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2009-08-22T00:00:00-04:00August 22, 2009|

My Gift To You finds niche in Grassroots at Kawartha

FRASERVILLE, ON — In spite of a track rated one second slower than normal, Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing colts delivered seven outstanding Grassroots performances at Kawartha Downs on Saturday night. Jason Brewer piloted My Gift To You to the quickest mile, a 1:54 score in the third $24,000 Grassroots division. The Camluck son took control

2009-08-22T00:00:00-04:00August 22, 2009|

Jamieson on fire in Grassroots action at Woodstock

WOODSTOCK, ON — Up until Saturday, three-time Lampman Cup winner Jody Jamieson had been trailing rival Brad Forward in the Ontario Sires Stakes driver's standings, but a five win afternoon at Woodstock Raceway put the Cambridge resident right back in the hunt for a fourth title. Jamieson kicked off the afternoon's two-year-old pacing filly Grassroots

2009-08-21T00:00:00-04:00August 21, 2009|

Its A Good Thing leaps into Gold Series from qualifier

ELORA, ON — Its A Good Thing heads into Tuesday's Gold Elimination at Grand River Raceway with an impressive record of seven wins and three seconds in 12 starts this season, but the date of the three-year-old pacing colt's last start was May 8. Sidelined by health issues in the spring, the Bob McIntosh trainee

2009-08-20T00:00:00-04:00August 20, 2009|

Random Destiny returns to Gold Series Monday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Random Destiny's path to Monday's Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack has not been a linear one, but trainer Riina Rekila is hoping that it culminates in a top three finish for the two-year-old trotting filly. After winning her elimination in the Gold Series season opener at Grand River Raceway on July 13,

2009-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19, 2009|

Protege Seelster hoping to shake off spring fever Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Murray Weber is not afraid to take a chance on a horse other trainers pass over, and the Putnam resident is hoping that the risk he took on Protege Seelster will show a few more dividends in Sunday's two-year-old trotting colt Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack. "I'm a guy, I've never spent

2009-08-19T00:00:00-04:00August 19, 2009|

Cashedout studying for Grassroots test Saturday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Ontario's exceptionally talented three-year-old pacing colts converge on Kawartha Downs this Saturday, Aug. 22 for the fourth Grassroots event of their season, and trainer Paul Hutchinson is viewing the first $24,000 division as a testing ground for Cashedout. "It's a testing station for him," says the Peterborough resident. "It's close enough to

2009-08-18T00:00:00-04:00August 18, 2009|

Greenlight Special heading for Grassroots Saturday

WOODSTOCK, ON — Greenlight Special makes the leap into the Ontario Sires Stakes fray this Saturday afternoon at Woodstock Raceway, and trainer Rusty Morgan is hoping the two-year-old pacing filly can hold her own in the field of Grassroots veterans. "She's shown that she might be something," says the Norwich resident, who shares ownership on

2009-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17, 2009|

Bay Girl sprints home to Gold Final glory Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Just hours after her big brother captured his Confederation Cup Elimination and finished third in the final, two-year-old pacing filly Bay Girl delivered an outstanding come from behind effort to capture the $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack. Starting from Post 4 with Mario Baillargeon in the race bike,

2009-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17, 2009|

Pointe To Pointe delivers record setting Gold Final victory

DUNDAS, ON — When the call to the post came for the first race of Flamboro Downs' Confederation Cup program on Sunday, a ripple of excitement ran through the grandstand and fans knew they were in for an afternoon of exceptional harness racing. Five races later Ontario's gifted two-year-old trotting colts delivered the first history

2009-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16, 2009|

Lil Bit Lil Bit demonstrates lot of speed in Sudbury

SUDBURY, ON — Balmy summer weather brought high speed performances to Sudbury Downs on Saturday night, as all three two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots divisions were clocked faster than 2:00. Each successive $24,000 division rang up a faster clocking, until Lil Bit Lil Bit rewrote the track's freshman pacing colt record in the final division with