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News - July 2007

2007-07-13T00:00:00-04:00July 13, 2007|

Quail Seelster makes history at Grand River Raceway

ELORA, ON — After suffering from poor post position luck in the Gold Series, Quail Seelster dropped back to the Grassroots at Grand River Raceway for a breather on Friday night and the three-year-old pacing filly left fans gasping as she shattered the track record by almost a full second. Starting from the rail for

2007-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12, 2007|

Rockwood resident prepares pair of colts for Gold debut

ELORA, ON — In the second instalment of Grand River Raceway's month long series of Ontario Sires Stakes events, the Elora oval will host the provincial debut of 30 freshman trotting colts on Monday, July 16. Rockwood resident Chris Beaver will start two colts in the Gold Series season opener, sending Rodeo Red after a

2007-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12, 2007|

Fritz and McNair collect pair of Grassroots trophies

HANOVER, ON — Walkerton natives Gregg McNair and Randy Fritz returned to Hanover Raceway on Wednesday night to race five sophomore trotting colts, and the pair went home with two Grassroots trophies, two thirds and one fourth-place prize cheque. The pair opened up their successful evening in the first race, with Fritz guiding McNair trainee

2007-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12, 2007|

Dean and partners hope filly is feeling the beat Monday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When the two-year-old pacing fillies grace Mohawk Racetrack's oval with their presence on Monday, July 16, trainer James Dean is hoping Shake That Junk will live up to her name and shimmy down the stretch to a top three finish. In her first three appearances at the Campbellville oval the daughter of

2007-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2007|

Jamieson in unfamiliar waters with two-year-old colts

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — After eight months of careful lessons and conditioning, the first group of Ontario-sired two-year-olds will test their skills in Gold Series action at Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday, July 15. Three of the hopefuls will hail from the Carl Jamieson stable, but the Princeton resident admits he does not have as good a

2007-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2007|

Forward hopes his Gold Final gamble pays off Saturday

INNISFIL, ON — When Brad Forward heads to Georgian Downs on Saturday, July 14 for the Innisfil oval's X-treme Horsepower program, the reinsman will have his fingers firmly crossed. Forward is looking for luck on two fronts. First, that he chose the right horse for the three-year-old pacing colt Gold Final after winning two eliminations,

2007-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11, 2007|

Clinton colts looking for home field advantage Sunday

CLINTON, ON — Ontario's lightning fast three-year-old pacing colts will dish up a full serving of speed at Clinton Raceway on Sunday afternoon as they battle for a total of $150,000 in Grassroots purses. Hoping to earn a share of the provincial riches are a pair of colts trained by Clinton resident George McClure —

2007-07-10T00:00:00-04:00July 10, 2007|

Nadhazi stays low key as Matriarch heads into Gold Final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Just two weeks after stepping onto the track for the first time this season, three-year-old trotting filly Matriarch heads back to Mohawk Racetrack as one of the early favourites for Friday's $130,000 Gold Final. "I was hoping to have her ready sooner, but she had a little setback in the spring," explains

2007-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9, 2007|

Fallon Seelster hoping for hometown advantage Thursday

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes excitement swings into the nation's capital on Thursday with five Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting fillies, and Spencerville resident Jason Gilchrist hopes the move to Rideau Carleton Raceway's five-eighths mile oval results in a solid outing for Fallon Seelster. "She can't get around a half-mile track very good,

2007-07-09T00:00:00-04:00July 9, 2007|

Yankee Butter hoping for smooth sailing Friday

ELORA, ON — On Friday, July 13 Grand River Raceway raises the curtain on an exceptional month of Ontario Sires Stakes action with eight Grassroots divisions for the gifted three-year-old pacing fillies. With one second and one third in the first two Grassroots events of the season, Yankee Butter currently sits sixteenth in the race