CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Heading into Sunday's $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack, trainer James "Friday" Dean is feeling pretty relaxed. The virus that plagued his barn in June and July has been banished, and his heavy hitters have returned to the plate swinging for the stands. "I think we got the virus the heck out

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Trainer Rousell Mackenzie is casting Friday's two-year-old trotting colt Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack as a case of brains versus brawn. Mackenzie will harness elimination winner B Strike Three from Post 1 in the $130,000 final and the Elora resident says what the Striking Sahbra son lacks in stature, he more than

SARNIA, ON — When Hiawatha Horse Park raises the curtain on its 2007 Ontario Sires Stakes schedule this Saturday, trainer Brian Maguire hopes Twin B Decalf can step into a starring role in the three-year-old trotting colt Grassroots performance. Maguire and his partners Gordon and Jacqueline Lewis of Sarnia acquired Twin B Decalf at the

GLOUCESTER, ON — This Friday, Aug. 10, Rideau Carleton Raceway fans will witness a first in the history of the Ontario Sires Stakes program. With only nine three-year-old pacing fillies entered for last week's Gold Elimination, the race was cancelled, all nine fillies were entered in this Friday's Gold Final, and the money allocated to

FRASERVILLE, ON — How fast can they go? That is the question Ontario Sires Stakes fans are asking after watching the two-year-old trotting fillies lower the Ontario Sires Stakes record for the second straight week at Kawartha Downs. Heading into Tuesday's $130,000 Gold Final, trainer Carl Jamieson said Torch had loafed through the later stages

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's three-year-old trotting colts will hit the midpoint in their Gold Series campaign at Flamboro Downs on Friday evening, and so far, Snazzy Hot Rod has had the kind of season trainer's have nightmares about. After an encouraging pair of seconds in his first two starts, Snazzy Hot Rod made an unfortunate

ELORA, ON — Shake That Junk waltzed into the winner's circle at Grand River Raceway on Monday afternoon with an impressive 1:57.1 victory in the two-year-old pacing filly Gold Final. With part-owner Jody Jamieson in the race bike, Shake That Junk started from Post 1 but was out-hustled off the starting gate and landed in

DRESDEN, ON — Familiar surroundings and a stand-out performance propelled Windsong Erica to a Grassroots victory at Dresden Raceway on Monday afternoon. Racing at the track where part-owner Malcolm MacPhail introduced her to the world of racing, the two-year-old trotting filly delivered an impressive effort to score a seven and a half length victory in

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack fans got a full serving of thrills for their dollar on Sunday evening as the three-year-old pacing colts battled in Gold Elimination action. All three of the $43,143 Gold Eliminations were decided by less than one length, and in the second split the margin between the third and fourth horses

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's freshman trotting colts put on an impressive show for Flamboro Downs fans on Sunday evening, with Miguel Duhamel ringing in with the sharpest mile of the three $33,578 Grassroots divisions. In rein to Torgeir Hagmann, Miguel Duhamel landed third on the rail as George Daniel led the colts to a :29.4