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INNISFIL, ON — Machet Rocket stepped off the quickest win in the first of eight $24,000 Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Saturday night, pacing under the wire in a personal best 1:54.3. Paul Mackenzie engineered the impressive mile for trainer Murray Brethour of Sunderland and his partners Noblock Racing Stable of Collingwood and Fred

OTTAWA, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway fans will be treated to an outstanding line up of stakes action on Sunday evening as the Ottawa oval plays host to a $130,000 Gold Final for the two-year-old pacing fillies, seven $24,000 Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing colts and the $147,000 Frank Ryan Memorial for aged trotters.

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — John Smith has a secret that he is not sharing with two-year-old trotting filly Circles, especially not before Monday's $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack. "She's not real big, but she doesn't know it, and I'm not going to tell her," says the Woodlawn resident with a chuckle. So far the filly's

DUNDAS, ON — As part of its outstanding Confederation Cup program this Sunday, Flamboro Downs will host $130,000 Gold Finals for the three-year-old trotting colts and two-year-old pacing colts. Slated for Race 6 on the 1 pm matinee, the trotting colt Gold Final will warm up the crowd for the Confederation Cup Eliminations to follow,

FRASERVILLE, ON — Ill Be There set a quick tempo at Kawartha Downs on Thursday evening, posting a 1:59.4 victory in the first of seven $24,000 Grassroots divisions for the province's talented two-year-old trotting colts. In rein to World Driving Champion Jody Jamieson, Ill Be There led the field through fractions of :29.1, :59.4 and

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack fans may not have sent her off as their top choice, but there was never a moment of doubt in trainer-driver Rick Zeron's mind as he guided three-year-old trotting filly Peach Martini to her second straight Gold Final title on Thursday evening. Fans sent rival Lukes Sophie off as their

OTTAWA, ON — Sophomore pacer Libertys Best Star extended his Rideau Carleton Raceway win streak to six with an effortless 1:55.3 victory in the second of four $24,000 Grassroots divisions on Thursday evening. Russell resident John MacDonald tucked the Cammibest gelding into the pocket behind early pacesetter Eastend Eddie and watched that colt ring up

INNISFIL, ON — Orillia resident Michael Timpano is headed to Georgian Downs on Saturday night to cheer home a pair of two-year-old pacing fillies competing for a share of $192,000 in Grassroots purse money. Grins Little Flirt will make her bid for a second Grassroots victory from Post 6 in the sixth race, while Reviere

OTTAWA, ON — When The Game Plan heads back to Rideau Carleton Raceway for this Friday's $130,000 Gold Final, the two-year-old trotter will be accompanied by all of his owners. "Oh yeah, we'll all be there," says Lois Grieve, whose husband Gary shares ownership on the gelding with trainer John Kopas of Milton, and LLK

INNISFIL, ON — Anthony MacDonald almost doubled his Ontario Sires Stakes win column with a prolific evening of driving at Georgian Downs on Tuesday. The Guelph resident had mounts in all eight sophomore trotting filly Grassroots divisions and posted victories in half. In the other four he earned one second, two thirds and one eighth,