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News - August 2004

2004-08-25T00:00:00-04:00August 25, 2004|

Surprise victors in Windsor Gold Eliminations

WINDSOR, ON — Next week's two-year-old trotting filly Gold Final will feature a host of new faces as upsets were the name of the game in elimination action at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday evening. In the first of two $49,145 splits Meadowviewprincess got a textbook steer from Patrick Lachance to score her first lifetime victory.

2004-08-25T00:00:00-04:00August 25, 2004|

Local owner, trainer earn pair of Grassroots trophies

FRASERVILLE, ON — Richard Webb and Paul Jackson added two Grassroots trophies to their hardware collection when two-year-old pacing colts SA Cheerokee Chief and Armbro Cougar came up with victories in Ontario Sires Stakes action at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday evening. SA Cheerokee Chief led off the successful evening for the two men in Race

2004-08-24T00:00:00-04:00August 24, 2004|

Brazen aims for win number five Friday

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway delivers a second impressive line-up of Ontario trotting stars on Friday evening when the talented two-year-old colts compete in their $130,000 Gold Final. Following up on the sophomore filly Gold Eliminations on Thursday, the colts star in the seventh race on Rideau's Friday evening program with elimination winner Brazen

2004-08-23T00:00:00-04:00August 23, 2004|

Zooka, Samuel Oaks capture Gold Finals at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs fans were treated to a pair of outstanding Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Finals on Sunday night leading up to the $567,000 Confederation Cup. Milton resident Ben Wallace kick started a successful evening when two-year-old pacing colt Zooka stepped off a convincing victory in the first $130,000 Gold Final. With regular

2004-08-23T00:00:00-04:00August 23, 2004|

Creighton looks for home court advantage in Sarnia

SARNIA, ON — Hiawatha Horse Park concludes its August series of Ontario Sires Stakes racing on Thursday evening with six Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts. Trainer Dan Creighton of Strathroy heads to the Sarnia oval with a pair of Balanced Image colts, including $150,000 yearling purchase Extreme Image who has already posted one

2004-08-23T00:00:00-04:00August 23, 2004|

Clash of the titans at Rideau Carleton Thursday

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway fans will be in for a treat on Thursday as the long awaited match up between top three-year-old trotting fillies Peaceful Way and McCall Magic occurs in the second of two Gold Series Eliminations. Freshman champion and $1.19 million winner Peaceful Way will start from Post 5 in the

2004-08-23T00:00:00-04:00August 23, 2004|

Ariss couple enjoying last blush of success

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway kicks off back-to-back nights of Ontario Sires Stakes excitement with seven Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting colts Friday evening. Fifty-six talented colts will compete for a total of $105,000 at the Elora oval Friday, including the last homebred of Ariss residents Freeman and Grace McEwen. "They sold their

2004-08-21T00:00:00-04:00August 21, 2004|

Freshman filly dreams of Gold at Windsor

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway fans get their second look at Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting fillies on Wednesday when the young trotters return to the province's southern-most oval for a pair of $49,145 Gold Series Eliminations. Dream On Bernie captured a Trillium Series division when the fillies made their first stop at Windsor on Aug.

2004-08-20T00:00:00-04:00August 20, 2004|

Brazen bounces back with Gold Elimination win

GLOUCESTER, ON — Two-year-old trotting colt Brazen picked up where he had left off and posted his fourth straight victory in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series action at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday evening. The gifted Balanced Image colt swept the elimination and Final of the Gold Series season opener at Woodbine Racetrack on July

2004-08-20T00:00:00-04:00August 20, 2004|

Bax wins a pair at Hiawatha Horse Park Thursday

SARNIA, ON — Trainer John Bax had a successful evening at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday, capturing one $23,208 Trillium Series division and finishing first and third in another. Longshot Desi Sweet Sixteen kicked off the Peterborough resident's hot streak in the first division with a narrow victory over Emerald Tortilla and favourite Chelemark Spring.