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TORONTO, ON — Modern Connection maintained her flawless record in Ontario Sires Stakes action with an effortless one and three-quarter length Gold Final victory at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday evening. With Mark MacDonald in the race bike for the second week, Modern Connection eased away from the starting gate and dropped into sixth spot on

LONDON, ON — Both Lyle MacArthur and David Menary will harness two starters in Saturday evening's $800,000 Grassroots Championships at Western Fair Raceway. MacArthur sends out a pair of freshman trotters for Dorchester, ON resident Anne Shunock and her partners, and the veteran trainer-driver has confidence in both filly Some Like It Hot and colt

OTTAWA, ON — David Menary will harness two colts in Sunday evening's freshman pacing colt Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and the trainer believes both youngsters are heading into the race with a legitimate shot at earning a share of the $170,000 purse. With Post 2 and a record of four wins in eights

TORONTO, ON — Air Stewart's freshman campaign took flight on Thursday evening at Woodbine Racetrack as the two-year-old trotting colt swept down the stretch to an upset victory in a sharp 1:56.3. Mario Baillargeon picked up the catch drive on Air Stewart when regular reinsman Randy Waples opted for rival Sim Brown in the $130,000

FRASERVILLE, ON — By the time the Gold Eliminations are complete at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday, owner-breeder Craig Watkins figures he will know just what kind of a horse three-year-old trotting gelding Watkins really is. On Saturday Watkins will compete in the $100,000 Grassroots Final at Western Fair Raceway, battling for the championship in a

LONDON, ON — Years of hard work will be concentrated into less than two minutes of effort on Saturday night as the top two and three-year-old Grassroots competitors battle over Western Fair Raceway for a total of $800,000 and eight division titles. Dan McCann owns a share of three starters in Saturday's Grassroots Championship and

TORONTO, ON — When driver Rick Zeron guided Peach Martini to a Gold Final victory from Post 10 on Monday night, the task before Monkey On My Wheel in Friday's $130,000 test at Woodbine Racetrack started to look slightly less daunting to trainer Travis Umphrey. "I was telling her caretaker this morning, it looks a

TORONTO, ON — Imperial Count is a three-time winner in Gold Series action this season, including an Aug. 27 Gold Final title at Rideau Carleton Raceway, but trainer Kevin O'Reilly knows the two-year-old trotting colt will be an under dog in Thursday's $130,000 Gold Final at Woodbine Racetrack. "He's a good little guy. He's kind

TORONTO, ON — Monday evening marked Peach Martini's last opportunity to score a Gold Final victory, and not even the dreaded Post 10 at Woodbine Racetrack could stand in the way of the two-year-old trotting filly earning the one prize that has eluded her all season. Heading into Monday's $130,000 test, Peach Martini had captured

LONDON, ON — Picking up where the freshmen left off last night, Ontario's talented three-year-old trotters and pacers battled tooth and nail in eight $30,000 Grassroots Semifinals at Western Fair Raceway on Saturday. Parkhill, ON resident Dan McCann capped off an outstanding weekend with an appearance in the winner's circle with his homebred pacing filly