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2010-09-03T00:00:00-04:00September 3, 2010|

Mach Dreamer rocks home to second Gold Final title

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Rick Zeron stood in the Mohawk Racetrack winner's circle on Friday evening covered in mud, but you could still see the Oakville, ON resident's smile. The veteran reinsman had just succeeded where Mohawk fans had predicted he would fail — piloting three-year-old pacing colt Mach Dreamer to his second straight Gold Final

2010-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1, 2010|

Jekyll and Hyde filly hoping for success in Dresden

DRESDEN, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting fillies will celebrate Labour Day Monday at Dresden Raceway with seven $24,000 Grassroots divisions, and Dan Creighton is hoping his Jekyll and Hyde-like trainee Edens Cover Girl can match the winning effort she delivered in her provincial debut. A 2:04 victor at Flamboro Downs in the Aug. 13

2010-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1, 2010|

Horner readying three for Clinton Grassroots event

CLINTON, ON — Mark Horner will harness three starters in Sunday's two-year-old pacing filly Grassroots event at Clinton Raceway, and the pragmatic trainer says two are still works in progress, while the other is shaping up to be a legitimate freshman contender. "Looking at the races, at the way the three of them set up,

2010-08-31T00:00:00-04:00August 31, 2010|

S K Crosby makes his hometown debut Saturday

HANOVER, ON — S K Crosby was born and raised in Grey County, but the two-year-old pacer will make his first start at Hanover Raceway in one of six $24,000 Grassroots divisions this Saturday, Sept. 4. "He's stabled just outside of Hanover, but we've never raced him there," says the gelding's co-owner Mike McLaughlin. "The

2010-08-31T00:00:00-04:00August 31, 2010|

Dalhousie Dave has ceased to amaze O’Sullivan

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When the province's top three-year-old pacing colts line up behind Mohawk Racetrack's starting gate on Friday night for their $130,000 Gold Final, Tony O'Sullivan is not expecting Dalhousie Dave to top the impressive 1:49.4 effort he delivered in the elimination round, however the Cambridge, ON resident admits that he stopped being surprised

2010-08-29T00:00:00-04:00August 29, 2010|

Epoxy Queen a Grassroots standout at Kawartha

FRASERVILLE, ON — Kawartha Downs hosted the two-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday evening in five $24,000 Grassroots divisions, and Epoxy Queen distinguished herself with a commanding seven length victory over the sixth race field. Woodville, ON resident Brad Rae piloted Epoxy Queen and dropped the Camluck miss into second through the early going, on the

2010-08-27T00:00:00-04:00August 27, 2010|

Pacing colts sizzle in Gold Eliminations at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Last time the three-year-old pacing colts faced off at Mohawk Racetrack in Ontario Sires Stakes action, Mach Dreamer needed a 1:50.1 mile to win the Gold Final title, but when the talented pacers returned to the Campbellville oval on Friday night for a pair of $40,000 Gold Eliminations, fully half of the

2010-08-27T00:00:00-04:00August 27, 2010|

Imperial Count earns Gold Series crown

OTTAWA, ON — After capturing both Gold Eliminations last weekend, driver Steve Condren selected Imperial Count as his mount for Friday's $130,000 Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and when the starting gate pulled away from the field of two-year-old trotting colts it was evident that he had made a wise decision. Iroquois, ON resident

2010-08-26T00:00:00-04:00August 26, 2010|

Beach Party AS enjoys moment in the sun at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Patience proved very virtuous to Peter Wallinder and Beach Party AS in the two-year-old trotting filly Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening. The pair started from Post 1 in the $130,000 contest and Wallinder had Beach Party AS in gear early, but opted not to get into a first turn

2010-08-25T00:00:00-04:00August 25, 2010|

Blue Angel Cam joins Grassroots crowd Saturday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Kawartha Downs will be the site of the third Grassroots battle for the two-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday evening and trainer Kevin Benn is hoping Blue Angel Cam can hold her own against the Ontario Sires Stakes veterans in the first $24,000 division. Blue Angel Cam heads into her Grassroots debut off