2012-09-28T00:00:00-04:00September 28, 2012|

Freshman trotters star at Georgian Downs Tuesday

INNISFIL, ON — Cool Victory landed Post 1 for the Tuesday, Oct. 2 Gold Final at Georgian Downs and trainer John Kopas figures the two-year-old trotting gelding is going to need all the assistance his inside post can provide. "We need it. That's a heck of a nice colt of Ben's (Baillargeon)," says Kopas, referring

2012-09-28T00:00:00-04:00September 28, 2012|

Trainers hope versatility and consistency pay off Saturday

ELORA, ON — Cams Macharena and Sly Ruler may not have hit the wire first in their Semifinal battles, but trainer Tony O'Sullivan thinks the freshman pacers will still be among the favourites in Saturday night's Grassroots Championships at Grand River Raceway. "With a little bit of luck I feel we're as competent as anybody,"

2012-09-28T00:00:00-04:00September 28, 2012|

Up Up And Out soars to first Gold Final victory

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's two-year-old pacing colts have been impressive since their debut at Mohawk Racetrack in June and they gave Campbellville area fans another thrilling finish in Friday's $130,000 Gold Final. Former Gold Final winner Tarpon Hanover was awarded favoured status by a small margin over last week's first time elimination winner Mach It

2012-09-27T00:00:00-04:00September 27, 2012|

Shepherd faces tough decision, opts for Panongahela

ELORA, ON — When David Menary and Robert Shepherd swept the two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots Semifinals last week it put driver Shepherd in the difficult position of having to choose which talented young pacer to drive in this Saturday's $100,000 Grassroots Championship. The Cambridge resident opted for Panongahela from Post 7, leaving Panpero Firpo for

2012-09-26T00:00:00-04:00September 26, 2012|

McNair quartet readying for Grassroots Championships

ELORA, ON — Trainer Gregg McNair sent four horses into the Grassroots Semifinal fray at Grand River Raceway last week and all four delivered top three finishes to secure a second trip to the Elora oval for this Saturday's $800,000 Grassroots Championship. On Wednesday, Sept. 19 the three-year-olds arrived at Grand River Raceway for their

2012-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2012|

Menary’s trio hoping to get the job done at Mohawk Friday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Three of the 10 starters in Friday night's $130,000 Gold Final will hail from the Dave Menary stable — two of them former Gold Final champions — so the Cheltenham resident is feeling fairly hopeful that one of his two-year-old pacing colts can reach the Mohawk Racetrack finish line first. "I'm pretty

2012-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2012|

Perseverance sees Baillargeon through to Grassroots Finals

ELORA, ON — Rockwood resident Benoit Baillargeon heads back to Grand River Raceway for Saturday night's Grassroots Championships with a pair of trotting fillies that have provided him more than an average dose of aggravation this season. On May 1 three-year-old trotting filly Cool Creek Breeze reared up and struck the trainer in the face

2012-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2012|

Murmur Hanover triumphs in track record time

INNISFIL, ON — Ontario's exciting two-year-old trotting colts put on an impressive show for Georgian Downs fans in two $40,000 Gold Eliminations on Tuesday evening. In the opening split two-time Gold Final winner Murmur Hanover and driver Mario Baillargeon fired away from Post 7 to reach the opening quarter in a sharp :27.4. Baillargeon eased

2012-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2012|

Kims Royal Day hoping things go her way Friday

DUNDAS, ON — Kims Royal Day has captured three Gold Elimination trophies and currently leads the two-year-old pacing filly division with 212 points, but so far a Gold Final victory has eluded her. On Friday evening at Flamboro Downs Kims Royal Day will line up at Post 1 for the fourth $130,000 Gold Final on

2012-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2012|

Warrawee Needy triumphs in Ontario Sires Stakes record time

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack fans roared as Warrawee Needy rocketed around the Campbellville oval to an Ontario Sires Stakes record on Saturday night, but the sound made by the three-year-old pacing colt's connections was more like a sigh of relief. The winner of nine of 12 starts last season, feted with Ontario Sires Stakes