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CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Harness racing fans will flock to Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening for a stellar line up of stakes action that includes the $1 million Canadian Trotting Classic for three-year-old trotting colts, a $130,000 Gold Final for the three-year-old pacing fillies, two eliminations for the Milton Stakes for aged pacing mares and a

FRASERVILLE, ON — Kawartha Downs will serve as the final stop on the three-year-old trotting colt Grassroots tour this Thursday as 38 contenders try and cement their spot in the lucrative post season. Trainer John Bax will harness two entries in Thursday's contest — one colt who has already secured a berth in the Sept.

DUNDAS, ON — On a lightning fast afternoon at Flamboro Downs, three-year-old pacing colt Banana Joes Bar clocked the sharpest mile of six Grassroots divisions with an Ontario Sires Stakes equalling 1:52.1 performance. With Brad Forward in the race bike, Banana Joes Bar rocked out of Post 6 to a :26.3 opening quarter and maintained

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — In spite of her outside post position, two-year-old pacing filly Luck Of Michelle cruised to her sixth straight Gold Series victory at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening. "She's a good filly and when you sit behind her she's a true professional every time," said driver Mike Saftic. "She went a big effort

ELORA, ON — When the two-year-old pacing fillies arrive at Grand River Raceway on Tuesday, Crazy She Calls Me and her connections may be the most relaxed group on the grounds. Making her Grassroots debut, and just her second lifetime start, Crazy She Calls Me has no chance at a spot in the Grassroots Semifinal

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Pure Ivory picked up her eighth win of the season in the first of two $48,508 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening. The Striking Sahbra daughter and driver Steve Condren took control of the race just past the :29 opening quarter and proceeded through a stately :58.1 half and 1:28.2

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing colts will flex their muscles at Flamboro Downs on Saturday in their last regular season Grassroots event. Sitting nine points below the current cut off for a berth in the Sept. 30 Grassroots Semifinal, Actor and part-owner Mark MacDonald will be leaving it all on the racetrack in

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario sired pacing fillies are the flavour of the night at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday as 11 freshman and 25 sophomores head to the Campbellville oval for Gold Elimination action. Headlining the $102,481 two-year-old pacing filly elimination is Luck Of Michelle, who will put her flawless Ontario Sires Stakes record to the

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Coming off a 1:53.1 track and Canadian record in her Simcoe Stakes victory last week, Pure Ivory will be looking for a fourth Gold Series triumph when she and her three-year-old trotting filly peers return to Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday. "It was beautiful," says owner Jerry Vanboekel about Pure Ivory's Simcoe victory.

DRESDEN, ON — Fiesty Baran could not have picked a better time to capture his first career victory than Sunday's Grassroots event at Dresden Raceway. Pacing to a half length win in 1:59.3, Fiesty Baran launched himself up 23 spots in the two-year-old pacing colt division standings to secure the second last berth in the