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2011-07-18T00:00:00-04:00July 18, 2011|

San Pietro looks like wise purchase for Milton owner

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's two-year-old trotting colts have one Gold Series event under their belts, and while San Pietro has yet to pick up a trophy, trainer Ben Wallace thinks the gelding's attitude and ability will carry him to a solid season on the premier circuit. "He's a good sized colt, he comes in with

2011-07-18T00:00:00-04:00July 18, 2011|

Warrawee Needy roars to second Gold Final title

OTTAWA, ON — Warrawee Needy made no mistakes at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Monday evening as he effortlessly claimed his second Gold Final trophy and fifth straight victory. Starting from the trailing Post 9, driver Jody Jamieson landed the colt in sixth spot through the early going, which saw the other elimination winner, Best Ears,

2011-07-17T00:00:00-04:00July 17, 2011|

Witch Way has realized owner’s dream

DUNDAS, ON — With a Gold Elimination and Gold Final trophy in her possession, two-year-old trotting filly Witch Way has already accomplished everything her owners had hoped for, so any success she achieves in Wednesday's Gold Elimination at Flamboro Downs will just be icing on what has so far been a very sweet cake. "I

2011-07-14T00:00:00-04:00July 14, 2011|

Best Ears ready for head-to-head with Needy

OTTAWA, ON — The looming presence of Canada's fastest two-year-old pacing colt, Warrawee Needy, may have scared some starters away from the Gold Series event at Rideau Carleton Raceway, but heading into Monday's $130,000 Gold Final, driver Scott Zeron does not think elimination winner Best Ears has anything to worry about. "I'll take it week

2011-07-14T00:00:00-04:00July 14, 2011|

Classy Lane Rose aiming to earn fans’ respect

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When the two-year-old pacing fillies return to Mohawk Racetrack on Monday, July 18, Jamie Millier is not expecting Classy Lane Rose to be the favourite, but the Puslinch resident does expect her to get more respect than she did in last week's Gold Eliminations. "I don't think she'll pay $175 this week,"

2011-07-14T00:00:00-04:00July 14, 2011|

Good Sound Advice embraces opportunity

FRASERVILLE, ON — With two colts withdrawing from Thursday's Gold Final due to sickness, both freshman trotters on the also eligible list lined up behind the Kawartha Downs starting gate in the sixth race to take their shot at $130,000. White Viking replaced Tymal Oh So Nice at Post 2, while Good Sound Advice inherited

2011-07-14T00:00:00-04:00July 14, 2011|

Patti Omara hoping to follow in her mother’s footsteps

OTTAWA, ON — Patti Omara is a second generation product of Cynthia and Myles McLennan's breeding program, and the Arnprior residents are hoping the two-year-old pacing filly can enjoy the same sort of success in the Ontario Sires Stakes program as her mother. Dam Wipethatsmerkoff was a Grassroots winner at two, and finished third in

2011-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12, 2011|

Shore Light scores impressive Grassroots win

INNISFIL, ON — Doug McNair gave Shore Light a perfect pocket trip in Grassroots action at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening and the locally-owned pacing colt parlayed it into a trip to the winner's circle. McNair fired Shore Light away from Post 7 and dropped onto the rail behind pacesetter Fenian Hanover well before that

2011-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2011|

Best Ears and Warrawee Needy triumph in Ottawa

OTTAWA, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway kicked off its 2011 Ontario Sires Stakes season with a pair of impressive Gold Elimination performances by the two-year-old pacing colts. As the starting gate pulled away from the field for the first $40,000 elimination, Jody Jamieson hustled Warrawee Nonsuch away from Post 6 and posted a :27.1 opening

2011-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2011|

Freshman fillies impress Mohawk fans Monday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Reigning Gold Final winner Class Of O Nine stretched her win streak out to three with a 1:55.4 score at Mohawk Racetrack in the first of three $40,000 Gold Eliminations on Monday evening. Starting from Post 2, the Camluck miss and driver Randy Waples took control heading to the halfway marker and