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BELLEVILLE, ON — Jim Whelan captured a pair of Grassroots divisions on Quinte Raceway's Victoria Day matinee on Monday, piloting three-year-old trotting fillies Cajalooking and Grand Tiara to identical 2:06.3 victories. Whelan kicked off his successful afternoon with Cajalooking in Race 3, taking the Mr Lavec daughter to the front just past the halfway marker

DRESDEN, ON — Armbro Wishingwell delivered an impressive performance to capture the quickest of seven Grassroots divisions for three-year-old pacing fillies at Dresden Raceway on Monday afternoon. The Village Jasper daughter and driver Mark MacDonald stepped to the front from Post 2 and never glanced back, coasting home to a four and one half length

ELMIRA, ON — Rye N Water proved himself to Guelph resident Keith Waples by capturing a three-year-old pacing colt Grassroots division at Elmira Raceway on Monday evening. The Pacific Rocket colt romped to a 1:58 victory in the third race to earn himself $7,500 and a spot on the Grassroots tour this summer. Hall of

GLOUCESTER, ON — Speed will be the main course in Rideau Carleton Raceway's dining room on Friday night as nine of the fastest three-year-old pacing colts in Ontario square off in their $130,000 Gold Final. In last week's elimination round Silver D Moon came within three-fifths of a second of the 1:52.1 track record set

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Three-year-old trotting filly Dietrich choose an opportune time to score her first lifetime win on Monday night at Mohawk Racetrack. The Mr Lavec daughter and driver Chris Christoforou delivered an impressive 1:57.1 performance in the $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final, upsetting elimination winners Early Secret and Pepi Lavec. "I didn't expect

WINDSOR, ON — The smile that appeared on Bob McIntosh's face after Thursday's post position draw grew to a full-fledged grin on Sunday night when Lady Graceful and Miss Frizzle finished first and second in their $130,000 Gold Final at Windsor Raceway. Leaving from the rail position after Nicki Newton was scratched, Miss Frizzle and

LONDON, ON — At the end of Saturday night's Gold Final at Western Fair Raceway Trevor Ritchie had a smile on his face. The colts he qualified for the $130,000 contest had once again turned in impressive performances to finish first and second. However, Ritchie's smile was accompanied by a rueful shake of the head

WOODSTOCK, ON — On a day that felt more like the middle of March than the middle of May, the three-year-old trotting colts impressed Woodstock Raceway fans in six Grassroots divisions on Saturday afternoon. Royal King Pin kicked off Woodstock's first Ontario Sires Stakes event with the fastest mile of the afternoon, sailing home in

ELMIRA, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes action returns to Elmira Raceway in a big way on Monday night with 11 Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old pacing colts. Last year's Grassroots champion Corona Grande will begin defence of his title in the last division, Race 14 on Elmira's 6:45 pm program. The Camluck colt was bested

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway will host a high speed version of "Family Feud" on Sunday, May 19 when Doug McIntosh's Angel In Disguise goes head-to-head with Bob McIntosh's Miss Frizzle and Lady Graceful in the $130,000 three-year-old pacing filly Gold Final. The McIntosh brothers swept the Gold Eliminations at Windsor last weekend when Angel