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2006-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2006|

Local fillies ready for battle in Thursday’s Gold Elimination

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ontario's gifted two-year-old pacing fillies make their final Gold Series start this Thursday at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and trainer James Wellwood is hoping that Quail Seelster has an opportunity to shine on her owner's hometown oval. "She hasn't had a lot of racing luck, she's always weaving in and out between horses,

2006-09-25T00:00:00-04:00September 25, 2006|

Consistent trotting fillies mine OSS Gold at Mohawk

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — J M Aggie picked up her second straight victory and her third this season in the last of three $34,357 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. With part owner Jody Jamieson in the race bike, the Angus Hall filly sprinted away from Post 9 to a :29 opening quarter and

2006-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2006|

Moving Pictures stars in Mohawk Gold Final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Moving Pictures posted the biggest win of her career on Saturday night at Mohawk Racetrack, capturing the $130,000 Gold Final in a personal best 1:53.2. The three-year-old pacing filly and driver Mark MacDonald laid off the pace through most of the mile as pacesetter and fan favourite Red Star Biggirl took the

2006-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2006|

Nasty Dream impressive in Grassroots season finale

SARNIA, ON — Nasty Dream delivered an outstanding effort at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday night to claim the fastest of six $16,572 Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts. In spite of being handicapped by the outside Post 9 and a track rated two seconds slower than normal, Nasty Dream roared home to a

2006-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2006|

Three-year-olds prepare for Semifinal showdown

DUNDAS, ON — This week the trainers of 64 of the province's top three-year-old pacers and trotters will be applying their considerable skills to the inexact science of bringing a horse to peak performance in preparation for Friday's Grassroots Semifinals at Flamboro Downs. "We raced three in the Sires Stakes and they all managed to

2006-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2006|

Heads Up Play tops freshman trotting filly ranks

DUNDAS, ON — Early Renegade trotted her way into the Grassroots post season with a 2:01.2 score at Flamboro Downs on Saturday. The CR Renegade daughter and trainer-driver Kelly Sheppard circled the Dundas oval on the front end and hit the wire two and three-quarter lengths ahead of the competition in the second of eight

2006-09-24T00:00:00-04:00September 24, 2006|

Laddie captures first Gold Series victory

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — With his trademark late dash, two-year-old trotting colt Laddie scored his fourth straight victory at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening, capturing the third of three $34,270 Gold Eliminations. Leaving from Post 4, driver Paul MacDonell eased Laddie away from the starting gate into seventh spot as Snazzy Hot Rod zipped out to

2006-09-23T00:00:00-04:00September 23, 2006|

Pure Ivory and Luck Of Michelle sparkle in Gold Finals

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Rain may have dampened the racing surface at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening, but it did nothing to diminish the sparkle of performances by Gold Final winners Pure Ivory and Luck Of Michelle. Making her bid for a second Gold Final title from Post 9, Pure Ivory landed a beautiful steer from

2006-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2006|

Indiana Hall clocks big mile at Kawartha Thursday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Indiana Hall returned to Grassroots action at Kawartha Downs on Thursday evening and roared around the Peterborough oval to a 1:56.3 triumph in the fourth of five $19,467 divisions. After battling the Gold Series colts through the month of August, Indiana Hall made short work of his Grassroots peers Thursday, cruising to

2006-09-21T00:00:00-04:00September 21, 2006|

Wellwood’s trotting lads ready for Sunday’s Gold Series

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Fresh off her second straight victory in the William Wellwood Memorial, a race that honours her late father, trainer Paula Wellwood will return to Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening with two of the best two-year-old trotting colts in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Wellwood Memorial winner Laddie and former Gold Final winner