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2002-09-08T00:00:00-04:00September 8, 2002|

Abbey Road C devours Sudbury track record

SUDBURY, ON — Abbey Road C continued his march through the Ontario Sires Stakes program with a record shattering 1:58.3 performance at Sudbury Downs on Saturday evening. The three-year-old trotting colt and trainer-driver Keith Jones left from Post 7 in the fifth race and blasted three-wide down the backstretch to take command of the race.

2002-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2002|

OSS excitement returns to Clinton Sunday

CLINTON, ON — For the second week in a row Clinton Raceway features an outstanding Ontario Sires Stakes event this Sunday, with seven divisions of three-year-old pacing colts vying for a total of $105,330 in the Grassroots wild card. Trainer Dan Morrissey will send two colts into the fray on Sunday, with Daylon Harbour facing

2002-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2002|

Reigning Gold champion heads north for wild card

SUDBURY, ON — An outstanding line up of three-year-old trotting colts will fire up fans at Sudbury Downs on Saturday evening as they compete for a total of $93,380 in the Grassroots wild card. Among the Gold Series regulars taking advantage of the event's wild card status, which allows them to drop down for one

2002-09-03T00:00:00-04:00September 3, 2002|

Ode To Earl scores narrow victory at home track

ELMIRA, ON — Ode To Earl captured his second straight Grassroots win in a nail biting finish at Elmira Raceway on Monday evening. The Keith Kurtz trainee and driver Jim McClure squeaked out a narrow 2:07 victory in the final strides after sitting fourth through most of the mile. C S Ruff Start and fan

2002-09-03T00:00:00-04:00September 3, 2002|

Talented field of fillies assemble for Woodstock wild card

WOODSTOCK, ON — An impressive line up of two-year-old pacing fillies will make their way to Woodstock Raceway on Saturday afternoon for their Grassroots wild card. The top Grassroots fillies will be joined by several of their Gold Series peers for the wild card event, which allows the top level fillies to compete in the

2002-09-03T00:00:00-04:00September 3, 2002|

Quinte Raceway wraps up OSS season in style

BELLEVILLE, ON — Three-year-old pacing filly Maddy Girl continued to roll through the Ontario Sires Stakes program, recording her third Grassroots victory on Monday afternoon at Quinte Raceway. Trainer Jim Ainsworth piloted the Run The Table daughter to the wire-to-wire score, stopping the Quinte timer at 1:58.1. The duo were an impressive nine and three-quarter

2002-09-02T00:00:00-04:00September 2, 2002|

Waples captures four Grassroots divisions at Dresden

DRESDEN, ON — Driver Randy Waples piloted four two-year-old pacing colts to victory in Grassroots action at Dresden Raceway on Monday afternoon. The leading reinsman scored with three colts trained by Hagersville resident Bill Robinson and one from the barn of New Jersey resident Gary Machiz. Waples kicked off his winning afternoon with Au Rumba

2002-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1, 2002|

For The Luva Moni earns a bundle in Clinton

CLINTON, ON — For The Luva Moni earned the lion's share of the $17,857 purse in the third of five Grassroots divisions at Clinton Raceway on Sunday afternoon when she delivered an impressive 2:02.3 victory, the fastest mile recorded in the two-year-old trotting filly event. Driver Carman Hie settled the chestnut daughter of Balanced Image

2002-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1, 2002|

Zola Smiger smashes track record at Woodstock

WOODSTOCK, ON — Woodstock Raceway fans were treated to an exceptional afternoon of racing on Saturday when the three-year-old trotting fillies lambasted the track record in the second race and delivered one of the highest pay outs of the Ontario Sires Stakes season in the sixth. Grassroots division leader Zola Smiger made short work of

2002-08-31T00:00:00-04:00August 31, 2002|

Freshman trotting colts make second stop in Elmira

ELMIRA, ON — For the second time this summer a talented group of two-year-old trotting colts will gather at Elmira Raceway when the Waterloo County oval showcases six Grassroots divisions on Monday night. The Grassroots regulars will be joined in Elmira by a number of Gold Series competitors taking advantage of the event's wild card