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2006-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2006|

Trainer and trotting colt make their OSS debut Thursday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Freshman fever returns to Kawartha Downs on Thursday as 30 two-year-old trotting colts make their provincial debut in four Gold Series Eliminations. Trainer Milton La Riviere will also celebrate his first start in the Ontario Sires Stakes when Hansen lines up alongside his peers in the third $25,827 elimination. "We're quite excited,"

2006-06-27T00:00:00-04:00June 27, 2006|

Pacing colts ready to spark things up in Hanover Saturday

HANOVER, ON — At Hanover Raceway this Saturday the Canada Day fireworks will take place on the track as the province's talented three-year-old pacing colts square off in nine Grassroots divisions worth a total of $135,000. Hoping to keep a share of the provincial purse money in the neighbourhood is Wingham resident Dennis Jewitt, who

2006-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2006|

Majestic Son breaks jinx with track record effort

GLOUCESTER, ON — In less than two minutes, three-year-old trotting colt Majestic Son accomplished a great deal at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. With a seemingly effortless 1:56 victory the colt qualified for next weekend's Gold Final, brought an end to the Ontario Sires Stakes drought that has plagued trainer Mark Steacy at Rideau

2006-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2006|

Funny Bones delivers stand up victory at Georgian Downs

INNISFIL, ON — Funny Bones may not have circled the Georgian Downs oval as fast as he did in last week's elimination round, but the two-year-old pacing colt still managed to stand out from the crowd in Saturday's $130,000 Gold Final. The Grinfromeartoear son started from Post 6 in the Gold Final, but driver Mario

2006-06-25T00:00:00-04:00June 25, 2006|

O’Donnell scores a driving double in Sudbury Trillium

SUDBURY, ON — Fabtowin made her racing debut a winning one, posting the fastest mile in three Trillium Series divisions at Sudbury Downs on Saturday evening. The two-year-old trotting filly and driver Bill O'Donnell led the field through fractions of :32, 1:05.2 and 1:36.3 and then stayed game in the stretch, fending off the fast

2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23, 2006|

Bardoel fillies driving for a win Wednesday

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway brings its spring meet to a close next week with a pair of outstanding Ontario Sires Stakes events. The province's talented three-year-old trotting fillies take centre stage at the London oval on both Wednesday, June 28 for Grassroots action and Friday, June 30 for a $130,000 Gold Final. Hoping

2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23, 2006|

Record setting filly aiming for second Grassroots win

INNISFIL, ON — Rapidly approaching the halfway mark in their Grassroots season, the top three-year-old pacing fillies are hoping to maintain their momentum when the program rolls into Georgian Downs on Tuesday, June 24. With a track record equalling victory in her Grassroots debut at Western Fair Raceway on June 16 and a personal best

2006-06-23T00:00:00-04:00June 23, 2006|

Wall guides Oaklea Omega to track record in London

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway fans were treated to their third straight dose of record setting action by Ontario Sires Stakes competitors on Friday when three-year-old trotting filly Oaklea Omega cruised to a 1:59.1 victory in the first of two $49,000 Gold Eliminations. With �Mr. OSS' Dave Wall in the race bike, the Balanced

2006-06-22T00:00:00-04:00June 22, 2006|

Steacy hopes Majestic Son can end Ottawa drought

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway's handicappers have installed Majestic Son as a prohibitive early favourite in the second of two $49,000 Gold Eliminations on Sunday, and trainer Mark Steacy fervently hopes the three-year-old trotting colt will prove them right. "In all the years we have been racing Ontario Sires Stakes colts I don't think

2006-06-22T00:00:00-04:00June 22, 2006|

Basso Hanover sharp in Grassroots season opener

FRASERVILLE, ON — Basso Hanover proved that he was worth his purchase price when he scorched around the Kawartha Downs oval on Thursday evening to capture the first of five Grassroots divisions for two-year-old pacing colts. A $72,000 US acquisition from last fall's Harrisburg Yearling Sale, Basso Hanover cruised around the Kawartha Downs five-eighths in