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2008-09-12T00:00:00-04:00September 12, 2008|

Condi Lane hoping to regain her groove Wednesday

DUNDAS, ON — The absence of five of the top 10 point earners has left the door ajar in Wednesday's three-year-old trotting filly Gold Eliminations at Flamboro Downs, and trainer Bob Young is hoping Condi Lane is ready to sneak through into next week's Gold Final and maybe even the season ending Super Final. "They

2008-09-11T00:00:00-04:00September 11, 2008|

Valley Courtney clocks personal best in Trillium triumph

GLOUCESTER, ON — John Bax trainees swept the top two spots in the quickest of three $23,000 Trillium Series divisions at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening, with Valley Courtney clocking the 1:58.3 victory over stablemate Gaelic Mistress. The pair were sent off as the favourites in Race 9, and through the early going Steven

2008-09-11T00:00:00-04:00September 11, 2008|

Well rested trotter returns to Kawartha on Tuesday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Six months after he captured a pair of maiden races at the Fraserville oval, three-year-old trotter Windsun Pride is making a triumphant return to Kawartha Downs this Tuesday, Sept. 16 as the current Grassroots point leader and a winner of $72,750. "He has handled the world of racing very well," says trainer

2008-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9, 2008|

Jamieson hopes colts find their niche in Grassroots

WOODSTOCK, ON — This Saturday afternoon Carl Jamieson will make the 10 minute drive from his Princeton farm to Woodstock Raceway with a pair of two-year-old pacing colts, and the veteran horseman is hoping Riopelle and Western Heart are ready to make their presence felt on the Grassroots circuit. Both colts started their season at

2008-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9, 2008|

Milton resident hopes filly is poised for late season surge

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — When Windsong Eva rolls off the gate from Post 2 in her Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night, it will come as a relief to trainer Bill Cass, who was starting to think poor posts in Ontario Sires Stakes action were a genetic flaw. "We have her brother, Windsong Cruiser,"

2008-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9, 2008|

Giddy Up Lucky lands second Grassroots prize

INNISFIL, ON — Impressive in overnight action at Georgian Downs last Tuesday, Giddy Up Lucky delivered an equally stirring performance this week to claim his second Grassroots trophy and make a leap up the three-year-old pacing colt division standings. Stepping off the starting gate from Post 4 in Tuesday's second race, Giddy Up Lucky took

2008-09-09T00:00:00-04:00September 9, 2008|

Rose Seelster hunting for her first win on Friday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Rose Seelster has not missed a Gold Final this season, but trainer John Kopas describes the two-year-old pacing filly as a late bloomer and feels she is just rounding into form for Friday's Gold Series Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack. "She was a nice filly to work with, but she was kind of

2008-09-08T00:00:00-04:00September 8, 2008|

Arthur residents lose sleep as filly struggles with virus

ELORA, ON — Training a two-year-old trotting filly is always a challenge, but this season Arthur residents John and Kathy Cecchin have faced more than the usual dose of frustration with Jayport Cindy, one of 77 young trotters headed to Grand River Raceway for Grassroots action on Friday evening. "She has been fighting a virus

2008-09-08T00:00:00-04:00September 8, 2008|

Consistent Countess Stormont primed for Trillium battle

OTTAWA, ON — In 16 starts this season, Countess Stormont has only missed three cheques, and trainer Norm Jones is hoping the three-year-old trotting miss can extend her steady streak through this Thursday's Trillium Series contest at Rideau Carleton Raceway. "She's got to be a pretty solid 1:56 or 1:57 trotter who can come home

2008-09-07T00:00:00-04:00September 7, 2008|

Pembrook Street scores second straight Grassroots victory

HANOVER, ON — Pembrook Street expanded his lead atop the two-year-old trotting colt Grassroots standings with an impressive victory at Hanover Raceway on Saturday evening. Starting from Post 2 in the fourth $20,000 Grassroots division, Walkerton resident Dale Fritz had Pembrook Street on the lead before the colts reached the :30.1 opening quarter. Two and