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

WINDSOR, ON — They say confidence can carry you a long way, and driver Scott Zeron is hoping his confidence in two-year-old pacing filly Apogee Hanover carries them straight to the Gold Final winner's circle at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening. "Last week at Windsor was, bar none, the best she's ever been for me,"

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Jody Jamieson had Monkey On My Wheel on cruise control at Mohawk Racetrack on Tuesday evening, guiding the three-year-old pacing filly to her second straight Gold Final victory. With only nine fillies entered in last week's Gold Elimination all of the entrants proceeded straight to Tuesday's final and when Tanned For Life

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Jim Carr is bullish on the Ontario Sires Stakes program, and the Hamilton resident demonstrated his enthusiasm at the Summer Sizzler Sale in August by purchasing two sophomore pacers who have advanced to Saturday's Grassroots Semifinals at Mohawk Racetrack. Carr's first acquisition at the Aug. 28 sale was three-year-old pacing filly Pearl

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Each division has been winnowed down to 20 horses and Friday's Grassroots Semifinals at Mohawk Racetrack will further reduce the ranks of two-year-olds to 10 finalists. Trainer Jack Darling will harness one pacing filly in each of the $30,000 Semifinals, and the Cambridge resident is hoping both Twin B Elite and St

OTTAWA, ON — After butting heads with North America's top fillies all season, Miss Paris brings her skills to the Ontario Sires Stakes program this Thursday, competing in one of three $40,000 Gold Eliminations at Rideau Carleton Raceway. Ottawa resident Mel Hartman shares ownership of the two-year-old trotting filly with Herb Liverman of Miami Beach,

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Call it a clich�, but Stewart Cockshutt has been involved with harness racing long enough to know that winning is not everything. The Rockwood resident's three-year-old trotting filly China Pearls is among the favourites for Thursday's $170,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack, and while the long time owner admits that it is

ELORA, ON — Traverse Seelster's Grassroots foes breathed a sigh of relief when the entries for Friday's Gold Eliminations at Grand River Raceway were published. Rather than put the three-year-old trotter's flawless Grassroots record to the test in this weekend's Semifinals at Mohawk Racetrack, trainer Frank O'Reilly of Guelph and owners Franco Cianci of St-Laurent,

DUNDAS, ON — With the top two colts opting out of Friday's Gold Eliminations, fans can expect fierce competition from the 17 freshman trotting colts headed to Flamboro Downs for a pair of $40,000 battles. Among the colts hoping to make his mark in the late season Gold events is Cool Creek Magic, who was

WINDSOR, ON — After a month-long break in their Ontario Sires Stakes campaign, Ontario's top two-year-old pacing fillies returned to Gold Series action at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening. In the single $40,000 Gold Elimination, Your Beautiful was quickest off the blocks from Post 2 and led the field of 10 to a :27.2 opening