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INNISFIL, ON — Funny Bones kicked off a superlative evening for George and Brenda Teague Saturday with a stunning Gold Elimination victory that shattered the Georgian Downs track record for two-year-old pacing colts. Starting from Post 1, the Grinfromeartoear son and driver Mario Baillargeon went straight to the front, reaching the opening quarter in :28.

LONDON, JUNE 16, 2006 — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing fillies put on an impressive show at Western Fair Raceway on Friday evening, matching the track record in the fifth of ten $15,000 Grassroots divisions. Prairie Tracker and Paul Mackenzie added their names to the London oval's history books in an outstanding race that saw the

CAMPBELLVILLE, JUNE 14, 2006 — The depth of talent in Sunday's three-year-old pacing filly Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack is so impressive that trainer Jason Libby says To Helen Back will need a fair share of luck to score her second straight win of the season. "Speed wise she's got it, now we've just got

INNISFIL, ON — On Saturday evening Georgian Downs fans will herald the first group of two-year-olds to go postward in an Ontario Sires Stakes event this season. Thirty-three freshman pacing colts will make their provincial debut at the Innisfil oval and trainer Anthony Montini is hoping Hubastank is as impressive Saturday as he was in

LONDON, JUNE 13, 2006 — Since making her debut on the Ontario Sires Stakes scene last July, Pacific Yankee has not finished worse than fifth in provincial action. The three-year-old pacing filly will try and maintain her exceptional record at Western Fair Raceway on Friday evening, starting from Post 2 in the fifth of ten

WINDSOR, ON — There are no sure things in harness racing, but Sunday night's third race at Windsor Raceway evolved as though Normand Dessureault had scripted the entire mile. Piloting Su Lavec from Post 5 in the first of seven Grassroots divisions, Dessureault gunned the three-year-old trotting gelding off the starting gate and landed in

REXDALE, ON — Ontario's gifted three-year-old pacing fillies put on an impressive display at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday evening, with To Helen Back clocking the quickest mile in four $30,000 Gold Eliminations. With regular reinsman Mark MacDonald in the race bike, To Helen Back delivered her usual come-from-behind effort to score the 1:52.3 victory. Leaving

SUDBURY, ON — Wayne Henry shipped five three-year-old trotting fillies to Sudbury Downs on Saturday evening and hauled home two Grassroots trophies and a pair of fourth-place cheques for his efforts. The Arthur resident kicked off the second Grassroots event on the fillies schedule with a six length win aboard heavy favourite Natashas San. The

WOODSTOCK, ON — Caught Off Guard steamed around the Woodstock Raceway half-mile on Saturday afternoon to capture the fastest of 10 Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old pacing colts. Owned by Alexander Polishuk of London and Mike Shunock of Toronto, Caught Off Guard hit the wire one length ahead of Billy Kay and three lengths up

WINDSOR, ON — Su Lavec has made a career of beating the odds, so when the three-year-old trotting colts arrive at Windsor Raceway on Sunday night for their second Grassroots event, trainer Normand Dessureault expects another strong performance from the gelding in spite of the tough field he will line up against in the third