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News - September 2011

2011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2011|

China Pearls first OSS victory comes in rich Gold Final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — China Pearls captured her third straight victory with an impressive sprint home in Thursday's $170,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack. As has become his custom, driver Randy Waples did not hurry the fan favourite away from Post 1, and China Pearls was sitting third when early leader Oh Sweet Baby trotted by

2011-09-22T00:00:00-04:00September 22, 2011|

Local fillies scorch around Rideau Carleton

OTTAWA, ON — Freshman trotting fillies with local connections dominated a trio of Gold Eliminations at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening, starting with an effortless performance by reigning Gold Final champion Circles. Starting from Post 2 with regular reinsman Jacques Hebert at the lines, Circles floated away from the gate and sat briefly in

2011-09-21T00:00:00-04:00September 21, 2011|

Zeron has full confidence in Apogee Hanover

WINDSOR, ON — They say confidence can carry you a long way, and driver Scott Zeron is hoping his confidence in two-year-old pacing filly Apogee Hanover carries them straight to the Gold Final winner's circle at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening. "Last week at Windsor was, bar none, the best she's ever been for me,"

2011-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20, 2011|

Monkey On My Wheel earns second Gold Final trophy

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Jody Jamieson had Monkey On My Wheel on cruise control at Mohawk Racetrack on Tuesday evening, guiding the three-year-old pacing filly to her second straight Gold Final victory. With only nine fillies entered in last week's Gold Elimination all of the entrants proceeded straight to Tuesday's final and when Tanned For Life

2011-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20, 2011|

Carr keen on his trio of Grassroots Semifinalists

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Jim Carr is bullish on the Ontario Sires Stakes program, and the Hamilton resident demonstrated his enthusiasm at the Summer Sizzler Sale in August by purchasing two sophomore pacers who have advanced to Saturday's Grassroots Semifinals at Mohawk Racetrack. Carr's first acquisition at the Aug. 28 sale was three-year-old pacing filly Pearl

2011-09-20T00:00:00-04:00September 20, 2011|

Grassroots challengers looking to shine in Semifinals

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Each division has been winnowed down to 20 horses and Friday's Grassroots Semifinals at Mohawk Racetrack will further reduce the ranks of two-year-olds to 10 finalists. Trainer Jack Darling will harness one pacing filly in each of the $30,000 Semifinals, and the Cambridge resident is hoping both Twin B Elite and St

2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2011|

Cosmopolitan filly hoping for success in nation’s capital

OTTAWA, ON — After butting heads with North America's top fillies all season, Miss Paris brings her skills to the Ontario Sires Stakes program this Thursday, competing in one of three $40,000 Gold Eliminations at Rideau Carleton Raceway. Ottawa resident Mel Hartman shares ownership of the two-year-old trotting filly with Herb Liverman of Miami Beach,

2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2011|

Traverse Seelster moving up to the big time

ELORA, ON — Traverse Seelster's Grassroots foes breathed a sigh of relief when the entries for Friday's Gold Eliminations at Grand River Raceway were published. Rather than put the three-year-old trotter's flawless Grassroots record to the test in this weekend's Semifinals at Mohawk Racetrack, trainer Frank O'Reilly of Guelph and owners Franco Cianci of St-Laurent,

2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2011|

China Pearls taking owners on a fun-filled ride

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Call it a clich�, but Stewart Cockshutt has been involved with harness racing long enough to know that winning is not everything. The Rockwood resident's three-year-old trotting filly China Pearls is among the favourites for Thursday's $170,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack, and while the long time owner admits that it is

2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00September 19, 2011|

Colt hoping to make a little late season magic

DUNDAS, ON — With the top two colts opting out of Friday's Gold Eliminations, fans can expect fierce competition from the 17 freshman trotting colts headed to Flamboro Downs for a pair of $40,000 battles. Among the colts hoping to make his mark in the late season Gold events is Cool Creek Magic, who was