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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

INNISFIL, ON — Georgian Downs hosts eight Grassroots divisions of three-year-old trotting colts on Tuesday, Aug. 13 and owner Steve Organ of Aurora will have starters in three of them. The trotting colts begin their battles in Race 2 and Organ's first starter, Just Make Believe, will be making his bid for a top finish

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Grassroots division leaders Panongahela and Champagne Phil made winning look easy at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening. Both three-year-old pacers were able to maintain their perfect records in Grassroots action and remain tied atop the division standings at the mid-point in the regular season. Panongahela was the first to make it three

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Milton resident Sylvain Filion had a hot set of hands at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday evening, guiding three freshman trotting colts to Grassroots victory. Filion kicked off his successful evening in the first race with fan favourite Its Magic Time. The Kadabra colt made an impressive debut, reaching the front before the

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Reigning Johnston Cup champion Gregg McNair heads into Saturday night's Mid-Summer Challenge at Mohawk Racetrack with five three-year-olds looking to vie for a share of the $700,000 in Ontario Sires Stakes purse money. In the $150,000 trotting colt Challenge the Guelph resident will harness two hopefuls; division co-leader Buddy Hally and fifth-ranked

SUDBURY, ON — Sudbury Downs fans are in for a treat on Sunday, Aug. 11 when the Ontario Sires Stakes makes a stop at the northern oval. Four divisions of three-year-old trotting fillies will battle for a total of $72,000 in Grassroots purse money and the second heat is loaded with talent, including division co-leaders

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Bee A Magician has returned to Ontario and the top three-year-old trotting filly in North America is aiming to extend her win streak to ten in Saturday's $150,000 Mid-Summer Challenge at Mohawk Racetrack. "She's here now, I brought her up yesterday (Tuesday)," explains trainer Richard "Nifty" Norman. "She came out of the

INNISFIL, ON — Chelseas Chance earned her second Grassroots victory at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening and jumped back to the top of the two-year-old trotting filly division standings. The Kadabra daughter and driver Steve Condren of Milton eased away from Post 1 in the fifth $15,000 Grassroots division and tucked in fourth on the

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Division leaders Champagne Phil and Panongahela will be looking to maintain their perfect Grassroots records with a second victory over the Mohawk Racetrack oval on Friday, Aug. 9. Champagne Phil is conditioned by Hamilton resident Kenneth Oliver for ICR Racing of Pefferlaw and Cheltenham resident Dave Menary trains Panongahela for Peter Pan