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2009-10-01T00:00:00-04:00October 1, 2009|

Grassroots colts put on speed show for Ottawa fans

GLOUCESTER, ON — The air temperature at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening fell to four degrees Celsius, but trackside things were sizzling as the two-year-old pacing colts blazed their way through three $24,000 Grassroots divisions. Good Bad Lucky and driver Brad Forward scored the sharpest mile of the evening, reaching the wire one length

2009-10-01T00:00:00-04:00October 1, 2009|

Henriksen hopes trotting colt’s talent continues to evolve

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway fans get their last taste of Gold Series action on Sunday evening as nine talented two-year-old trotting colts square off in their second last Gold Final. Hoping to earn a sizeable share of the $130,000 Gold Final purse is Magic Fruit, who scored his first lifetime victory in last

2009-09-30T00:00:00-04:00September 30, 2009|

Local fillies take home Grassroots hardware

DUNDAS, ON — Pretty Amigo blazed around the Flamboro Downs oval on Wednesday afternoon to an impressive 13 length victory in the third of six $24,000 Grassroots divisions. The two-year-old trotting lass and driver Paul Mackenzie sprinted away from Post 5 to a :29.2 quarter, six lengths ahead of their peers. The Amigo Hall miss

2009-09-30T00:00:00-04:00September 30, 2009|

Quiteasassybanana hoping for slick tour of London oval

LONDON, ON — With 100 points through three Grassroots starts, Quiteasassybanana has emerged as solid player on the three-year-old pacing filly scene, enjoying success that has not come as a total surprise to owner and breeder Ross Holmes. "When she was two, we liked her, so it wasn't a monster surprise that she's come along,"

2009-09-30T00:00:00-04:00September 30, 2009|

Bay Girl and Western Silk poised for showdown

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway fans were treated to pair of exceptional performances by the two-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday evening, as fan favourites Bay Girl and Western Silk cruised to victory in Gold Elimination action. In the first $40,000 Gold Elimination, Bay Girl and driver Mario Baillargeon fired to the front from Post 5

2009-09-30T00:00:00-04:00September 30, 2009|

Addison Bay heads home for second Grassroots start

WINDSOR, ON — Harrow resident Larry Pollard is escorting two very special two-year-olds to Windsor Raceway on Sunday. Two-year-old pacing filly Addison Bay will make her second Grassroots start from Post 4 in the third $24,000 division, and Pollard's two-year-old granddaughter Addison will be on hand to watch her namesake compete. "She's named after my

2009-09-30T00:00:00-04:00September 30, 2009|

MacDonell expecting strong effort from Elusive Desire

FRASERVILLE, ON — Elusive Desire has been outstanding all season, but driver Paul MacDonell feels the three-year-old trotting filly is heading to Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening off a particularly exceptional outing. "In her last start at Mohawk, there when she won the Simcoe, she looked as through she was beat around the last turn,

2009-09-29T00:00:00-04:00September 29, 2009|

Talented trotting fillies cruise to victory in Windsor

WINDSOR, ON — Freshman trotting fillies Angostura and Random Destiny delivered dominant performances in Gold Elimination action at Windsor Raceway on Tuesday evening. Angostura kicked off the evening with an effortless gate to wire performance from the outside Post 7. With regular reinsman Trevor Ritchie in the race bike, the Angus Hall miss rolled through

2009-09-29T00:00:00-04:00September 29, 2009|

Kopas confident as pacing colts invade Mohawk Saturday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack fans will be treated to an Ontario Sires Stakes double feature on Saturday evening, as the province's top two and three-year-old pacing colts square off in Gold Elimination action. Milton resident John Kopas will harness three colts in the freshman battle and one colt in the sophomore showdown, and the

2009-09-29T00:00:00-04:00September 29, 2009|

Filly hoping to kick up her flashy heels at Mohawk Friday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — My Red High Heels will take her second stab at the Ontario Sires Stakes on Friday evening, when the top three-year-old pacing fillies in the province gather at Mohawk Racetrack for a pair of $40,000 Gold Eliminations. In her first provincial appearance, My Red High Heels finished seventh in an event where