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ELMIRA, JUNE 27, 2003 — Elmira Raceway hosts the second Grassroots event of the season for the three-year-old pacing colts on Monday evening and, for the second time this year, a record number of colts will compete for a total of $216,000 in provincial lucre. Among the 95 colts filling Elmira's entire 12 race program

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ontario's two-year-old pacing colts kicked off their Ontario Sires Stakes season with a trio of impressive miles at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening. Duke Of Luck opened the talent show with a 1:56.2 victory in the first elimination for trainer Bill Budd and owners C and I Siegel Racing Stable Ltd.

WINDSOR, ON — Since fans last caught the three-year-old trotting colts in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series action things have been heating up in the highly competitive division. Several colts have reeled off miles in 1:55 or better and there will be some gifted youngsters lined up on Windsor Raceway's starting gate Sunday evening that

MISSISSAUGA, ON — The Board of Directors of the Ontario Horse Racing Industry Association (OHRIA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas G. Deacon, Q.C. as the Association's new Chair. Deacon's election took place at the OHRIA Annual General Meeting on June 20, 2003. Deacon formerly served as a member of the Ontario Racing

WOODSTOCK, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes excitement returns to Woodstock Raceway on Saturday afternoon with four divisions of three-year-old trotting fillies competing in Trillium Series action. Among the 29 fillies looking to earn a share of the $64,578 Trillium lucre is one of last year's top Grassroots fillies, Taffeta Seelster, who starts from Post 3

REXDALE, ON — A warm summer night and a field of lightning fast three-year-old pacing fillies resulted in the first record breaking mile of the Ontario Sires Stakes season on Monday evening at Woodbine Racetrack. With $130,000 on the line the fillies wasted no time, roaring off the gate to a :26.2 opening quarter that

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway opens the two-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes season with three Gold Series Eliminations for the talented pacing colts on Thursday evening. Twenty-three novice pacers will line up behind the gate on Thursday, competing for a total of $124,537. Among the youngsters attempting to carve out a niche on the provincial

INNISFIL, ON — When the gate started rolling before Race 6 at Georgian Downs on Saturday night, the seven freshman pacing fillies lined up behind it looked every inch the beginners they are. However, seconds later the fillies had shed their first start butterflies and were roaring into the first turn like a group of

SARNIA, ON — Espirit Seelster established a two-race win streak and lowered her personal best by one and three-fifths seconds with an impressive 1:55 victory in Grassroots action at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday. Fresh off a victory in Trillium Series action at Elmira Raceway on June 6, the Camluck filly and driver Mike Sumner

REXDALE, ON — When the three-year-old pacing fillies line up behind the gate at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday evening, William Childs will be standing at the rail ready to cheer home elimination winner Armbro Athletic. The Burlington resident shares ownership of the Village Jiffy daughter with his The Whim Stable partner Rodney McGrath of Burlington,