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News - September 2006

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

Dresden trainer will test colt’s Grassroots skills Sunday

DRESDEN, ON — Two-year-old pacing colt Character Maker will make his second start for local trainer Paul Mairs on Sunday afternoon at Dresden Raceway, competing in the third of seven $15,000 Grassroots divisions. "I don't know too much about him yet," says the Dresden resident. "We're still kind of working things out. We've only had

2006-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2006|

Grogan captures Grassroots victory in Clinton

CLINTON, ON — Two-year-old trotting colt Grogan delivered the kind of performance at Clinton Raceway on Sunday afternoon that his owners have been waiting for all season. Leaving from Post 3 in the eighth of nine $15,000 Grassroots divisions, Grogan and trainer-driver Lorne House went straight to the front and laid down a flawless effort

2006-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2006|

Owners hoping for success in Grassroots swan song

SARNIA, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies will wrap up their Grassroots regular season at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening and a pair of local fillies are hoping they can grab a share of the provincial pie in their last Ontario Sires Stakes start. "It's the last Sires Stakes of the year for

2006-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2006|

Doonbeg cruises to second Gold Final victory

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The small but mighty Doonbeg carried off his second Gold Final trophy of the season with another exceptional performance at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening. Leaving from Post 1 the colt and driver Jody Jamieson landed in seventh, 10 lengths behind early pacesetter Windsong Cruiser as he hit the quarter in :26.2.

2006-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2006|

Malahide finds her way to winner’s circle in Dresden

DRESDEN, ON — After butting heads with the top fillies in Ontario for the last two months, two-year-old trotting filly Malahide dropped down to the Grassroots on Monday and found quick success in the third of eight $15,000 divisions contested on Dresden Raceway's matinee program. Starting from the trailing Post 8 Malahide landed third on

2006-09-04T00:00:00-04:00September 4, 2006|

Albert In The City still flawless in Grassroots action

ELORA, ON — Albert In The City extended his remarkable win streak to 14 with an effortless 1:54.3 victory in the sixth Grassroots divisions at Grand River Raceway on Monday evening. With regular reinsman Trevor Henry in the race bike, Albert In The City floated away from the starting gate and was sitting fourth as

2006-09-02T00:00:00-04:00September 2, 2006|

Hanover Cancels Card

Poor weather forced the cancellation of Saturday evening's card of racing at Hanover Raceway. The track, which was scheduled to host a number of O.S.S. Grassroots divisions, will carry those divisions over to next Saturday evening (September 9). All of the horses entered in tonight's O.S.S. events will keep their post positions and remain in

2006-09-02T00:00:00-04:00September 2, 2006|

Canadette returns to winner’s circle in Trillium Series

DUNDAS, ON — Canadette emerged from her three week hiatus on Saturday afternoon at Flamboro Downs and the talented two-year-old pacing filly picked right up where she had left off, sailing to a five length win in the first of three $26,411 Trillium Series divisions. Leaving from Post 1, Canadette made it clear from the

2006-09-02T00:00:00-04:00September 2, 2006|

Majestic Son triumphs over weather and Gold Final field

INNISFIL, ON — Neither wind, nor rain, nor gloom of night could stay three-year-old trotting colt Majestic Son from the swift completion of his sixth straight victory at Georgian Downs on Saturday evening. In spite of a rain soaked track rated two seconds slower than normal and the chill of a 14 degree Celsius evening,

2006-09-01T00:00:00-04:00September 1, 2006|

Porsche Hall cruises to second Gold Final victory

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway fans placed their faith in elimination winner Porsche Hall on Thursday evening and the three-year-old trotting filly delivered, posting a two and a half length triumph to claim her second straight Gold Final title. Leaving from Post 3, trainer-driver Terry Kerr wasted no time putting the fleet footed Porsche