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2006-09-15T00:00:00-04:00September 15, 2006|

Crazy She Calls Me ready to test her skills Tuesday

ELORA, ON — When the two-year-old pacing fillies arrive at Grand River Raceway on Tuesday, Crazy She Calls Me and her connections may be the most relaxed group on the grounds. Making her Grassroots debut, and just her second lifetime start, Crazy She Calls Me has no chance at a spot in the Grassroots Semifinal

2006-09-14T00:00:00-04:00September 14, 2006|

Pure Ivory saunters to victory in Gold Elimination

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Pure Ivory picked up her eighth win of the season in the first of two $48,508 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening. The Striking Sahbra daughter and driver Steve Condren took control of the race just past the :29 opening quarter and proceeded through a stately :58.1 half and 1:28.2

2006-09-13T00:00:00-04:00September 13, 2006|

Colts remove gloves in preparation for Grassroots battle

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing colts will flex their muscles at Flamboro Downs on Saturday in their last regular season Grassroots event. Sitting nine points below the current cut off for a berth in the Sept. 30 Grassroots Semifinal, Actor and part-owner Mark MacDonald will be leaving it all on the racetrack in

2006-09-12T00:00:00-04:00September 12, 2006|

Pacing fillies on parade at Mohawk Friday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario sired pacing fillies are the flavour of the night at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday as 11 freshman and 25 sophomores head to the Campbellville oval for Gold Elimination action. Headlining the $102,481 two-year-old pacing filly elimination is Luck Of Michelle, who will put her flawless Ontario Sires Stakes record to the

2006-09-11T00:00:00-04:00September 11, 2006|

Pure Ivory among Bright owner’s favourites

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Coming off a 1:53.1 track and Canadian record in her Simcoe Stakes victory last week, Pure Ivory will be looking for a fourth Gold Series triumph when she and her three-year-old trotting filly peers return to Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday. "It was beautiful," says owner Jerry Vanboekel about Pure Ivory's Simcoe victory.

2006-09-10T00:00:00-04:00September 10, 2006|

Trotting colts maintain perfect record in Grassroots action

CLINTON, ON — I'm Classy and Heaven And Hall continued their march through the three-year-old trotting colt division on Sunday afternoon at Clinton Raceway, extending their flawless records in Grassroots action to five wins in five starts. I'm Classy kicked off the afternoon with a track record 1:59.2 score in the first of seven $15,000

2006-09-10T00:00:00-04:00September 10, 2006|

Val’s Joanie wraps up Grassroots season on a high note

HANOVER, ON — Val's Joanie cruised to her second straight Grassroots victory in the fourth of seven $15,000 Grassroots divisions at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, locking up top spot in the three-year-old pacing filly division. The Presidential Ball daughter and driver Paul Mackenzie rolled to the front end from Post 3 and then cruised under

2006-09-10T00:00:00-04:00September 10, 2006|

Local colt lands spot in Semifinal with Dresden win

DRESDEN, ON — Fiesty Baran could not have picked a better time to capture his first career victory than Sunday's Grassroots event at Dresden Raceway. Pacing to a half length win in 1:59.3, Fiesty Baran launched himself up 23 spots in the two-year-old pacing colt division standings to secure the second last berth in the

2006-09-08T00:00:00-04:00September 8, 2006|

Sophomore trotting fillies wrap up Grassroots season

SARNIA, ON — Strikinresemblance wrapped up the Grassroots regular season with a victory at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday and vaulted to the top of the three-year-old trotting filly standings heading into the Sept. 29 Semifinals. The Striking Sahbra daughter got a classic come from behind steer from driver Jim McClure to score the 1:59.1

2006-09-06T00:00:00-04:00September 6, 2006|

Jackson looking forward to watching Out All Night evolve

CLINTON, ON — With just eight starts under his belt heading into Sunday's Grassroots event at Clinton Raceway Out All Night is a novice compared to most of his peers, but owner Graham Jackson says the three-year-old trotting colt has been developing nicely over the last three months. "We haven't hurried him, we've just been