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News - August 2003

2003-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2003|

Groovie Day captures fourth straight victory

DUNDAS, ON — Two-year-old pacing colt Groovie Day captured his fourth straight victory with an impressive 1:56.4 effort at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening. Starting from Post 7, Groovie Day and regular driver Mike Saftic were well off the pace through the early stages of the race as Sauble Jackson led the field through fractions

2003-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2003|

Armbro Amaze wins second straight at Hanover

WOODBINE, ON — Armbro Amaze continued her love affair with Hanover Raceway on Saturday night, capturing her Grassroots division by an impressive nine lengths in 2:00. Just one week after capturing the Dream Of Glory Trot Final in a track record 1:59, the three-year-old trotting filly and driver Ross Battin romped unchallenged around the half-mile

2003-08-09T00:00:00-04:00August 9, 2003|

Jasper Avenue scores major upset in Gold Final

REXDALE, ON — Jasper Avenue delivered an outstanding performance at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday evening to capture her first ever Gold Final victory. Paul MacDonell, who picked up the drive on the Bill Robinson trainee in last week's elimination, executed a masterful strategy with the three-year-old pacing filly. Leaving from Post 4 MacDonell tucked Jasper

2003-08-09T00:00:00-04:00August 9, 2003|

Famous Seelster captures Woodbine Gold Final

REXDALE, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing colts gave Woodbine Racetrack fans another outstanding display in their $130,00 Gold Final on Saturday, which saw a different colt coronated for the third time this season. After being favoured in the last Gold Final and winding up third, Famous Seelster finally got his moment in the sun

2003-08-09T00:00:00-04:00August 9, 2003|

Earl sons capture Gold Eliminations

DUNDAS, ON — At A Boy Eric stepped up to the plate at Flamboro Downs on Saturday to capture his first Ontario Sires Stakes victory of the season in Gold Elimination action. The Earl son and veteran OSS driver Ross Battin fired off the wings from Post 4 and laid down fractions of :29.3, 1:00

2003-08-07T00:00:00-04:00August 7, 2003|

Queen Of Jewels finds her balance in Gold Series

REXDALE, ON — One year ago Carman Hie would not have believed that Queen Of Jewels would be among the favourites in Monday night's three-year-old trotting filly Gold Final at Woodbine Racetrack. In March of her two-year-old season the filly started driving on one line and by the end of the year the problem had

2003-08-07T00:00:00-04:00August 7, 2003|

Wallace colts bring substance, not flash to Gold debut

DUNDAS, ON — The top two-year-old pacing colts return to Ontario Sires Stakes action on Sunday evening at Flamboro Downs, with four divisions of youngsters competing for a total of $129,536. Trainer Ben Wallace will harness a pair of colts making their debut in the Gold Series, sending out Grand Hall from Post 2 in

2003-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2003|

Joyful Day makes her Grassroots debut Saturday

HANOVER, ON — Hanover Raceway fans get their third dose of Ontario Sires Stakes excitement this Saturday when eight divisions of three-year-old trotting fillies battle in Grassroots action. Making her debut in the provincial program is Mark Etsell trainee Joyful Day, who will start from the advantageous Post 1 in the eighth race. "We were

2003-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2003|

Trotting colts battle for Gold at Flamboro Saturday

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts return to Gold Series action this Saturday afternoon at Flamboro Downs, minus Hambletonian winner Amigo Hall who is enjoying a brief vacation to bask in the glow of his $1 million victory. The colt's stablemate Hawaiian Clipper will carry the Blair Burgess stable's blue and green colours

2003-08-06T00:00:00-04:00August 6, 2003|

Los Angeles flawless in Gold Final triumph

WINDSOR, ON — Los Angeles captured her first Gold Final at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday night, hitting the wire one-fifth of a second shy of the two-year-old pacing filly track record shared by Ontario Sires Stakes superstars Odies Fame and Precious Delight. A And Gs Rockette started off the rapid mile with a :27.2 quarter,