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FRASERVILLE, ON — Ontario's top three-year-olds have cleared the first hurdle toward Grassroots glory, and are gearing up for a slate of eight $30,000 Semifinals this Thursday, Oct. 18 at Kawartha Downs. The second hurdle is a top four finish in Thursday's Semifinal, and trainer Per Henriksen is feeling confident that trotting colt Keystone Empire

REXDALE, ON — For the second straight week Luc Ouellette engineered a perfect pocket trip around the Woodbine Racetrack oval for Lennon Blue Chip, and this Monday the two-year-old pacing colt was able to take full advantage and score his first Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final victory. Leaving from Post 8, Ouellette gunned Lennon Blue

WINDSOR, ON — When you are sitting on the kind of horsepower Steve Condren was in the two-year-old trotting colt Gold Final at Windsor Raceway on Sunday, you can afford to be patient. Starting from Post 3 in a field of nine with prohibitive favourite Windsong Espoir, Condren's patience was tested early. As he has

LONDON, ON — Bella Dolce started a little further along the Western Fair Raceway starting gate on Friday evening, but the two-year-old trotting filly delivered the same result as last week, trotting to an effortless three length Gold Final victory. From Post 6 the Kadabra daughter and Paul MacDonell were not able to control every

FLAMBORO, ON — Jason Brewer piloted Docdor Doc to the fastest of four two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots divisions at Flamboro Downs on Friday evening, hitting the wire two and a quarter lengths on top in 1:56. Starting from Post 4, Brewer floated Docdor Doc off the starting gate and was sitting third on the outside

REXDALE, ON — Keystone Horatio will be looking to defend his Gold Final title at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday evening, but win, lose, or draw, the two-year-old pacing colt has already accomplished far more than breeder George Hempt expected when the Harrisburg Yearling Sale rejected the youngster last fall. "I had him consigned to the

WINDSOR, ON — Jerry Vanboekel liked Windsong Espoir from the moment he stepped into the sales ring at last fall's Canadian Open Yearling Sale, and heading into Sunday's $130,000 Gold Final at Windsor Raceway his admiration has grown with every start. "I just liked him," recalls Vanboekel. "He looked like a Balanced Image horse." The

REXDALE, ON — Only eight fillies lined up to compete for $73,373 in Trillium Series purse money at Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday night, but they put on a spectacular show for fans, pounding down the stretch to a thrilling finish that saw only two lengths separate the winner from the seventh-place finisher. Canadette and Randy

DUNDAS, ON — Guelph resident Paul MacDonell guided a pair of two-year-old trotting fillies to Grassroots victory at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday evening. The reinsman made his first appearance in the winner's circle following the second $17,161 Grassroots division, piloting Jonlinda to a gritty victory in her first Grassroots start. Dance Baby Dance carved the

WINDSOR, ON — Local favourite St Lads Seraph delivered her third straight Grassroots victory on Wednesday evening, circling the Windsor Raceway oval in 1:56.2. Owned by trainer Sandra Spencer and Kathleen Brogan, both of Windsor, the two-year-old pacing filly was an impressive gate-to-wire victor in the first $27,499 Grassroots event. St Lads Seraph and driver