BELLEVILLE, SEPT. 9, 2005 — Ross Battin piloted two-year-old trotting colt The Orient Express to the fastest win in five Grassroots divisions at Quinte Exhibition Raceway on Friday night. Leaving from Post 5 the pair got away fourth, but were moving up the outside before the field reached the halfway marker. Second by a length

WINDSOR, ON — Killingly Funny scored one for the local side on Wednesday evening, delivering an impressive come from behind victory in the first of six Grassroots divisions at Windsor Raceway. Owned by Dennis and Janet Fairall of Windsor and Kelvin Sivyer of Tillsonburg, Killingly Funny started from Post 8 and spent most of the

DRESDEN, ON — Coming off a smart third-place finish in the Little Saratoga Final and with the first inside post he has seen in Grassroots competition this season, three-year-old pacing colt Summerhill Chris is poised for a solid effort at Dresden Raceway on Sunday afternoon. "He should be able to get away with the pack,

WINDSOR, ON — Sophomore pacing colt Astronomical stormed around Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening to claim his second straight Gold Final victory and take a commanding lead atop the division standings with just one Gold Series event remaining in the regular season. Astronomical and driver Mark MacDonald fired out of Post 7 on Sunday and

DRESDEN, ON — Cotton Briefs turned in the fastest mile of seven Grassroots divisions at Dresden Raceway on Monday to capture her first lifetime victory. Saddled with Post 6, the two-year-old trotting filly and trainer-driver Lyle MacArthur eased off the gate and were sitting last as favourite St Lads Calcium took the fillies to the

BELLEVILLE, ON — Belleville and area harness racing fans will get one last dose of Ontario Sires Stakes excitement this Friday as Quinte Exhibition Raceway hosts Grassroots competition for the two-year-old trotting colts. Five divisions of young trotters will compete for a total of $97,000 in Friday's event and Charles Barker is hoping that Stockdale

WOODSTOCK, ON — Snap Out Of It scored his third straight Grassroots victory and equalled the track record in Ontario Sires Stakes action at Woodstock Raceway on Saturday. The Camluck colt and driver Reg Gassien eased out of Post 6 and landed fourth as Goforyourgrins and favourite Clean Cut Kid let the field of two-year-old

HANOVER, ON — Ross Henry picked up a pair of wins in Grassroots action at Hanover Raceway on Saturday evening, sending three-year-old trotting fillies Lookit and Praha to victory. Lookit and Wayne Henry were the first to appear in the winner's circle, going gate to wire in the fourth race to score a three-quarter length

WINDSOR, ON — Heading into her fourth Grassroots start on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at Windsor Raceway, E Business has a solid record of three wins, three seconds and one third through 10 starts this season, but in the eyes of her owners the three-year-old pacing filly's race record is not her most notable accomplishment. "I

GLOUCESTER, ON — Sent off as the second longest shot in the race, Whispering Girl swept past pacesetter Whatthehecklavec to earn her first Gold Final title at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening. Driver Bjarte Torresdal gave Whispering Girl the perfect steer, trailing Whatthehecklavec off the starting gate from Post 4 and sitting tight on