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REXDALE, ON — Heading into last week's Gold Series Eliminations driver Mike Saftic's main concern was making sure reigning champ Sir Luck got a slightly easier outing than his 1:53 victory in the July 3 Gold Final. With that accomplished Saftic has turned his attention to Thursday night's Gold Final at Woodbine Racetrack and the

HANOVER, ON — Murray Brethour scored a double during the 4H/Ontario Sires Stakes Night at the Races at Hanover Raceway on Saturday night, capturing two of seven Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing colts. The Sunderland trainer piloted Windsun Cardigan to a 2:00.3 victory in the ninth race with an impressive come-from-behind effort that saw

SARNIA, ON — On a night when track records across the province fell like rain on a parched summer lawn, Hiawatha Horse Park was no exception. The three-year-old trotting fillies wiped out the record in their first Grassroots division and slashed it again in the second. Our Pleasure opened the speed-filled program with a 1:59

FRASERVILLE, ON — Meadowview Sunny made Kawartha Downs fans sit up and take notice early on Saturday night when he shattered the two-year-old trotting colt track record in the first of three Gold Series Eliminations. As the starting gate swung away from the field in the second race, favourite Heavy Raincoat sprinted to the front

INNISFIL, ON — Fifteen and counting. Precious Delight's awesome win streak showed no signs of coming to a halt on Saturday night at Georgian Downs when she posted a four and one quarter length 1:53 victory. In fact, Georgian Downs management felt the filly would be such a tremendous favourite in the $130,000 Gold Final

DUNDAS, ON — Independent Woman displayed her impressive gate speed for the second week in a row at Flamboro Downs on Saturday to capture the season opening Gold Final for the two-year-old trotting fillies. The Royal Strength daughter and Wayne Henry rocketed from Post 2 to the front and never looked back, trotting confidently to

WOODSTOCK, ON — In spite of trainer Stephen Gillard's concern that racing at her home track might serve as a disadvantage, Rhiannon O Rhye trounced a field of two-year-old pacing fillies in Trillium Series action at Woodstock Raceway on Saturday. The Gypsys Hellion daughter and driver Jody Jamieson cruised easily out of Post 8 into

REXDALE, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies spring back into Gold Series action at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday after tackling North America's finest in the Colonial Lady and Elegantimage Stakes in June. The local lasses held their own against the American invaders, especially reigning Gold Final champ Dietrich, who captured her Elegantimage Elimination and

REXDALE, ON — Trainer Ben Wallace and driver Mario Baillargeon teamed up for wins in two of three Gold Series Eliminations at Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday evening. The Milton residents posed in the winner's circle after Races 2 and 3 with two-year-old pacing colts Gotta Feeling and Famous Seelster as both colts cruised to easy

DUNDAS, ON — While the Flamboro Downs fans who sent two-year-old trotting filly Jar Jar Binx off as the longest shot in the first Gold Elimination last weekend may have been surprised when she crossed the line in front of the six-horse field, her trainer Wayne Bloomfield was not. "I knew she was a nice