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2006-08-29T00:00:00-04:00August 29, 2006|

Local fillies eye a share of Grassroots pie in Hanover

HANOVER, ON — Hanover Raceway wraps up its 2006 Ontario Sires Stakes schedule this Saturday, Sept. 2 with the last regular season Grassroots event for the three-year-old pacing fillies. While it is too late in the campaign for the six local fillies to earn a berth in the Grassroots post season, their owners and trainers

2006-08-29T00:00:00-04:00August 29, 2006|

Porsche Hall fuels owner’s passion for harness racing

GLOUCESTER, ON — With Porsche Hall starting from Post 3 in Thursday's Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway, Sebastian Benenati has cancelled the three-year-old trotting filly's appointment with a colleague in a more obscure field of medicine than that practised by the Michigan foot and ankle specialist. "We were at the point where we tried

2006-08-28T00:00:00-04:00August 28, 2006|

Carolyn AS triumphant in Mohawk Gold Final Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Carolyn AS delivered her fourth straight winning effort to claim the two-year-old trotting filly Gold Final title at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening. Leaving from Post 6 with driver Steven Skilton in the race bike, Carolyn AS accelerated away from the starting gate and found herself to the outside of pacesetter Striking

2006-08-28T00:00:00-04:00August 28, 2006|

Twin B Diva shatters Clinton track record

CLINTON, ON — Clinton Raceway fans were treated to an outstanding display of talent by the two-year-old pacing fillies on Sunday afternoon, capped off by a track record performance from Twin B Diva in the last of nine $15,000 Grassroots divisions. Taking full advantage of Post 1, Jim Ainsworth fired Twin B Diva off the

2006-08-26T00:00:00-04:00August 26, 2006|

Ancaster trainer will harness pair at Flamboro Thursday

DUNDAS, ON — Heading into their second last Grassroots event on Thursday, Aug. 31 at Flamboro Downs, the pressure is on the province's two-year-old pacing colts to bolster their point tallies and secure a berth in the lucrative post season. Among the colts hovering within striking distance of the top 16 are a pair trained

2006-08-26T00:00:00-04:00August 26, 2006|

Quirky filly hoping to land a Grassroots win at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Three-year-old trotting filly Emmamazing makes her second Grassroots start next Wednesday, Aug. 30 at Flamboro Downs and trainer Don LeBlanc is hoping the quirky youngster can finally find her way into the winner's circle. "I would look for her to race well, " says the Burlington resident. "I think she's due for

2006-08-26T00:00:00-04:00August 26, 2006|

Georgian Downs record falls to Majestic Son

INNISFIL, ON — Damp weather left the Georgian Downs oval one second slower than normal on Saturday night, but it made no difference to Majestic Son as the three-year-old trotting colt chewed up his second straight track and Ontario Sires Stakes record this week. Starting from the outside Post 8 in the first of two

2006-08-25T00:00:00-04:00August 25, 2006|

Porsche Hall claims second straight Gold Series victory

GLOUCESTER, ON — Porsche Hall delivered another impressive effort to capture the $96,017 three-year-old trotting filly Gold Elimination at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening. With their third decent post position in as many weeks, driver Terry Kerr sent Porsche Hall straight to the front from Post 5 and put up beautifully rated fractions of

2006-08-23T00:00:00-04:00August 23, 2006|

Indiana Hall rolls into Innisfil on Gold Series success

INNISFIL, ON — Robert Fellows had a master plan for Indiana Hall's sophomore season, and the trainer admits that this Saturday's Gold Eliminations at Georgian Downs were not part of his original strategy. However, a runner-up finish in last weekend's Gold Final earned the trotter a second run at the province's major players. "He's a

2006-08-23T00:00:00-04:00August 23, 2006|

Secluded Island ready to resume Gold Series rivalries

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack spotlights two outstanding Gold Series divisions on Sunday evening as the two-year-old trotting fillies compete in their fourth $130,000 Gold Final and the three-year-old pacing colts battle in their second last set of Gold Eliminations. Fresh off a third-place finish behind a pair of American-bred heavyweights in the Aug. 20