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TORONTO, ON — Last season's Super Final champion FBs Terror makes just her third sophomore Gold Series start at Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday evening and owner Mike Guerriero is hoping the pacing filly delivers a top five performance and locks up a berth in this year's season finale. "As of now, we're in (the Super

LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway fans were treated to an exceptional evening of Ontario Sires Stakes action on Saturday as eight Grassroots champions were crowned with enthusiastic cheers from the grandstand, thrilling stretch drives and emotional winner's circle celebrations. Three-year-old pacing filly Putnam Mackenzie kicked off a joyous winner's circle celebration for owners Martin

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway's last Gold Series event of the 2010 season begins on Wednesday, Oct. 27 with one $40,000 Gold Elimination for the three-year-old trotting fillies. A total of 11 fillies will vie for nine spots on the gate in the Nov. 3 Gold Final and trainer-driver Lyle MacArthur was grateful to learn

TORONTO, ON — Modern Connection maintained her flawless record in Ontario Sires Stakes action with an effortless one and three-quarter length Gold Final victory at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday evening. With Mark MacDonald in the race bike for the second week, Modern Connection eased away from the starting gate and dropped into sixth spot on

LONDON, ON — Both Lyle MacArthur and David Menary will harness two starters in Saturday evening's $800,000 Grassroots Championships at Western Fair Raceway. MacArthur sends out a pair of freshman trotters for Dorchester, ON resident Anne Shunock and her partners, and the veteran trainer-driver has confidence in both filly Some Like It Hot and colt

OTTAWA, ON — David Menary will harness two colts in Sunday evening's freshman pacing colt Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and the trainer believes both youngsters are heading into the race with a legitimate shot at earning a share of the $170,000 purse. With Post 2 and a record of four wins in eights

TORONTO, ON — Air Stewart's freshman campaign took flight on Thursday evening at Woodbine Racetrack as the two-year-old trotting colt swept down the stretch to an upset victory in a sharp 1:56.3. Mario Baillargeon picked up the catch drive on Air Stewart when regular reinsman Randy Waples opted for rival Sim Brown in the $130,000

FRASERVILLE, ON — By the time the Gold Eliminations are complete at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday, owner-breeder Craig Watkins figures he will know just what kind of a horse three-year-old trotting gelding Watkins really is. On Saturday Watkins will compete in the $100,000 Grassroots Final at Western Fair Raceway, battling for the championship in a

LONDON, ON — Years of hard work will be concentrated into less than two minutes of effort on Saturday night as the top two and three-year-old Grassroots competitors battle over Western Fair Raceway for a total of $800,000 and eight division titles. Dan McCann owns a share of three starters in Saturday's Grassroots Championship and

TORONTO, ON — When driver Rick Zeron guided Peach Martini to a Gold Final victory from Post 10 on Monday night, the task before Monkey On My Wheel in Friday's $130,000 test at Woodbine Racetrack started to look slightly less daunting to trainer Travis Umphrey. "I was telling her caretaker this morning, it looks a