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2011-09-26T00:00:00-04:00September 26, 2011|

Machapelo is king of the hill in Elora

ELORA, SEPT. 26, 2011 — Monday night's Gold Final result made it official — Machapelo is king of the two-year-old pacing colt heap when it comes to competition at Grand River Raceway. Squaring off against reigning Gold Final champion I Found My Beach and two-time Gold Final champion Warrawee Needy, Machapelo fired off the starting

2011-09-26T00:00:00-04:00September 26, 2011|

Grand River Raceway fans hope for fair skies Friday

ELORA, ON — In spite of the seven-hole and a sloppy track Daylon Magician clocked a 1:57.2 track record at Grand River Raceway last Friday, leaving fans at the Elora oval wondering what he will be able to do if the skies are clear for this Friday night's $130,000 Gold Final. "He knows what he

2011-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2011|

Legal Entity battles to Gold Final triumph in Windsor

WINDSOR, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old pacing fillies treated Windsor Raceway fans to an outstanding finish in their fourth $130,000 Gold Final on Sunday evening. As the eight fillies rolled away from the starting gate groans were heard around the grandstand as fan favourite Apogee Hanover skipped off stride from Post 2. That left Mindsweeper

2011-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2011|

Sophomores scorch Mohawk oval in Semifinal action

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Unlike their freshman counterparts, Ontario's top sophomore Grassroots competitors benefited from clear skies on Saturday night and the result was a high speed showdown over the Mohawk Racetrack oval. By the time the dust settled, Musselsfrmbrussels emerged as the only division leader over two nights of competition to land a Semifinal trophy.

2011-09-23T00:00:00-04:00September 23, 2011|

Track record holder hopes for sophomore success in Elora

ELORA, ON — On Wednesday, Sept. 28 Prodigal Seelster will return to Grand River Raceway for the first time since he set a track record winning the 2010 edition of the Battle Of Waterloo. The three-year-old pacing colt returns to the Elora oval as the reigning Gold Final champion, and he will be looking to

2011-09-23T00:00:00-04:00September 23, 2011|

Kadabra colts sweep Gold Eliminations at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — One was making his debut in the Gold Series while the other is ranked in the top five, one controlled the tempo from start to finish while the other swept by the leaders in the stretch, but both Prestidigitator and Heres The Magic got the job done in Gold Elimination action at

2011-09-23T00:00:00-04:00September 23, 2011|

Daylon Magician cruises to victory in Elora

ELORA, ON — it required no magic for Daylon Magician to score his sixth straight victory at Grand River Raceway on Friday evening. Starting from Post 7, driver Jack Moiseyev allowed the three-year-old trotting colt to float away from the starting gate, landing in fifth spot as Incredable Frank led the field of 10 to

2011-09-23T00:00:00-04:00September 23, 2011|

Battles are fierce for freshman Semifinal trophies

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When the top 20 horses from each freshman Grassroots division gathered at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday night, fans got to see just how deep the talent pool is in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Only one favourite was able to deliver in the eight $30,000 Grassroots Semifinals, and two-year-old pacing colt Huxley

2011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2011|

Warrawee Needy racing for more than OSS glory

ELORA, ON — When Warrawee Needy rolls in behind the starting gate at Grand River Raceway on Monday evening, the two-year-old pacing colt will be facing a little more pressure than the rest of the field. In spite of his status as the division point leader and two-time Gold Final champion, the pressure will not

2011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2011|

Local fillies scorch around Rideau Carleton

OTTAWA, ON — Freshman trotting fillies with local connections dominated a trio of Gold Eliminations at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening, starting with an effortless performance by reigning Gold Final champion Circles. Starting from Post 2 with regular reinsman Jacques Hebert at the lines, Circles floated away from the gate and sat briefly in