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2009-10-02T00:00:00-04:00October 2, 2009|

Yellow Diamond set to defend her Gold Final title

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Yellow Diamond took the first step toward defending her Gold Final title with a two and a half length victory in the second of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening. The three-year-old pacing filly and driver Mark MacDonald floated away from Post 5 and landed fifth on the

2009-10-02T00:00:00-04:00October 2, 2009|

Parlay bursts back onto Gold Series scene with win

LONDON, ON — Three-year-old trotting colt Parlay picked up his first Gold Series win since May 17 when he was first under the wire at Western Fair Raceway on Friday evening. Starting from Post 5 in the first of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations, driver Trevor Ritchie hustled the Kadabra son out to a :29.3 opening

2009-10-01T00:00:00-04:00October 1, 2009|

Bax heading to Windsor with a bevy of trotting talent

WINDSOR, ON — Two-year-old trotters of every stripe are heading to Windsor Raceway on Tuesday evening as the border oval plays host to a $130,000 Gold Final for the two-year-old trotting fillies and four $24,000 Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting colts. Trainer John Bax will start a horse in all five contests, with Windcross

2009-10-01T00:00:00-04:00October 1, 2009|

Grassroots colts put on speed show for Ottawa fans

GLOUCESTER, ON — The air temperature at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening fell to four degrees Celsius, but trackside things were sizzling as the two-year-old pacing colts blazed their way through three $24,000 Grassroots divisions. Good Bad Lucky and driver Brad Forward scored the sharpest mile of the evening, reaching the wire one length

2009-10-01T00:00:00-04:00October 1, 2009|

Henriksen hopes trotting colt’s talent continues to evolve

GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway fans get their last taste of Gold Series action on Sunday evening as nine talented two-year-old trotting colts square off in their second last Gold Final. Hoping to earn a sizeable share of the $130,000 Gold Final purse is Magic Fruit, who scored his first lifetime victory in last