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WOODSTOCK, ON — Woodstock Raceway's 2010 Ontario Sires Stakes season wrapped up on an exciting note Saturday, as Idle Time sprinted around the half-mile oval to a new two-year-old trotting colt track record. Starting from Post 1 in the second $24,000 Grassroots division, trainer-driver Joe Hudon had Idle Time in gear early. The colt accelerated

NNISFIL, ON — Thornton, ON resident Stephen Byron teamed up with trotting specialist John Bax to capture a pair of two-year-old trotting filly Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Friday evening. Byron and Bax made their first appearance in the winner's circle following the fourth $24,000 division with Incredible Emmy Go. Starting from Post 2,

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Watermelonwine found his way to the Ontario Sires Stakes winner's circle on Saturday evening at Mohawk Racetrack, battling down the stretch to a three-quarter length victory in a personal best 1:52.4. Starting from Post 5, Oakville, ON resident Rick Zeron eased Watermelonwine away from the starting gate and was sitting fifth when

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — One month after she claimed the title, two-year-old pacing filly Lauren began a vigorous defence of her Gold Final crown with a powerful victory in the $40,000 Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening. Catch driver Ron Pierce, in town for the weekend's lucrative stakes events, had Lauren on her toes

OTTAWA, ON — Ontario's top three-year-old trotting fillies faced a sloppy oval for the first time this season as rain soaked the Rideau Carleton Raceway surface for much of the day Thursday, but that did not put a damper on the performance delivered by either Gold Elimination winner. In the first $40,000 skirmish Rideau Carleton

SUDBURY, ON — Driver Scott Coulter earned a pair of victories in Grassroots action at Sudbury Downs on Wednesday evening to boost his Ontario Sires Stakes win total to 10, a season's best for the 39-year-old reinsman. Coulter made the trip to Sudbury from his Brantford, ON base to steer Ciona Bromach in the second

INNISFIL, ON — Just Asign To Me extended his perfect Grassroots record to four in Tuesday evening's two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots showdown at Georgian Downs. Up against three other colts ranked among the top 10 in the division, Just Asign To Me and driver Trevor Henry made victory look ridiculously easy, taking control of the

INNISFIL, ON — When two-year-old trotting filly Ashlake lines up behind the starting gate at Georgian Downs for Friday night's $24,000 Grassroots test, her connections will be holding their collective breath. In four previous starts the daughter of Angus Hall and Candidcamerakosmos has only made it out of the first turn unscathed on one occasion.

WOODSTOCK, ON — For a colt born and raised in a small town, two-year-old trotting colt Bob From Brussels has been making a lot of noise on the Grassroots circuit this summer. Heading into the fourth event of the season this Saturday at Woodstock Raceway, Bob From Brussels is tied for second in the division

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Only 11 freshman pacing fillies will make their way behind the Mohawk Racetrack starting gate on Friday in a single $40,000 Gold Elimination, and trainer Travis Umphrey is hoping newcomer Monkey On My Wheel will be among the 10 invited back for next week's lucrative final. "She's done everything we've asked her,