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INNISFIL, ON — Keneiko was born and raised just minutes from Georgian Downs and the two-year-old trotter will be looking to earn his first pay cheque when he returns home on Tuesday to compete in one of eight Grassroots divisions. "Jeff Ruch raised him right around the corner from Georgian Downs," explains trainer Ted MacDonnell,

ELORA, ON — When it comes to racing two-year-old trotting fillies, manners are essential and Juho Ihamuotila is hoping Massive Babe has hers packed and ready to take to Grand River Raceway on Wednesday. "If she stays calm, if she doesn't get too hot, then we are okay," says Ihamuotila. "I hope she stays calm.

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — After competing over half and five-eighths mile ovals through the first two Gold Series events, two-year-old trotting filly Bee A Magician got a chance to stretch her legs and show off her skills at Mohawk Racetrack in last week's Gold Eliminations. Back at the Campbellville oval for Thursday's $130,000 Gold Final, the

DUNDAS, ON — Harness racing fans will flock to Flamboro Downs on Sunday afternoon for the Dundas oval's action-packed Confederation Cup program. Ontario's top sophomore trotters will warm up the enthusiastic crowd in the fifth and seventh races, competing in a pair of $130,000 Gold Finals. The Confederation Cup Eliminations will follow the Gold Finals,

FRASERVILLE, ON — Rain may have left the Kawartha Downs oval two seconds slower than normal on Thursday evening, but it did nothing to dampen the rivalry between Ontario's top three-year-old pacing fillies. As expected, elimination winner Lyons Luck got Thursday's $130,000 Gold Final off to a quick start, powering away from Post 3 to

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Trainer Barry Treen will unload two freshman pacing colts at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening and the Rockwood resident is hoping that both DBS Rosco and Windsong Joker can earn a share of the $216,000 in Grassroots purse money up for grabs at the Campbellville oval. DBS Rosco will make his second

INNISFIL, ON — Eloise Eden and Rick Zeron kicked off Tuesday's Grassroots battles with an impressive tour around the Georgian Downs oval that saw them coast home six length winners in 1:58.1. Sporting a shiny new pair of trotting hopples, Eloise Eden fired out of Post 3 and had a six length lead on the

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Grassroots action returns to Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening with seven $24,000 divisions for the three-year-old trotting fillies. Canadian Princess makes just her second start in the Ontario Sires Stakes program on Friday, lining up behind Post 4 in the sixth division for trainer Ben Wallace of Milton and his partners Bradley

FRASERVILLE, ON — Peterborough resident John Bax will ship a trio of trotters the short distance to Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening to compete in the third Grassroots event on the sophomore trotting colt schedule. Duke Of Vegas, Summer Indian and Northern Triumph will battle for a share of $24,000 in the fifth, sixth and

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Moms Apple Pie scored her first victory in last week's Gold Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack, but trainer Bill Budd says he has been sweet on the two-year-old trotting filly since she arrived in his barn last fall. "She's just a lovely filly," says Budd, who will send the young trotter after a