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2012-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17, 2012|

Freshmen hoping seven is their lucky number Friday

ELORA, ON — Round two of the Grassroots Semifinal battles takes place at Grand River Raceway on Friday evening as the province's top two-year-olds make their bid for a berth in the season ending championship. Trainer Carl Jamieson will send Senorita Santanna after a top four finish in the second $30,000 Grassroots Semifinal and the

2012-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17, 2012|

In The Wheelhouse hoping to find her sweet spot in Gold Series

DUNDAS, ON — In The Wheelhouse gets a promotion to the Gold Series on Friday evening as the two-year-old pacing fillies bring their high speed show to Flamboro Downs. The Stonebridge Regal daughter made four starts in the Grassroots program earlier in the season, with her best effort a third-place result at Woodstock Raceway on

2012-09-17T00:00:00-04:00September 17, 2012|

Zeron to steer division big guns at Mohawk Thursday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Oakville resident Rick Zeron will pilot two Ontario Sires Stakes heavyweights in Gold Final action at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening. The Campbellville oval will host the province's toughest three-year-old trotting fillies and pacing fillies and Zeron will be aboard division point leader Miss Paris in the trotting filly contest. Miss Paris

2012-09-15T00:00:00-04:00September 15, 2012|

Windsong Jack delivers Gold Final trophy to delighted owners

DUNDAS, ON — As owner Denis Breton predicted, it was Windsong Jack's quick turn of speed that propelled him to Gold Final glory at Flamboro Downs on Saturday evening. The two-year-old pacing colt and driver Scott Zeron lined up at Post 2 in the $130,000 Gold Final and when fan favourite Mach Pride rocketed away

2012-09-14T00:00:00-04:00September 14, 2012|

Sophomores primed for Semifinal battles in Elora Wednesday

ELORA, ON — Post season action gets under way at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday, Sept. 19 with eight $30,000 Grassroots Semifinals for the province's top three-year-old trotters and pacers. After picking up a pair of seconds in the last two regular season events, Jet Speed moved into eighth spot in the sophomore pacing filly

2012-09-14T00:00:00-04:00September 14, 2012|

Filion extends his Lampman Cup lead

DUNDAS, ON — Sylvain Filion has a slight edge over rival Trevor Henry in the Ontario Sires Stakes driver's standings and the Milton resident added two more Grassroots wins to his point tally on Friday evening at Flamboro Downs. Taking his place in the race bike behind fan favourite Sprite Flight in the sixth race,

2012-09-14T00:00:00-04:00September 14, 2012|

Its No Secret shows off her Gold Final style in Elora

ELORA, ON — After settling for the runner-up role in her first two stakes finals, two-year-old pacing filly Its No Secret finally found her way to the winner's circle with a gate-to-wire effort at Grand River Raceway on Friday evening. Starting from Post 3 in the $130,000 Gold Final, driver Anthony MacDonald had Its No

2012-09-14T00:00:00-04:00September 14, 2012|

Local fillies find Grassroots success in Ottawa

OTTAWA, ON — Two local fillies found their way to the winner's circle in Grassroots action at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday evening. Princess Lilly led off for the local team in Race 3, laying down an impressive 2:01.3 mile that saw her hit the wire eight and one-quarter lengths ahead of two other locally

2012-09-11T00:00:00-04:00September 11, 2012|

Windsong Jack looking to step into the spotlight at Flamboro

DUNDAS, ON — Denis Breton owns not one, but two top class freshman pacing colts and in Saturday's Gold Final at Flamboro Downs the Welland resident's hopes will be riding on Windsong Jack. The colt heads into Saturday's test off a sharp 1:57.2 qualifying win at Mohawk Racetrack on Sept. 7, which was his first

2012-09-11T00:00:00-04:00September 11, 2012|

Local fillies aiming for post season berths Friday

OTTAWA, ON — Jason Gilchrist will harness a pair of two-year-old trotting fillies in Friday's regular season finale at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and both Perkiest Hanover and Ballade need a top three finish to extend their Grassroots campaign another week. Perkiest Hanover will start things off for the Gilchrist stable, aiming for a few more