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2002-08-21T00:00:00-04:00August 21, 2002|

Independent Woman back to top in Ottawa

GLOUCESTER, ON — Independent Woman reclaimed top spot in the two-year-old trotting filly division with a 2:01.1 score at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Wednesday night, the fastest of two Gold Series Eliminations on the midweek program. The Royal Strength daughter and driver Wayne Henry fired to the front from Post 4 and ambled through fractions

2002-08-21T00:00:00-04:00August 21, 2002|

Sophomore pacing fillies return to Dresden Sunday

DRESDEN, ON — Ontario's top three-year-old pacing fillies are preparing this week for a return engagement at Dresden Raceway. The historic half-mile oval hosted the sophomore distaffers in their season opening Grassroots event on May 20 and on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 25, they will compete in the second of three Trillium Series events on their

2002-08-20T00:00:00-04:00August 20, 2002|

Meadowview Sunny reaches win number five

REXDALE, ON — Meadowview Sunny extended his perfect record to five with a 2:01.4 victory in his Gold Series Elimination at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday night. The Classic Adam son and driver Doug Brown dictated the pace from start to finish, stepping off the gate from Post 5 to a :29.4 opening quarter, reaching the

2002-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19, 2002|

Abby Road C obliterates track record at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — After waiting two years for it to happen, all the pieces fell into place for Keith Jones and Abbey Road C at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening and the duo scored their first Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final victory in track and Ontario Sires Stakes record time. In spite of drawing Post

2002-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19, 2002|

McIntosh and McElroy on hot streak in Grassroots

GLOUCESTER, ON — Snoops Bytes jumped to the top of the two-year-old trotting colt Grassroots division with a victory in the second of four divisions at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. Driver Rick Webb settled Snoops Bytes in third through the first quarter, but had the Kawartha Snoopy colt moving up the outside before

2002-08-18T00:00:00-04:00August 18, 2002|

Zirnis captures two Grassroots in Hanover

HANOVER, ON — J Ls Sunny Boy scored the fastest win in five Grassroots divisions at Hanover Raceway on Saturday night, stopping the clock at 2:01.1 with a last minute charge down the stretch. Leaving from Post 8 the Must B Sunny colt and driver Wayne Henry followed Royal King Pin and George Zirnis off

2002-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17, 2002|

Pepi Lavec and Wall mine gold in Sarnia

SARNIA, AUG. 17, 2002 — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies brought Hiawatha Horse Park fans to their feet for the second week in a row on Saturday night, delivering a blistering mile in their $130,000 Gold Final that lowered the track and Ontario Sires Stakes record. As the fillies swept off the starting gate in

2002-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17, 2002|

Local filly hoping for some luck in Gold Elimination

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting fillies head to the nation's capital on Wednesday for the third Gold Series contest of their five-event season. Two Eliminations will go postward over Rideau Carleton Raceway's five-eighths mile oval and Jason Gilchrist is hoping he and Sephora can finally earn their way into a Gold Final after

2002-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17, 2002|

Royal Waltz posts fastest win in Elmira Grassroots

ELMIRA, ON — Three-year-old trotting filly Royal Waltz made an impressive leap up the Grassroots standings at Elmira Raceway on Friday evening, scoring her first Ontario Sires Stakes victory in 2:01.2. The fastest of six Grassroots divisions, the mile forced trainer Budd Thorne to reassess his pre-race comment that the Royal Ballad daughter's strength was

2002-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16, 2002|

Meadowview Sunny aims for number five at Woodbine

REXDALE, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting colts make their third Gold Series start at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday night, competing for a total of $94,302 in three eliminations. Division leader Meadowview Sunny puts his undefeated record on the line from Post 5 in the second race for trainer Paul Shakes of Stayner and owner-breeder