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LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway's fall season opened with a bang on Friday night as the top two-year-old Grassroots performers battled in eight $30,000 Semifinals. The talented two-year-old trotters and pacers put on an impressive show that did not feature any stunning upsets, as the regular season point leaders from all four divisions advanced

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Gold Final winners and Modern Art daughters Modern Connection and Lauren met for the first time in the second of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday, and round one in their heavyweight bout went to Modern Connection. Starting from Post 2 Mark MacDonald hustled Modern Connection away from the

TORONTO, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting fillies will kick off Woodbine Racetrack's fall schedule on Monday, Oct. 18, and trainer John Bax is hoping the new and improved L A Freeway can deliver a second strong effort in the last $130,000 Gold Final of the season. "We had to kind of try and reinvent

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Buckhams Bay strolled around the Mohawk Racetrack oval on Thursday evening to a personal best 1:57 in the first of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations for the talented two-year-old trotting colts. The division leader left smartly from the outside Post 8 and had established command of the race by the :13.3 opening eighth.

LONDON, ON — All 64 of the three-year-olds competing in eight Grassroots Semifinals at Western Fair Raceway on Saturday night have the same objective — to earn a berth in next weekend's Championship — but if Texas Seelster falls short of his goal Bob and Barbara Parker will still be smiling all the way home

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Absent since her sweep of the Gold Series season opener in July, two-year-old pacing filly Modern Connection returns to Ontario Sires Stakes action this Friday at Mohawk Racetrack. The Modern Art daughter will make her bid for a third straight Gold Series victory from Post 2 in the second $40,000 Gold Elimination,

LONDON, ON — The youngest Ontario Sires Stakes stars will line up in London on Friday, Oct. 15 as Western Fair Raceway plays host to eight $30,000 Grassroots Semifinals for the most gifted two-year-old trotters and pacers in the province. The $240,000 event is the first of three exceptional evenings of racing on tap during

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — One Ontario Sires Stakes veteran and a couple of fresh faces had their pictures taken in the Gold Elimination winner's circle at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday night. Division leader Peach Martini opened the program with an impressive performance that made her look far more mature than her two years. Starting from Post

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Three years ago Dave and Mary Lemon sold most of their Daylon Farms breeding stock and kept just three mares, planning to train and race the offspring themselves. The couple's plan is paying early dividends as one of the first foals from their scaled down program recorded a Canadian and Ontario Sires

OTTAWA, ON — Driver Gord Brown had a flawless map to the Rideau Carleton Raceway winner's circle on Friday night, capturing both $24,000 Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing fillies. The Brighton, ON resident opened the Grassroots action aboard fan favourite Milliondollarfeeln and settled the filly in third through the early going, content to watch