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2004-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2004|

Freshman pacing colts impress Quinte fans

BELLEVILLE, ON — In spite of the wet weather and a track that started off the night rated one second slower than normal, four two-year-old pacing colts circled the Quinte Exhibition Raceway in 2:01.3 on Friday evening. Windsong Bratt kicked off the Grassroots speed parade in Race 6, going wire-to-wire from Post 1 for driver

2004-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2004|

She’s Almost Famous achieves notoriety in Gold Final

SARNIA, ON — She's Almost Famous achieved her moment in the sun with a 1:55.2 victory in the $130,000 Gold Final at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday. The freshman daughter of Apaches Fame and driver Randy Waples swept out three-wide around the three-quarter mile marker and then powered home to the one and three-quarter length

2004-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2004|

Owners give filly more than a kiss Tuesday

FRASERVILLE, ON — One month after their last Ontario Sires Stakes start the three-year-old pacing fillies return to Grassroots action Tuesday evening at Kawartha Downs. All of the division leaders will be on hand to defend their spot in the lucrative post season and Jeff Goreski is hoping that Kiss For Luck is poised to

2004-08-12T00:00:00-04:00August 12, 2004|

Pacing colt looks to strike gold on Monday

REXDALE, ON — Woodbine Racetrack wraps up its summer season of Ontario Sires Stakes action with an impressive line-up of three-year-old pacing colts competing for $130,000 in Monday night's Gold Final. Elimination winners Armbro Balmoral and Freedom Hanover lead the talented colts into the rich event from Posts 7 and 10, and trainer Kyle Reibeling

2004-08-12T00:00:00-04:00August 12, 2004|

Brown looks for solid effort from trotter Sunday

DUNDAS, ON — When the three-year-old trotting colts line up behind the gate at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening, Brantford resident Lowell Brown expects Trudel to deliver the kind of steady performance that has landed him in three of four stake finals this season. "He's been pretty steady all year," says Brown. "I don't know

2004-08-12T00:00:00-04:00August 12, 2004|

Mill Work strikes gold in first lifetime victory

WINDSOR, ON — Two-year-old trotting colt Mill Work scored an upset in the $130,000 Gold Final at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday evening, taking advantage of a hot early pace to score the come from behind victory in 2:00.2. With trainer-driver Rick Zeron in the race bike, Mill Work sat well off the pace in seventh

2004-08-12T00:00:00-04:00August 12, 2004|

Reception Hall sharp in Grassroots win at Hanover

HANOVER, ON — Freshman trotting colt Reception Hall stepped off the fastest mile of six Grassroots divisions at Hanover Raceway on Wednesday, stopping the clock at 2:05 on the cool August evening. With Stephen Byron in the race bike, the Angus Hall son powered off the starting gate from Post 4 and had established a

2004-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2004|

Lincoln Parke looks for redemption at Flamboro Saturday

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs fans will get their first look at the exciting two-year-old pacing colts on Saturday when the precocious youngsters square off in three Gold Series Eliminations. With division leader Banner Yankee opting out of the third Gold event, his stablemate Lincoln Parke leads the field of 23 colts into the elimination

2004-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2004|

Top freshman pacing colts head to Belleville Friday

BELLEVILLE, ON — Sixty freshman pacing colts invade Quinte Exhibition Raceway this Friday to compete for a total of $120,000 in their third Grassroots event. Among the colts sitting atop the Grassroots point standings is Kentucky Rebel, who captured a division of the season opener at Dresden Raceway on July 4 and finished second in

2004-08-10T00:00:00-04:00August 10, 2004|

Filly has nothing left to prove to Irwin and Ross

REXDALE, ON — When the three-year-old pacing fillies return to Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday night for their $130,000 Gold Final Gord Irwin and Murray Ross are not expecting to head home with an Ontario Sires Stakes trophy. Their filly Invitro heads into Saturday's contest on a six race win streak and the long time partners