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2002-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2002|

Semper Fi Hall lowers track and OSS record at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes competitors shattered track and provincial speed barriers for the second straight night at Flamboro Downs on Saturday. Competing in Gold Series Elimination action, three-year-old trotting colt Semper Fi Hall stopped the clock in 1:57.1 to shave one-fifth of a second off the former record set by Arva Crest Ago

2002-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2002|

Bax fillies demolish track record twice in Sarnia

SARNIA, ON — Hiawatha Horse Park's three-year-old trotting filly track record fell victim to Ontario Sires Stakes competitors on Saturday night for the second time in the 2002 season. One month ago Crown Lavec trotted to a 1:58.1 record in Grassroots action and on Saturday night a pair of John Bax trained fillies lowered again

2002-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2002|

Armbro Wallflower scores first Gold Final win

REXDALE, ON — Armbro Wallflower leapt up the three-year-old pacing filly division standings with a victory in the $130,000 Gold Final at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday evening. The Village Jasper daughter and driver Paul MacDonell scored the 1:51.3 victory using a radically different strategy than they did for last week's elimination win. Rather than laying

2002-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2002|

Northern Harmony crushes track and OSS record

DUNDAS, ON — Northern Harmony reclaimed the two-year-old pacing filly crown with a stunning track and Ontario Sires Stakes record performance at Flamboro Downs on Friday night. The Run The Table daughter and regular driver Randy Waples fired off the wings from Post 5 and skirmished briefly at the front with The Patriot before dropping

2002-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2002|

Ontario Sires Stakes record falls again at Woodbine

REXDALE, ON — Firstline Luck came up with a brilliant effort at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday night to post his second hard fought victory in a stakes final this summer. In rein to driver Rick Zeron, Firstline Luck paced off the wings into third-place in the $130,000 Gold Series Final and then sat patiently while

2002-08-09T00:00:00-04:00August 9, 2002|

Two-year-old pacing colts return to Gold action Sunday

DUNDAS, ON — When Carl Jamieson saw the post position draw for this Sunday's program at Flamboro Downs he was disappointed to find Village Blitz's name beside Post 8 in the second of two Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Eliminations. Village Blitz heads into Sunday's contest off a pair of impressive half-mile victories and before the

2002-08-08T00:00:00-04:00August 8, 2002|

Race wide open in sophomore trotting colt division

DUNDAS, ON — With two of three Gold Final winners missing, the three-year-old trotting colt division remains wide open as the colts head to Flamboro Downs for their fourth Gold Series Eliminations Saturday. Among the young trotters hoping to make strides up the division standings are a pair owned and trained by Harald Lunde. Rotation

2002-08-08T00:00:00-04:00August 8, 2002|

Clements hopes a new star is born in Sarnia

SARNIA, ON — When the three-year-old trotting fillies arrive at Hiawatha Horse Park for Gold Series Eliminations on Saturday night Dan Clements is hoping that his top filly can finally prove herself in Ontario Sirs Stakes action. Clements will start Corinas Mission in the sixth race and Broadway Gal in the eighth on Saturday night

2002-08-07T00:00:00-04:00August 7, 2002|

Wright and Kerwood score driving doubles

INNISFIL, ON — Three-year-old pacing colt Judge Cam demolished his opponents in the fastest of eight Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Tuesday night. The Camluck colt and driver Greg Wright, Jr. fired out of Post 5 and led the field through fractions of :28, :58 and 1:26 before sprinting through the final quarter to

2002-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2002|

Henry scores win and three seconds in Belleville

BELLEVILLE, ON — Tara Ballyduff toured the Quinte Raceway half-mile quicker than any of his peers in the two-year-old trotting colt Grassroots event on Monday, stopping the clock in 2:09 in the first of five divisions. The Balanced Image son and driver Trevor Henry led from wire-to-wire and held off a hard charging Skylars Image