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FRASERVILLE, ON — While trotting filly Maleficent has never cast an evil spell on an infant princess, the two-year-old's year has borne more than a passing resemblance to a fairy tale penned by the Brothers Grimm. Maleficent makes her eighth start at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday, competing in the third of three Trillium Series divisions,

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting colts complete their Grassroots regular season at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. With just three divisions going postward on the 6:30 pm program, competition will be stiff among the six colts tied for the last berth in the Oct. 28 Grassroots Semifinal at Hiawatha Horse Park. Among

INNISFIL, ON — Bootilicious scored the fastest win of six Grassroots divisions at Georgian Downs on Saturday, pacing to a 1:53.2 personal best in the second race. In rein to Michael Langdon, Bootilicious survived a long trip around the outside and had enough left over to outsprint Downhill Skier and Whitesand Lord to the wire.

INNISFIL, ON — Ontario's top three-year-old trotting fillies wrap up their Grassroots season at Georgian Downs on Saturday with six divisions worth a total of $95,322. Among the fillies hoping to use the final event to shore up their point total is Robert Atkin trainee Carla, who currently sits just seven points above the cut

LONDON, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes action returns to Western Fair Raceway on Saturday evening with seven Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing colts. Trainer Daryl Roberts will start two colts in the $108,843 event and the London resident is looking for a strong outing from both Fast Factor and Total Impact. Fast Factor is

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway wraps up its inaugural Ontario Sires Stakes season this Friday with seven Grassroots divisions for the talented two-year-old pacing fillies. All of the top fillies will be on hand, attempting to pad their point total in the last regular season event of their freshman season, including local filly Fabulous

FRASERVILLE, ON — Keystone Last Call logged a personal best effort to capture the fastest of three Trillium Series divisions at Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening. The Yankee Glide filly and driver Gord Brown stalked pacesetter and fan favourite Blossom Seelster through fractions of :29.4, :58.2 and 1:27.2 before sneaking by in the stretch to

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON, 2004 — Fans got an expected result and an enormous upset in a pair of $130,000 Gold Finals at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening. In the two-year-old pacing colt event favourites Isle Of Patmos and Astronomical duked it out on the front early and had nothing in reserve for the stretch drive, leaving

SUDBURY, OCT. 9, 2004 — Driver Ross Battin and trainer Frank O'Reilly combined to take home two of four Grassroots trophies from Sudbury Downs on Saturday night. The pair kicked off their successful evening in the first two-year-old trotting filly division, with Battin guiding Emme Emme to her first victory of the season in 2:04.1.

INNISFIL, ON — In Conchnito delivered an impressive effort at Georgian Downs on Saturday night to capture his second Gold Final of the season. The three-year-old trotting colt and driver Don McElroy sat on the outside through most of the mile as pacesetter Kings Ransom reeled off fractions of :27.2, :57 and 1:26. With track