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SARNIA, ON — Father-son duo Gregg and Doug McNair garnered a pair of Grassroots trophies at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening. The pair got off to a quick start as Doug McNair piloted three-year-old pacing colt Lucky Jet to an impressive nine length victory in the first $24,000 Grassroots division. The son of Jeremes

OTTAWA, ON — Many of the two-year-old pacing fillies headed to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday are hoping the trip nets them enough points to secure a berth in the Grassroots post season, but Godiva Seelster has a slightly different agenda. With a fourth-place finish in her only other Grassroots start, not even a victory

SARNIA, ON — Hiawatha Horse Park wraps up its 2012 Ontario Sires Stakes schedule on Thursday with four $24,000 Grassroots divisions for the lightning fast three-year-old pacing colts. Sarnia and area fans will get a post season preview in the first division, as six of the eight starters are currently ranked among the top 16

INNISFIL, ON — The Golden Child lived up to his name on Tuesday night with an impressive 1:57 Grassroots victory over a rain-soaked Georgian Downs oval rated two seconds slower than normal. Starting from Post 7 trainer-driver Mark Etsell had The Golden Child in high gear early, roaring out to a :27.2 opening quarter. Two

DUNDAS, ON — Five 2-year-old colt pacers were entered today (Tuesday) for the OSS Gold Elimination scheduled to be contested on Saturday, September 8 at Flamboro Downs. The OSS rules state that if there are not more horses entered in the elimination than can compete in the Final, the elimination will be cancelled and all

HANOVER, ON — Temperatures in the Hanover area are forecasted to be cooler heading into the weekend, but they may not get as low as Jeff Thomson would like. "I wish it would get cold," says the Chesley resident. Thomson co-owns three-year-old trotting filly Counter Pointe, who is headed to Hanover Raceway on Saturday for

DRESDEN, ON — A steamy September afternoon led to a rewrite of Dresden Raceway's record books when two-year-old pacing colt Panongahela sprinted around the half-mile oval to a 1:56 victory in the second of seven $24,000 Grassroots divisions. With Robert Shepherd at the controls, Panongahela got away second from Post 3 and watched Ydreos roll

ELORA, ON — Battle Of The Belles champion Macharoundtheclock returns to Grand River Raceway on Friday evening hoping to find her way back to the winner's circle in the second of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations. Since her stakes record equaling performance in the Aug. 6 Battle Of The Belles Final Macharoundtheclock has been battling against

DUNDAS, ON — Four of the heavyweights from the three-year-old pacing filly division squared off in the fourth of six Grassroots battles at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening and Machet Rocket used a come from behind effort to keep her provincial record unblemished. In a contest featuring division point leaders Machleen and Phoenix Seelster, the

ELORA, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies put on an impressive show for Grand River Raceway fans on Friday evening, delivering some expected results along with a few upsets. Its All Magic delivered the biggest upset on the Grassroots program, going gate to wire in a tenth race contest that saw the fans' top