FRASERVILLE, ON — Smarty Jims delivered an impressive effort at Kawartha Downs on Thursday evening to capture the first $130,000 Gold Final of the season for the two-year-old trotting colts. Trotting specialist Trevor Ritchie piloted Smarty Jims from Post 6 on Thursday and hustled the young trotter off the starting gate and into second spot

INNISFIL, ON — A trio of Gold Series superstars headline the Trillium Series event for three-year-old trotting fillies at Georgian Downs on Tuesday, July 11. Reigning Gold Final champion Pure Ivory, early season Gold Final winner Oaklea Odessa and Gold Elimination winner Oaklea Omega will draw crowds to the Innisfil oval as they put their

GLOUCESTER, JULY 6, 2006 — It did not take long for the three-year-old pacing colts to devour Northern Luck's track record at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening. In the first Gold Elimination Secluded Island sprinted by pacesetter Impeccable to a 1:51.2 triumph, shaving four-fifths of a second off the 1:52.1 mark Northern Luck set

ELORA, ON — As the two-year-old pacing fillies prepare for Monday night's $130,000 Gold Final at Grand River Raceway, four of the province's top horsemen are trying to figure out a strategy to use against track and world record holder Luck Of Michelle. "I don't know what strategy you use when you draw in with

HANOVER, ON — Jody Jamieson notched a driving double in Grassroots action at Hanover Raceway on Wednesday evening to pad his early season lead atop the Ontario Sires Stakes driver's standings. The 29-year-old reinsman made his first visit to the Hanover Raceway winner's circle in Race 6, with a two-year-old trotting colt trained by his

WINDSOR, ON — In Trepid Water's eight race win streak went up in smoke at Windsor Raceway last weekend and trainer Bob McIntosh is not sure whether the three-year-old pacing filly can jump back into the winner's circle from Post 7 in Sunday's $130,000 Gold Final. "It shapes up to be a tough race because

FLAMBORO, ON — Training young trotters requires skill, patience and the ability to absorb surprises, as Carl Jamieson's trio of two-year-old fillies demonstrated at Flamboro Downs last weekend. The filly Jamieson most expected to see in this Saturday's $130,000 Gold Final finished out of the money, and the one he expected the least from won

INNISFIL, ON — Mario Baillargeon piloted Witchery's Dream to the fastest of five Grassroots divisions for two-year-old trotting fillies at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening. In his first tour aboard the Angus Hall miss, Baillargeon sent her straight to the front from Post 3 and ticked off fractions of :31, 1:02.2 and 1:34.2. Heading down

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When two-year-old pacing colt Goose Creek failed to advance to the Final of the season opening Gold Series his owners were disappointed, but philosophical. Three weeks and two wins later Ken Ewen admits their expectations are a little higher heading into Sunday night's $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack. "Naturally we have

CLINTON, ON — When the three-year-old pacing fillies kick off Clinton Raceway's Ontario Sires Stakes season on Sunday, Ken Raspin is hoping Luck Alice can extend the run of extraordinarily good luck he has enjoyed in his second year as a Standardbred owner. "I had Quarter Horses years ago, but Quarter Horses never really took