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2002-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2002|

McIntosh string reduced for Windsor Gold

WINDSOR, ON — Heading into the third Gold Series event for the three-year-old trotting colts at Windsor Raceway on Sunday night, trainer Doug McIntosh is missing Ryan Hall. The Wheatley resident will start two colts in Sunday night's elimination round but Ryan Hall, the winner of the first Gold Final, will not be one of

2002-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2002|

Pacing colt rivalry resumes at Flamboro Sunday

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's most gifted three-year-old pacing colts head for Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening to resume their Gold Series rivalry. Since their season opener in May many of the colts have been knocking heads with the best in North America in the Burlington Stakes and Pepsi North America Cup at Woodbine Racetrack. Others

2002-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28, 2002|

Trillium winners tackle Gold Series Monday

REXDALE, ON — Woodbine Racetrack celebrates Canada Day with a clear sign that summer is arrived, the first Gold Series event for the two-year-old pacing fillies. Starting their Ontario Sires Stakes season one and a half months after the three-year-olds gives the freshman extra time to grow and develop before beginning their racing careers. Most

2002-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2002|

Two-year-olds wow crowd at Georgian Downs

INNISFIL, ON — The hot weather was not the only thing to come roaring into Ontario this week. On Tuesday night at Georgian Downs the two-year-old pacing fillies awed fans with their early season speed and raised the level of excitement for the Ontario Sires Stakes remaining on their schedule this summer. The fillies got

2002-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2002|

Pacing colts flock to Hanover Saturday

HANOVER, ON — Hanover Raceway fans will get their money's worth of Ontario Sires Stakes excitement on Saturday night when ten Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old pacing colts roll in behind the starting gate. Joining the colts who competed in the Grassroots season opener at Elmira Raceway on May 20 are some newcomers to the

2002-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2002|

Jones to start a trio of freshman fillies in Trillium

SUDBURY, ON — A sure sign of summer is the advent of the two-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes season and Sudbury Downs will kick off the first long summer weekend on Saturday night with three Trillium Series divisions for the freshman trotting fillies. Open to fillies bred and raised in Ontario and those bred elsewhere but

2002-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2002|

Freshman pacers celebrate Canada Day in Belleville

BELLEVILLE, ON — Quinte Raceway wraps up an exciting weekend of Ontario Sires Stakes action on Canada Day with five Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing colts. The colts are making their provincial debut and many of them will arrive for Monday's contest fresh out of an early season qualifier. Among the youngsters with a

2002-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2002|

High flying colts deliver impressive results

WINDSOR, on — Buying yearlings may be a chancy business, but a pedigree chart and yearling sale price were all the tools you needed to handicap the two-year-old pacing colt Gold Series Eliminations at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday night. The two highest priced colts entered captured their eliminations and a pair of youngsters from gifted

2002-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2002|

Dresden Raceway ups the ante on Canada Day

DRESDEN, ON — There is a whole lot for fans to get excited about at Dresden Raceway on Canada Day. In addition to six Grassroots divisions for the exciting three-year-old trotting colts, there is $500,000 on the line in the track's Pick 9 contest. While the sophomore trotters provide the entertainment in Races 1 through

2002-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2002|

Stakes packed weekend at Quinte Raceway

BELLEVILLE, ON — Quinte Raceway kicks off a busy weekend of Ontario Sires Stakes racing on Friday night with three Trillium Series divisions for the sophomore trotting fillies. The Belleville half-mile will then celebrate Canada Day with the first Grassroots event of the season for the two-year-old pacing colts. Joining her Ontario-bred peers for the