INNISFIL, ON — After five months of following the Grassroots circuit from one end of the province to the other, Ontario's top three-year-old trotters and pacers will lay it all on the line in four $100,000 Championships at Georgian Downs on Saturday. A player in the trotting colt division since the May 24 season opener,

DUNDAS, ON — Reigning two-year-old trotting colt champion Classic Lavec will begin defence of his Gold Final title on Saturday afternoon at Flamboro Downs, when he joins 17 of his peers in two $48,385 Gold Eliminations. The Mr Lavec son and driver Paul MacDonell will start from Post 4 in the second elimination and owner-breeder

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway wraps up its 2004 Ontario Sires Stakes program with a Gold Series for the two-year-old pacing colts, and 11 talented youngsters will make the trip to Gloucester to compete in a pair of $56,000 eliminations on Friday. Paul Barkley's Fastest Rustler is among the pacers squaring off in the

SARNIA, ON — Hiawatha Horse Park fans will have a glimpse of the future on Thursday night when the province's top two-year-olds square off in eight $30,000 Grassroots Semifinals. The talented trotters and pacers will be looking for a top four finish to advance to next Saturday's Grassroots Championships and trainer Jim Ainsworth is hoping

INNISFIL, ON — Harness racing fans flocked to Georgian Downs on Saturday night for the Grassroots Semifinals and, as expected, the top three-year-old trotters and pacers in Ontario delivered eight races packed with thrilling victories, stunning upsets and stirring finishes. Pacing filly Illusionist kicked things off with a commanding 1:55.3 triumph in the first $30,000

LONDON, ON — Local fillies earned starring roles in Friday evening's Trillium Series at Western Fair Raceway as Trace Of Luck and Borderlinegorgious emerged victorious over a racetrack rated two seconds slower than normal. In the first Trillium Series division fan favourite Helena Handbag leapt out to an early lead from Post 1, taking the

INNISFIL, ON — Sixty-four of the finest three-year-olds in the province will converge on Georgian Downs Saturday evening for eight $30,000 Grassroots Semifinals. Leading off the outstanding evening of Ontario Sires Stakes racing are the three-year-old pacing fillies, who will battle for a top four finish in the first and second races on the 7:30

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway hosts a pair of Trillium Series divisions on Friday evening for the talented two-year-old pacing fillies. Many of the Ontario-sired fillies are using the $75,368 event to prepare for the Grassroots Semifinals at Hiawatha Horse Park on Oct. 28, including division leader Borderlinegorgious who starts from Post 2 in

FRASERVILLE, ON — Joys Incredible picked up her second victory of the season capturing the fastest of three Trillium Series divisions at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday afternoon. The two-year-old trotting filly and driver Reg Gassien powered off the gate from Post 3 and were able to control all the fractions, rolling around the five-eighths mile

GLOUCESTER, ON — EL Leonard posted his third Grassroots victory in the first of three divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. Over a very heavy track rated six seconds slower than normal, the Sugarcane Leonard son stepped easily to the front end and cruised home to the three