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2006-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2006|

Fun on the menu this summer for Marshall and Frey

DUNDAS, ON — Last fall Vaughn Marshall stuck his hand in the air at the Canadian Open Yearling Sale and came home with a $1,700 purchase named Fabtowin. Heading into the Gold Series season opener for two-year-old trotting fillies this Saturday at Flamboro Downs, the Campbellville resident has already recouped his investment, plus a winter's

2006-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2006|

Prairie Tracker triumphant at Georgian Downs

INNISFIL, ON — For the second time this month, three-year-old pacing filly Prairie Tracker delivered a mile faster than any of her Grassroots peers when she and driver Paul Mackenzie circled Georgian Downs in 1:53.1 on Tuesday evening. Starting from the advantageous Post 1, Mackenzie wasted no time sending the Presidential Ball daughter after the

2006-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2006|

Freshman speed show comes to Mohawk Sunday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's precocious two-year-old pacing colts bring their record breaking road show to Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening, competing in four Gold Eliminations worth a total of $117,000. Jack Darling will harness Twin B Survivor from Post 1 in the first elimination and the Cambridge resident was happy to see reigning Gold Final

2006-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2006|

Trainer and trotting colt make their OSS debut Thursday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Freshman fever returns to Kawartha Downs on Thursday as 30 two-year-old trotting colts make their provincial debut in four Gold Series Eliminations. Trainer Milton La Riviere will also celebrate his first start in the Ontario Sires Stakes when Hansen lines up alongside his peers in the third $25,827 elimination. "We're quite excited,"

2006-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2006|

Pacing colts ready to spark things up in Hanover Saturday

HANOVER, ON — At Hanover Raceway this Saturday the Canada Day fireworks will take place on the track as the province's talented three-year-old pacing colts square off in nine Grassroots divisions worth a total of $135,000. Hoping to keep a share of the provincial purse money in the neighbourhood is Wingham resident Dennis Jewitt, who

2006-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2006|

Majestic Son breaks jinx with track record effort

GLOUCESTER, ON — In less than two minutes, three-year-old trotting colt Majestic Son accomplished a great deal at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. With a seemingly effortless 1:56 victory the colt qualified for next weekend's Gold Final, brought an end to the Ontario Sires Stakes drought that has plagued trainer Mark Steacy at Rideau

2006-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2006|

Funny Bones delivers stand up victory at Georgian Downs

INNISFIL, ON — Funny Bones may not have circled the Georgian Downs oval as fast as he did in last week's elimination round, but the two-year-old pacing colt still managed to stand out from the crowd in Saturday's $130,000 Gold Final. The Grinfromeartoear son started from Post 6 in the Gold Final, but driver Mario

2006-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2006|

O’Donnell scores a driving double in Sudbury Trillium

SUDBURY, ON — Fabtowin made her racing debut a winning one, posting the fastest mile in three Trillium Series divisions at Sudbury Downs on Saturday evening. The two-year-old trotting filly and driver Bill O'Donnell led the field through fractions of :32, 1:05.2 and 1:36.3 and then stayed game in the stretch, fending off the fast

2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23, 2006|

Bardoel fillies driving for a win Wednesday

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway brings its spring meet to a close next week with a pair of outstanding Ontario Sires Stakes events. The province's talented three-year-old trotting fillies take centre stage at the London oval on both Wednesday, June 28 for Grassroots action and Friday, June 30 for a $130,000 Gold Final. Hoping

2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23, 2006|

Record setting filly aiming for second Grassroots win

INNISFIL, ON — Rapidly approaching the halfway mark in their Grassroots season, the top three-year-old pacing fillies are hoping to maintain their momentum when the program rolls into Georgian Downs on Tuesday, June 24. With a track record equalling victory in her Grassroots debut at Western Fair Raceway on June 16 and a personal best