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2002-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2002|

Woodbine fans ready for sophomore colt speed duel

REXDALE, ON — When Ontario's top three-year-old pacing colts return to Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday night for their third Gold Series Final fans can count on a repeat of the high speed display they saw in the elimination round last weekend. Elimination winners Armbro Warranty and Corona Grande will line up side-by-side at Posts 3

2002-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2002|

Mikestory triumphs in Gold Final

REXDALE, ON — Mikestory got a text book drive from Bill Megens at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday night to capture her first Gold Series Final and bring rival Independent Woman's win streak to a halt at four. Megens settled Mikestory in fourth spot on the rail and watched as Nomireatras and Independent Woman battled through

2002-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2002|

Henry scores win and three seconds in Belleville

BELLEVILLE, ON — Tara Ballyduff toured the Quinte Raceway half-mile quicker than any of his peers in the two-year-old trotting colt Grassroots event on Monday, stopping the clock in 2:09 in the first of five divisions. The Balanced Image son and driver Trevor Henry led from wire-to-wire and held off a hard charging Skylars Image

2002-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2002|

Kerr captures two Grassroots wins in Dresden

DRESDEN, ON — Sarahs Crown flexed her muscles in the two-year-old trotting filly Grassroots event at Dresden Raceway on Monday afternoon, stopping the clock in 2:04.1 with an impressive wire-to-wire effort. Willis Jones trains and drives the Wesgate Crown daughter and the duo had no trouble grabbing control of the race from Post 1. They

2002-08-05T00:00:00-04:00August 5, 2002|

Meadowview Sunny flawless at Elmira Raceway

ELMIRA, ON — Two-year-old trotting colt Meadowview Sunny captured his second straight Gold Final on Monday afternoon, making a wire-to-wire trip around Elmira Raceway's half-mile oval look as easy as a morning training mile. In spite of starting from the outside Post 7, the Classic Adam son and driver Doug Brown fired straight to the

2002-08-05T00:00:00-04:00August 5, 2002|

Sophomore fillies hoping for diversity in Gold Final

REXDALE, ON — After three Gold Finals there has not been much variety in the winner's circle in the three-year-old pacing filly ranks and Don Culham and John Clark are hoping their filly Nicki Newton can change that on Friday at Woodbine Racetrack. Nicki Newton has recorded three runner-up finishes and one third in four

2002-08-05T00:00:00-04:00August 5, 2002|

Division leaders star in mid-season match-up

DUNDAS, ON — Friday's $130,000 Gold Final at Flamboro Downs could provide one of the division leaders with a springboard to the top of the two-year-old pacing filly standings. After five Gold Series races Northern Harmony has a slight lead over The Patriot with 200 points to her rival's 187. Both fillies have already won

2002-08-04T00:00:00-04:00August 4, 2002|

Fritz flawless in Sudbury Grassroots

SUDBURY, ON — Sudbury Downs fans had an opportunity to watch a master horseman in action on Saturday night as soon to be hall-of-famer William "Bud" Fritz captured two of four Grassroots divisions for the freshman pacing fillies. The Walkerton resident kicked off the evening in impressive fashion, shattering the two-year-old pacing filly track record

2002-08-04T00:00:00-04:00August 4, 2002|

Darling Caroline posts solid victory at Kawartha

FRASERVILLE, ON — Darling Caroline scored the fastest Grassroots division win at Kawartha Downs on Saturday night. The three-year-old pacing filly logged an impressive effort up the outside to stop the clock in 1:56 and earn her first Ontario Sires Stakes trophy. The Gothic Dream daughter and driver Michael Langdon landed in fourth spot when

2002-08-04T00:00:00-04:00August 4, 2002|

Armbro Warranty adds OSS record to his collection

REXDALE, ON — Reigning Gold champion Armbro Warranty captured his third Gold Series trophy on Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack and the Village Jiffy son did it in record-breaking style, stopping the clock in 1:50.3 to shave two fifths of a second off the all-time Ontario Sires Stakes speed tab. Saturday's Gold Elimination was the