INNISFIL, ON — When Deweykeepumnwhy failed to qualify for the Mid-Summer Challenge, trainer Ronald Parsons dropped the two-year-old trotting colt down to the Grassroots level for two starts. The move proved to be a wise one as Deweykeepumnwhy picked up two straight victories, touring Georgian Downs in 1:57.4 on July 30 and Mohawk Racetrack in

CLINTON, ON — Legends Day at Clinton Raceway always features a group of harness racing's most revered drivers and trainers, but fans attending this year's edition on Sunday, Aug. 18 may also catch a glimpse of several former stars from the National Hockey League. Brothers Dave, Dale and Mark Hunter, best known for their careers

HANOVER, ON — Two-year-old pacing fillies will be the stars of the show at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 17 and Shes A Hotmama is hoping for a sizzling mile over her local oval. Through the first three Grassroots events Shes A Hotmama has posted a fifth in the July 2 season opener at Georgian

INNISFIL, ON — Olly Warrawee jumped into the top three in the sophomore trotting colt standings with a Grassroots victory at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening. The Kadabra gelding closed out the Grassroots action with a commanding two and three-quarter length score in 2:00.2. Sylvain Filion engineered the win for trainer Richard Moreau and owners

ELORA, ON — When his three-year-old pacing colts line up behind the starting gate at Grand River Raceway on Friday, Aug. 16 — aiming for their second straight Grassroots victories — owner and regular driver James MacDonald will be 1,700 km away. The Guelph resident is heading back to Charlottetown, PEI for Old Home Week,

OTTAWA, ON — A pair of locally owned fillies will roll in behind the Rideau Carleton Raceway starting gate on Thursday, Aug. 15 when the two-year-old trotting lasses bring their Gold Series battle to the nation's capital. Diamonds For Life makes her Gold Series debut in the second $52,500 division, making the leap up to

SUDBURY, ON — Twin B Alibi kicked off Sunday afternoon's Grassroots event with a hard fought victory over the Sudbury Downs half-mile. With trainer Wayne Henry in the race bike, Twin B Alibi fired out of Post 3 to a :29 opening quarter and then led the field to a :59.1 half. Heading for the

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The favourites got the job done in all four $150,000 Mid-Summer Challenges at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening and in all four cases the margins of victory were as short as the odds, treating fans to thrilling stretch drives. The indomitable Bee A Magician captured the first $150,000 Challenge, extending her flawless

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Trainer David Menary is hoping Saturday night's Mid-Summer Challenge at Mohawk Racetrack marks a change in fortunes for his sophomore pacers. Last season pacing fillies OK Feisty and Macharoundtheclock and pacing colt Windsong Jack earned a combined $510,000, racing primarily in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Through the first half of 2013

ELORA, ON — With the top five freshman trotting fillies sitting on the sidelines for the fifth leg of the Grassroots Series, the Wednesday, Aug. 14 event at Grand River Raceway presents some exciting opportunities for fillies hoping to climb the division ladder. With one win, one third and one sixth to her credit since