DUNDAS, ON — Brantford residents Greg Durand and David Gage have been riding a roller coaster this season with two-year-old pacing colt Hombre, but Durand is hoping they are headed for an upswing at Flamboro Downs on Saturday afternoon when the youngster competes in his third Gold Elimination test. "We've had trouble keeping weight on

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Post 9 proved to be no obstacle to Style as the two-year-old pacing filly captured her first Gold Final with a smart 1:53.2 score at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday night. Driver Tony Kerwood sat the filly in fifth through the early going as Valkyrie Hanover sprinted to a :26.4 opening quarter and

FRASERVILLE, ON — Bobcaygeon resident Paul Jackson, trainer Kirk Thomas of Peterborough and driver Allan Nicholls of Woodville teamed up to capture one win and one third in Grassroots action at Kawatha Downs on Tuesday. Armbro Cougar kicked off the succesful afternoon for the trio as the three-year-old pacing colt went gate-to-wire in a smart

SARNIA, ON — After a month long absence, Ontario Sires Stakes action returns to Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening with seven Grassroots divisions for the talented three-year-old pacing fillies. Making her debut on the provincial scene in Thursday's eighth race is Jim Morrissey trainee Galyn Seelster, who heads into the contest off an impressive

DUNDAS, ON — Lucks Mistress delivered an impressive victory over Flamboro Downs in the last of three Gold Series Eliminations on Sunday evening, powering to a 1:53.1 track and Ontario Sires Stakes record for three-year-old pacing fillies on a half-mile track. Sent to the front from Post 5 by driver Jody Jamieson, Lucks Mistress had

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies are headed back to Mohawk Racetrack Thursday evening for their third Gold Series event. Joining the province's brightest lights is former Grassroots winner Whatthehecklavec, who earned her way into the top tier with an impressive upset in the July 30 Canadian Breeders Championship Final. "That's the first

HANOVER, ON — Another talented group of freshmen are headed to Hanover Raceway on Wednesday night, ready to battle for a total of $70,000 in five Trillium Series divisions. Among the two-year-old trotting fillies looking to add a Trillium win to her resume is Nick Henry trainee C H Meadow Miss, who rolls into the

FRASERVILLE, ON — After a less than impressive two-year-old campaign and a lacklustre start to his three-year-old season, Doug Brown and Richard Thomas had pretty much given up on pacing colt Northern Edge. However, a 1:56.1 mile in a June 11 event at Kawartha Downs marked the start of a transformation that has been just

DUNDAS, ON — Local favourite Lady Dillinger rolls into Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening riding a three race win streak, but Gaetan Hebert is a bit uneasy about sending the three-year-old pacer out in the second of three $39,606 Gold Eliminations. "I don't even want to go there because her mother broke down there," says

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway fans were witness to a masterful piece of driving Thursday night as trotting specialist Trevor Ritchie teamed Birminghim to a record setting Gold Final victory. As he did in her first three starts, driver Mike Saftic sent fan favourite Lisa's Mission to the front as soon as the starting