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2006-10-07T00:00:00-04:00October 7, 2006|

Fillies sparkle in Grassroots Championships at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Southwind Madonna capped off a perfect afternoon of Grassroots Championship action at Flamboro Downs on Saturday with an outstanding track, Canadian and Ontario Sires Stakes performance in the three-year-old pacing filly Final. "I figured in my own mind they'd have to go better than 1:53 to beat her. I really did," admitted

2006-10-06T00:00:00-04:00October 6, 2006|

Banana Joes Bar hoping to reach the Grassroots spotlight

DUNDAS, ON — Heading into Saturday's $100,000 three-year-old pacing colt Grassroots Championship, Tony Macri and Anne Della Maestra are feeling confident in Banana Joes Bar, but they are also painfully aware that anything can happen in a horse race. Last fall the Waterdown residents sent Banana Joes Bar off to Georgian Downs for the freshman

2006-10-06T00:00:00-04:00October 6, 2006|

Michelles Power earns last Gold Final crown in Ottawa

GLOUCESTER, ON — Michelles Power led a parade of Camluck daughters across the wire at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening to capture the last $130,000 Gold Final of the season for the two-year-old pacing fillies. With Sylvain Filion in the race bike for the second straight week, Michelles Power sprinted away from Post 1

2006-10-05T00:00:00-04:00October 5, 2006|

Gifted fillies gear up for Grassroots showdown Saturday

DUNDAS, ON — If there is power in positive thinking, two-year-old trotting filly Powerline Mesa has a shot at Grassroots glory on the $800,000 Championship program at Flamboro Downs on Saturday. "Last week (Randy) Fritz brought her out about the halfway mark and my Mom started her mantra, �Stay flat girl, stay flat,'" recalls Allan

2006-10-03T00:00:00-04:00October 3, 2006|

Trainer predicts front end duel in Gold Final Thursday

GLOUCESTER, ON — Eight freshman pacing fillies will return to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening in hopes of snapping up the last Gold Final title of the season. With division leader Luck Of Michelle absent from the crowd, elimination winner Tymal Trinity and leading point getter Michelle's Power are the early favourites to claim

2006-10-03T00:00:00-04:00October 3, 2006|

Made In Ontario event at Grand River

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway will host a special card of racing on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct. 9, for Ontario-sired horses. The second annual Made In Ontario night will feature a dozen $15,000 dashes for Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots starters that did not draw into the OSS semi-finals. Preference will be given to the

2006-10-03T00:00:00-04:00October 3, 2006|

Trainer predicts front end duel in Gold Final Thursday

GLOUCESTER, ON — Eight freshman pacing fillies will return to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening in hopes of snapping up the last Gold Final title of the season. With division leader Luck Of Michelle absent from the crowd, elimination winner Tymal Trinity and leading point getter Michelle's Power are the early favourites to claim

2006-10-03T00:00:00-04:00October 3, 2006|

Made In Ontario event at Grand River

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway will host a special card of racing on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct. 9, for Ontario-sired horses. The second annual Made In Ontario night will feature a dozen $15,000 dashes for Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Grassroots starters that did not draw into the OSS semi-finals. Preference will be given to the

2006-10-03T00:00:00-04:00October 3, 2006|

Owner too nervous to watch Friday’s Gold Final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack showcases one final evening of Ontario Sires Stakes action this Friday, Oct. 6 as the three-year-old pacing colts and trotting colts square off in their last regular season event. Ten of Ontario's most talented sophomore pacing colts will match wits in Race 8 and Janice Van Nest says she will

2006-10-03T00:00:00-04:00October 3, 2006|

Regally bred trotting filly captures Gold Final crown

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Constance Hall became the fifth two-year-old trotting filly to claim a Gold Final title with an impressive 1:58.3 triumph at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. The Striking Sahbra daughter and driver Steve Condren went straight to the front from Post 6 and cruised through fractions of :28.4, :59 and 1:29 before cranking