DUNDAS, ON — When Ontario's top three-year-old trotters and pacers line up behind the starting gate at Flamboro Downs on Thursday, all the hard work they did to get into the Grassroots Semifinals ceases to matter. All eight starters in each Semifinal are on equal footing, and they all share the same goal, a top

DUNDAS, ON — This Friday, on the second night of Grassroots Semifinal action at Flamboro Downs, sixty-four of the province's most talented two-year-olds will bring their �A' game to the Dundas oval in search of a berth in their Grassroots Championship. Trotting filly B Cor Tanya heads into her $30,000 Semifinal off a lacklustre performance

OTTAWA, ON — Whatta Hotty kicked off her owners' Thanksgiving Day celebrations with an impressive $140,000 Gold Final victory at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. The defending three-year-old trotting filly Gold Final champion was eased away from Post 3 by regular reinsman Garrett Whelan and was sitting second last when Pleasure Girls reached the

FRASERVILLE, ON — Two-year-old pacing colt Surrealist cruised to an effortless victory on Saturday evening in the richest race ever offered at Kawartha Downs. Starting from Post 4 in the $180,000 Gold Final, Surrealist surged away from the starting gate and was on top by one and a half lengths when he swept by the

LONDON, ON — Freshman pacing filly Stonebridge Breeze cruised to an effortless victory in the last of five Grassroots divisions at Western Fair Raceway on Friday evening. In rein to Doug McNair, the Camluck miss accelerated away from Post 1 and commanded the race from start to finish, reaching the wire one and three-quarter lengths

OTTAWA, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting colts wrapped up their Grassroots season with a trio of thrilling races at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening. The excitement started to build in the first $20,000 Grassroots division when pocket sitter O Grady reeled in pacesetter Agusto at the top of the stretch, and then found

OTTAWA, ON — When Rene Laarman heads to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday with three-year-old trotting filly Abby Kadabra, the trainer has an advantage not shared by any of his peers. "If we're stuck, I give Mel a call and he'll get his silks out of the closet and go warm her up for me,"

SARNIA, ON — Giddy Up Lucky wrapped up the Grassroots regular season with a flawless record of three wins in three starts after capturing his $20,000 division at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening. Local colt Bigmizndrstnding won the battle for early control in the seventh race, sprinting away from Post 2 to a :26.3

FRASERVILLE, ON — Seven of Ontario's finest two-year-old pacing colts are headed to Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening to compete for a Gold Final title and a share of the biggest purse the Fraserville oval has ever offered. A cool $180,000 is up for grabs in the seventh race, and trainer Chadwick Schmiedge is hoping

WINDSOR, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts wrapped up their Grassroots regular season at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday evening, and last year's division champion The Mash Potato pulled out a squeaker to earn his shot at a second title. After capturing the two-year-old trotting colt title in convincing fashion, The Mash Potato started his