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2006-07-17T00:00:00-04:00July 17, 2006|

Goose Creek back in the winner’s circle in Ottawa

GLOUCESTER, ON — Two-year-old pacing colt Goose Creek logged his second straight Gold Series Elimination victory with an impressive 1:54.4 performance at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. With regular reinsman Mike Saftic at the helm the colt was quick to grab control of the race from Post 5, and maintained a one and a

2006-07-17T00:00:00-04:00July 17, 2006|

Caught My Eye trots to fourth straight victory

WINDSOR, ON — Caught My Eye pushed her win streak to four with an impressive victory in Gold Elimination action at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening. The two-year-old trotting filly and Hall of Fame horseman Bill O'Donnell took command of the race just past the :28.3 opening quarter and cruised effortlessly through fractions of 1:00.1

2006-07-16T00:00:00-04:00July 16, 2006|

Summer Audit heads home for Grassroots debut

HANOVER, ON — Wednesday's Grassroots event at Hanover Raceway will be a homecoming of sorts for two-year-old trotting filly Summer Audit. The daughter of Angus Hall and Joyous Image was born and raised on Henry and Barbara Lansink's Gresta Limited farm in Hanover before beginning her education with Larry Walker last fall. She will make

2006-07-16T00:00:00-04:00July 16, 2006|

Plumbing Princess delivers second record setting victory

SARNIA, ON — A pair of talented three-year-old pacing fillies put on a speed show for Hiawatha Horse Park fans on Saturday night, with Plumbing Princess chalking up her second straight record setting mile. Stepping up to the starting gate from Post 5 in the first of two $34,648 Trillium Series divisions, driver Brad Forward

2006-07-16T00:00:00-04:00July 16, 2006|

Upsets abound in Grassroots at Dresden Sunday

DRESDEN, ON — My Rebelious Ways was on his best behaviour at Dresden Raceway on Sunday, trotting to victory in the fastest of six Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts. With owner and trainer Nick Henry in the race bike, My Rebelious Ways sprinted away from the starting gate to a :30.4 opening quarter.

2006-07-14T00:00:00-04:00July 14, 2006|

Doonbeg paces away with track record and Gold title

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway's newly minted three-year-old pacing colt track record lasted just one week as Doonbeg roared down the Ottawa oval's stretch to a 1:51 Gold Final triumph on Thursday evening. With regular reinsman Jody Jamieson in the race bike, Doonbeg landed on the rail in sixth as Impeccable rocked to a

2006-07-14T00:00:00-04:00July 14, 2006|

Cicero hoping for fluid effort from Easy Motion

INNISFIL, ON — Georgian Downs will be flooded with two-year-old pacing colts on Tuesday as 92 youngsters gather at the Innisfil oval for their third Grassroots event of the season. Making his second appearance at the Grassroots level is Easy Motion, and trainer Gino Cicero is hoping Tuesday will be the day when the cautious

2006-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2006|

Ten To Win Stable goes two for two

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Lemon Drop made a successful jump up from the Grassroots with a Gold Elimination victory at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening, and in the process the two-year-old trotting colt made a lot of people very happy. Purchased as part of the Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association's (SBOA) inaugural Mentoring program, Lemon Drop

2006-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2006|

Owners hoping to extend their fun streak in Windsor

WINDSOR, ON — Caught My Eye and her two-year-old trotting filly peers return to Gold Series action on Sunday, July 16 at Windsor Raceway and trainer Frank O'Reilly is looking forward to testing his Gold Final winner over a five-eighths mile track. "I'm sure the bigger track will move her up," says O'Reilly, who owns

2006-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2006|

Wallace hoping Titanic Rose continues to bloom

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Freshman pacing filly Titanic Rose will make her bid for a second Gold Elimination win at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday, July 17 under the tutelage of the man who trained both of her parents. "I liked the filly and I'm obviously connected to the family pretty close," says Ben Wallace. " I