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2003-07-04T00:00:00-04:00July 4, 2003|

Famous Seelster equals OSS record at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Famous Seelster extended his win streak to three with an Ontario Sires Stakes record equalling performance in Gold Elimination action at Flamboro Downs on Friday afternoon. The Bill Budd trainee delivered a classic come-from-behind effort to score the 1:52.1 win, matching the three-year-old pacing colt OSS record set at Flamboro by Pacific

2003-07-04T00:00:00-04:00July 4, 2003|

Shakes will harness two in $130,000 Gold Final

DUNDAS, ON — When the two-year-old trotting colts return to Flamboro Downs on Wednesday, trainer Paul Shakes will be sending a pair of talented Angus Hall sons after a share of the $130,000 Gold Final purse. Disturbed earned his way into the Gold Final with an impressive wire-to-wire victory from Post 7 in last week's

2003-07-03T00:00:00-04:00July 3, 2003|

Bargain filly ready for shot at OSS Gold

REXDALE, ON — When the two-year-old fillies line up behind the starting gate for their first $130,000 Gold Final at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday evening, trainer Ian Downey will be feeling less pressure than many of his peers. When Downey's filly Josee Rocket won her $44,414 elimination last week she repaid her $5,500 purchase price,

2003-07-03T00:00:00-04:00July 3, 2003|

Comeback colt looks for first Gold Final win Sunday

WINDSOR, ON — If JM Vangogh can pull off a victory in the $130,000 Gold Final at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening it will put the icing on the three-year-old trotting colt's remarkable come back from a devastating fall last October. Trainer-driver Ron Waples is still unsure why the trotter fell in the freshman Gold

2003-07-03T00:00:00-04:00July 3, 2003|

Groovie Day surprises trainer, fans in Gold Final

GLOUCESTER, ON — In the days leading up to Thursday evening's Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway trainer Bill Budd was confident that Duke Of Luck was the nicest two-year-old pacing colt in his Carlisle barn. And through the early stages of the race there was no indication that the veteran trainer's assessment was anything

2003-07-02T00:00:00-04:00July 2, 2003|

Grasroots colts awesome at Georgian Downs

INNISFIL, ON — Ontario's two-year-old pacing colts opened their Grassroots season at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening with a remarkable display of talent that saw four of seven divisions go faster than 1:57. Grin Tin Tin and driver Michael Langdon claimed the fastest mile of the evening with their 1:56 score in the second race.

2003-07-02T00:00:00-04:00July 2, 2003|

Sophomore trotting fillies in Gold spotlight at Kawartha

FRASERVILLE, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes excitement arrives at Kawartha Downs on Saturday night with an impressive line up of three-year-old trotting fillies competing in three $36,407 Gold Eliminations. With reigning Gold Final champ For The Luva Moni sidelined due to illness, the door is open for one of the 21 contestants in Saturday's event

2003-07-02T00:00:00-04:00July 2, 2003|

Hanover Raceway opens OSS season Saturday

HANOVER, ON — Hanover Raceway kicks off an action-packed Ontario Sires Stakes schedule on Saturday evening with three Trillium Series divisions for the talented three-year-old pacing fillies. Open to any filly owned by an Ontario resident, regardless of where she was bred, Saturday's Trillium Series is dominated by Ontario-sired fillies. Among the regular Ontario Sires

2003-07-02T00:00:00-04:00July 2, 2003|

Wake Up And Drive impressive in OSS debut

DUNDAS, ON — Wake Up And Drive stepped off the sharpest mile of four Gold Series Eliminations at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday afternoon. The two-year-old trotting colt performed like a seasoned veteran, firing to the front from Post 5 and rolling steadily through fractions of :30, 1:02.3 and 1:32.4 en route to the 2:03.2 victory.

2003-07-01T00:00:00-04:00July 1, 2003|

Emersons Aah Jewel sparkles in Elmira Grassroots

ELMIRA, ON — Elmira Raceway hosted a record number of three-year-old pacing colts on Monday evening and Emersons Aah Jewel recorded the fastest victory of the 12 Grassroots divisions with a 1:56.1 score in the seventh race. In rein to Reg Gassien, Emersons Aah Jewel tailed pacesetter Au Rumba through fractions of :29, :58.4 and