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2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Jamieson fillies impressive in Grassroots action Tuesday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Carl Jamieson dropped a trio of two-year-old trotting fillies down from the Gold Series into Tuesday night's Grassroots event at Kawartha Downs and the young trotters called on their experience in the Ontario Sires Stakes program's upper echelons to deliver three wins and a track record. Jamieson started the evening in winning

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Beechwood Duchess makes Gold Series debut Saturday

DUNDAS, ON — Beechwood Duchess heads into Saturday's Gold Eliminations at Flamboro Downs off a pair of solid performances against the province's top three-year-old pacing fillies and trainer Jared Bothwell is hoping that momentum will carry her through the last four Gold events of the season. "I'd love to see her stay with the Golds,"

2006-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2006|

Sudbury Grassroots irresistible for Classy Mint’s owners

SUDBURY, ON — After two decades of racing horses at Sudbury Downs, Edward and Nancy Bassis will realise a long held ambition this Sunday when their three-year-old pacing filly Classy Mint competes in the second of four $26,179 Grassroots divisions at their hometown oval. "We've been racing, mostly here at Sudbury Downs, for about 20