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2006-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2006|

Pure Ivory in her groove at mid point in season

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Fresh off a win in the Canadian Breeders Championship, three-year-old trotting filly Pure Ivory returns to Mohawk Racetrack on Monday to begin defence of her Gold Final title. After stumbling out of the blocks in the first two starts of her sophomore campaign, Pure Ivory has won five of her last six

2006-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2006|

Canadette hoping to repeat at Windsor Sunday

WINDSOR, ON — This Sunday Windsor Raceway plays host to some of the most talented horses racing in Ontario as the top nine two-year-old pacing fillies return to the five-eighths mile oval for their $130,000 Gold Final and 16 talented three-year-old pacing colts gather for a pair of $57,552 Gold Eliminations. In the Gold Final

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Jamieson fillies impressive in Grassroots action Tuesday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Carl Jamieson dropped a trio of two-year-old trotting fillies down from the Gold Series into Tuesday night's Grassroots event at Kawartha Downs and the young trotters called on their experience in the Ontario Sires Stakes program's upper echelons to deliver three wins and a track record. Jamieson started the evening in winning

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Beechwood Duchess makes Gold Series debut Saturday

DUNDAS, ON — Beechwood Duchess heads into Saturday's Gold Eliminations at Flamboro Downs off a pair of solid performances against the province's top three-year-old pacing fillies and trainer Jared Bothwell is hoping that momentum will carry her through the last four Gold events of the season. "I'd love to see her stay with the Golds,"

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Sudbury Grassroots irresistible for Classy Mint’s owners

SUDBURY, ON — After two decades of racing horses at Sudbury Downs, Edward and Nancy Bassis will realise a long held ambition this Sunday when their three-year-old pacing filly Classy Mint competes in the second of four $26,179 Grassroots divisions at their hometown oval. "We've been racing, mostly here at Sudbury Downs, for about 20

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Steacy to harness four in Quinte Grassroots Friday

BELLEVILLE, ON — Quinte Exhibition Raceway kicks off the second long weekend of summer on Friday with eight Grassroots divisions for Ontario's best two-year-old trotting colts. In addition to the colts sitting atop the division standings after the first two Grassroots contests, Quinte fans will be treated to a host of newcomers to provincial competition

2006-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2006|

Records shatter at Grand River on steamy summer night

ELORA, ON — A hot, humid Monday evening at Grand River Raceway was the perfect setting for record breaking action from some of Ontario's finest two-year-olds. Freshman trotting colts and pacing colts flexed their burgeoning racing muscles over the Elora oval in five Gold Series Eliminations and four eliminations for the Battle of Waterloo. The

2006-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2006|

Canadette rocks around Windsor to track record victory

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway fans got a clear demonstration of the phenomenal depth in the Ontario Sires Stakes' two-year-old pacing filly division on Sunday evening when Canadette rocketed around the five-eighths mile oval to a 1:53 track record in the first of two Gold Eliminations. Leaving from Post 3, driver Paul MacDonell opted not

2006-07-30T00:00:00-04:00July 30, 2006|

Henry sends three fillies on to Gold Final in Ottawa

GLOUCESTER, ON — Wayne and Trevor Henry gave Rideau Carleton Raceway fans a stirring finish to the first of two $47,785 Gold Eliminations on Sunday evening. Driving two-year-old trotting fillies Tymal Timeout and Windsong Darling, the Henry brothers battled in the early going for the lead and then again in the stretch as elder brother

2006-07-28T00:00:00-04:00July 28, 2006|

Zirnis takes sixth run at elusive Industry Day appearance

ELORA, ON — Over the last seven years Grand River Raceway has hosted six Gold Finals for trotters on its popular Industry Day program, and George Zirnis has made five attempts to get into the winner's circle on his hometown oval's signature day. The Elmira resident will begin a sixth attempt on Monday, July 31