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2009-10-13T00:00:00-04:00October 13, 2009|

Northern Kitti finishes regular season in top form

FRASERVILLE, ON — Northern Kitti delivered the sharpest effort of the four two-year-old trotting filly Grassroots divisions hosted by Kawartha Downs on Tuesday afternoon. The Dan Creighton trainee controlled the fourth $24,000 division from start to finish, accelerating away from Post 2 to a :29.3 opening quarter and carrying on through a 1:00 half, a

2009-10-13T00:00:00-04:00October 13, 2009|

Sinclair hopes Windsong Felicity is her old self Friday

INNISFIL, ON — Friday night's three-year-old trotting filly Grassroots event at Georgian Downs is a make or break affair for a number of youngsters hoping to make a last minute leap into the post season. Among the hopefuls is local filly Windsong Felicity, who is ranked twenty-third in the division standings with a total of

2009-10-13T00:00:00-04:00October 13, 2009|

Little Man giving long time owners a little fun

LONDON, ON — Little Man has not enjoyed a great deal of luck in the Grassroots program this season, but that has not prevented Brian Lee from enjoying the experience of campaigning his first Ontario Sires Stakes starter. "He's the first horse I've ever had that was able to race in the OSS," says the

2009-10-12T00:00:00-04:00October 12, 2009|

Good Bad Lucky wraps up season on perfect note

LONDON, ON — Good Bad Lucky wrapped up the Grassroots regular season with a perfect record, scoring his third win in three starts at Western Fair Raceway on Monday afternoon. The two-year-old pacing colt and Woodstock resident Brad Forward cruised away from the starting gate into fourth spot on the rail as High Net Worth

2009-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2009|

Elusive Desire cruises to second Gold Final victory

FRASERVILLE, ON — Kawartha Downs fans decided to overlook last week's runner-up effort and place their faith squarely on Elusive Desire on Saturday, and the three-year-old trotting filly did not disappoint, touring unchallenged around the Fraserville oval to her second Gold Final victory. With Oshawa native Paul MacDonell in the race bike, Elusive Desire trotted

2009-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2009|

Freshman fillies wrap up Grassroots season at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's two-year-old pacing fillies wrap up their Grassroots season at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday afternoon, and trainer Lowell Brown is hoping Jenna Casimir has better luck over her local oval than she did in her first Grassroots test. "I tried her in the Grassroots at Woodstock," recalls the Brantford resident. "She had

2009-10-10T00:00:00-04:00October 10, 2009|

Haul Away and Ideal Race triumph in Toronto

TORONTO, ON — Standardbred racing does not get much more exciting than it was on Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack when the province's top two and three-year-old pacing colts squared off in Gold Final action. In the two-year-old pacing colt Gold Final, fan favourite Grin For Money sprinted away from the outside Post 10 to

2009-10-09T00:00:00-04:00October 9, 2009|

Small but mighty Shacked Up victorious in Gold Final

TORONTO, ON — Driver Luc Ouellette was confident that Shacked Up could deliver her second Gold Final title at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday night, and the diminutive pacer did not disappoint Ouellette or the fans who sent her off their top choice in the $130,000 skirmish. In spite of sloppy conditions that left the racing

2009-10-09T00:00:00-04:00October 9, 2009|

Equity returns to OSS winner’s circle in London

LONDON, ON — After finishing in the runner-up position in his last three starts, sophomore trotting colt Equity reclaimed his place in the victor's chair with a Gold Final triumph at Western Fair Raceway on Friday evening. Equity and regular reinsman Jack Moiseyev lined up at Post 4 in the $130,000 contest and were in

2009-10-08T00:00:00-04:00October 8, 2009|

Burnt Stew delivers savoury victory at Flamboro Thursday

DUNDAS, ON — Campbellville resident Larry Small piloted three-year-old trotting colt Burnt Stew to an impressive 1:59.2 victory in the last $24,000 Grassroots division at Flamboro Downs on Thursday. Starting from Post 2, Small eased the gelding away from the gate and was sitting fifth on the rail when Mopey Corey reached the opening quarter