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2005-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16, 2005|

Clements trainees flawless in Grand River Grassroots

ELORA, ON — Trainer Peter Clements and driver Ross Battin continued to steam through the two-year-old trotting colt division with a pair of victories in Grassroots action at Grand River Raceway on Monday evening. The pair teamed up with The Orient Express to notch the fastest win on the program in Race 7, with Battin

2005-08-15T00:00:00-04:00August 15, 2005|

Alastor Hanover continues to dominate Gold Series

DUNDAS, ON — Alastor Hanover captured his fourth straight victory with a 1:55.1 Gold Elimination triumph at Flamboro Downs on Saturday evening. The Rustler Hanover son and Mario Baillargeon seized control of the race heading past the quarter pole and simply ran off on the field of two-year-old pacing colts, hitting the wire seven and

2005-08-15T00:00:00-04:00August 15, 2005|

Season back on track for World Class Image

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies return to Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening for their third Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final, and Pat Hunt is hoping World Class Image can match her winning elimination effort. The Balanced Image miss clocked a personal best 1:55.2 last week, sailing across the finishing line six and

2005-08-15T00:00:00-04:00August 15, 2005|

Lady Dillinger equals records in Gold Final romp

DUNDAS, ON — Lady Dillinger retained the three-year-old pacing filly crown with an impressive effort at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening that equalled the track and Ontario Sires Stakes record set by her rival Lucks Mistress in the elimination round. Powering away from Post 1 driver Scott Coulter and Lady Dillinger rebutted an early attack

2005-08-12T00:00:00-04:00August 12, 2005|

Whatthehecklavec records victory in Gold debut

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Whatthehecklavec proved that her Canadian Breeders Championship win was no accident when the three-year-old trotting filly cruised to an effortless victory in her Gold Series debut at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. After getting away second from Post 4, Whatthehecklavec took control of the race heading for the halfway marker and never

2005-08-12T00:00:00-04:00August 12, 2005|

Witness To Fame sharp in Hiawatha Grassroots

SARNIA, ON — Witness To Fame clocked the fastest win in seven Grassroots divisions at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening, circling the five-eighths mile oval in 1:54. The three-year-old pacing filly and driver Trevor Henry led from start to finish and hit the wire an impressive five lengths up on Highland Luck and J

2005-08-12T00:00:00-04:00August 12, 2005|

Trotting colts headline at Grand River Monday

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway fans get another dose of Ontario Sires Stakes excitement Monday evening when the two-year-old trotting colts arrive at the Elora oval for their fourth Grassroots event. Trainer Joe Hudon will harness a pair of colts in the $105,000 event and the Acton resident is hoping their advantageous post positions

2005-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2005|

Trainers looking for luck at Flamboro Sunday

REXDALE, ON — Carl Jamieson has been waiting all season for Lucks Mistress to deliver a performance like last week's 1:53.1 record setting mile at Flamboro Downs, but four days away from Sunday's $130,000 Gold Final the Princeton resident is worried that he might be back at square one. "I've got a lot of sickness

2005-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2005|

Christoforou confident in pacer’s ability

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing colts are heading back to Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening for their third $130,000 Gold Final and, despite drawing outside for the second straight week, Noble Jake is being touted as the early favourite. "I think he's the best horse," says the gelding's driver Chris Christoforou, Jr. "I

2005-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11, 2005|

C H Meadow Miss floats to Trillium victory at Hanover

HANOVER, ON — C H Meadow Miss claimed her second straight victory with a 2:03.2 score at Hanover Raceway on Wednesday night, clocking the fastest mile of all five freshman trotting filly Trillium Series divisions. With trainer Nick Henry in the race bike, C H Meadow Miss powered off the starting gate and had two