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SUDBURY, ON — Carly Hollywood picked up a cheque in her Grassroots debut and the three-year-old pacing filly is hoping to match or better her fifth-place result when the Ontario Sires Stakes program arrives at her hometown oval in Sudbury on Saturday night. "We're still not sure," says owner and trainer Jim Belanger of the

HANOVER, ON — Just one week after the Dream Of Glory Final, Ontario's top three-year-old trotting colts return to Hanover Raceway this Saturday to compete for a total of $144,000 in Grassroots purse money. Heading back to his hometown oval off a fourth-place finish in the Dream Of Glory Consolation, West Grey Bay is looking

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Post 1 worked perfectly for China Pearls in the Canadian Breeders Championship in July and trainer Carman Hie is hoping the rail continues to favour the three-year-old trotting filly as she heads back to Mohawk Racetrack for Gold Elimination action on Thursday, Aug. 4. "It's funny she's got three in a row,"

INNISFIL, ON — Stablemates Three Charms and Epoxy Queen delivered powerful performances in Grassroots action at Georgian Downs on Saturday night, clocking the two fastest miles of the evening. Three Charms led off for trainer Eric Adams and owner-breeder Millar Farms of Newmarket, cruising along on the front end to a personal best 1:52 victory.

OTTAWA, ON — Athenas Legacy and Monkey On My Wheel captured the Gold Elimination trophies up for grabs at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening, delivering matching front-end performances. Athenas Legacy kicked off the Gold Series event, competing in an elimination with just two other sophomore pacing fillies when Camille and Patsys Luck were scratched

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Twin B Legend cruised to a new personal best in Gold Series Elimination action at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening. The three-year-old pacing gelding and driver Paul MacDonell sailed off the starting gate into third spot as Celebrity Citation hit the opening eighth in :13 and the quarter in :26.4. When the

WOODSTOCK, ON — Woodstock Raceway fans were treated to seven outstanding Grassroots battles from the three-year-old pacing colts on Friday, including a track record performance by Officernagentleman. Starting from Post 3, driver Randy Waples eased Officernagentleman off the gate and settled the gelding in sixth as Mach It Big and Grand Master dueled to a

ELORA, ON — Wednesday's fourth race at Grand River Raceway is of particular interest to Wellesley resident Bruce Newton, and not only because his two-year-old trotting colt The Golden Child will be making his Grassroots debut from Post 9. "Blossom Seelster's got a colt in there too, Gregg McNair has it. That was my brother's

OTTAWA, ON — Monkey On My Wheel has yet to capture a Gold Series event this season, but the three-year-old pacing filly heads to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday off two impressive outings in the Canadian Breeders Championship and trainer Travis Umphrey is hoping she maintains that momentum for two more weeks. "We were going

WOODSTOCK, ON — Woodstock resident Michael Robblee will harness a pair of two-year-old trotting fillies at his local oval on Tuesday, Aug. 2, one a first-time starter and the other looking for her second Grassroots trophy of the season. Loose Change Lucy makes her debut from Post 1 in the second $24,000 division, and the