control of the race just past the quarter mile marker and held off a late charge

2002-09-23T00:00:00-04:00September 23, 2002|

Metro champ Sir Luck returns to provincial action Friday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — With Sir Luck laying waste to three of the best two-year-old pacing colt fields North America has to offer in the last month, only 10 of his Ontario-bred peers have signed up to face him in Friday night's Gold Series Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack. Since the last Gold Series event (Aug. 18),

2002-09-23T00:00:00-04:00September 23, 2002|

Gold Series action returns to Mohawk Thursday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes excitement roars back to Mohawk Racetrack this week as the Campbellville oval prepares to host Gold Series Eliminations on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. The two-year-old trotting colts kick off the jam-packed schedule with a pair of Eliminations on Thursday night and all the early season stars have returned

2002-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2002|

Bax prepping a pair of fillies for Gold Elimination battle

WINDSOR, ON — Over the next two weeks Windsor Raceway will host a total of four Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series events. Kicked off by the two-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday evening (Sept. 22), the gold rush continues on Wednesday night with two Gold Series Eliminations for the two-year-old trotting fillies. Heading into Wednesday's contest

2002-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2002|

Mackenzie scores driving double at Clinton

CLINTON, ON — Driver Paul Mackenzie scored a pair of wins in Grassroots action at Clinton Raceway on Sunday afternoon, steering three-year-old trotting colts St Patricks Gold and Earls Song to wins in the final regular season Grassroots event of their careers. Kicking off the Ontario Sires Stakes excitement in Race 3, Mackenzie and St

2002-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2002|

McEneny, McClure post double at Georgian Downs

INNISFIL, ON — Zoltar Seelster logged the fastest of four Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Saturday night, maintaining a perfect record of two wins in two starts at the Grassroots level. Georgian Downs fans sent the Eager Seelster son and driver Ron Waples off as their top choice and the pair did not give