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DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies make their first Gold Series start in seven weeks this Friday at Flamboro Downs. Each trainer followed a different strategy during the gap in Ontario Sires Stakes action, and trainer Tom Durand says his game plan was dictated by Maleficent's enthusiasm for her daily rations. "She's kind

INNISFIL, ON — In spite of the cold, wet conditions, Georgian Downs fans were treated to an exceptional evening of racing Saturday as the top Grassroots performers battled in eight $100,000 Finals. Four races were decided by less than one length, including the two-year-old pacing colt battle, which went to the division point leader Acceptable

INNISFIL, ON — After leading the three-year-old trotting colts into the Grassroots post season, Industrial Strenth scored a solid victory in last week's Semifinal and established himself as a top contender for the division crown. "On the track he's all business," says Benoit Baillargeon, who picked up training duties on the gelding in mid-July after

ELORA, ON — Ross Henry, patriarch of the Henry Stable, is passing the torch. After 40 years in the harness racing business, Henry has announced that he will be retiring from training duties at the end of this year. Grand River Raceway will pay tribute to Henry with a special race named in his honour

INNISFIL, ON — Alias Seelster may have won her Grassroots Semifinal last weekend, but Ray Bunn is afraid to get his hopes up heading into Saturday's two-year-old pacing filly Championship at Georgian Downs. "She's been pretty hit and miss," says the trainer. "When she's good, she's good, but we've been having a little hard time

INNISFIL, ON — Raising the curtain on Saturday night's Grassroots Championships at Georgian Downs are eight representatives of what has been described as the most talented crop of two-year-old trotting fillies ever produced in Ontario. In addition to 16 Grassroots divisions, these gifted youngsters have captured two Flamboro Breeders Stakes, four Trillium Series divisions and

INNISFIL, OCT. 12, 2005 — Georgian Downs puts $800,000 on the line Saturday as the province's top Grassroots competitors battle in eight year end Championships. David Byron trainee Kentucky Rebel paced off with a Grassroots Semifinal victory last weekend and the three-year-old gelding will be looking for another big effort from Post 6 in the

INNISFIL, ON — Uxbridge resident Dan Clements pushed his Grassroots Semifinal tally to four Saturday, piloting CMR Maybe Loaded and Banana Joes Bar to wins in the two-year-old pacing filly and pacing colt divisions at Georgian Downs. The Georgian Downs regular made his first trip to the winner's circle after he engineered a wire-to-wire victory

INNISFIL, ON — Pacing colt Kentucky Rebel came up with an impressive effort on Friday evening at Georgian Downs to claim his $30,000 Grassroots Semifinal and advance to next weekend's $100,000 Championship. In rein to Thornton resident Stephen Byron, Kentucky Rebel accelerated off the starting gate to a :28 opening quarter. Byron then allowed Cruisin

INNISFIL, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-olds have cleared the first hurdle on their way to Grassroots stardom by qualifying for Saturday evening's Semifinals at Georgian Downs. Now the youngsters face an even bigger test, finishing in the top four and advancing though to the Championship round next weekend. "We are hoping that they can race