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WINDSOR, ON — Ontario's talented freshman trotting fillies wrap up their Grassroots regular season at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening, and Dresden-based filly Babes Diamond Road will have her own cheering squad in attendance for the finale. "We'll all go down and watch her, most of the family," says Patricia Snelgrove, who bred and owns

DUNDAS, ON — When you are looking at the big picture with a colt like Delcrest Julian, drawing the outside post in Saturday's Gold Final at Flamboro Downs is pretty small potatoes. Last week's Gold Elimination win marked the big colt's first appearance in the winner's circle, and owner Terry Hunter is confident there will

WINDSOR, ON — Two years ago The Big Macher suffered such a serious fracture to her hock that Dr. Mark Biederman did not believe she would live to see her first birthday. Not only did The Big Macher live, her healing process was so remarkable that she is currently the number two ranked point earner

FRASERVILLE, ON — Riding a four race win streak, two-year-old pacing filly Epoxy Queen gets her first test against the Gold Series girls in the second of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations at Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening. "She raced really good her last start," explains Eric Adams, who conditions the talented filly for owner-breeder Millar

INNISFIL, ON — Chuckalo Caden picked up his second Grassroots victory of the season on Tuesday evening at Georgian Downs and leapt up the division standings into a two-way tie for the top spot. Starting from Post 6 in the fifth $24,000 Grassroots division, Chuckalo Caden got away third, behind pacesetter Tymal Lennon and Revonah

OTTAWA, ON — Last week's Gold Elimination victory at Rideau Carleton Raceway may have been Oh Sweet Baby's first this season, but trainer Benoit Baillargeon says he has been sweet on the two-year-old trotting filly since the moment she arrived in his barn last March. "She was meant to be one of the best right

WINDSOR, ON — So long was the shadow cast by three-year-old pacing colt Mach Dreamer at Windsor Raceway on Tuesday evening that only win wagering was permitted on the first $40,000 Gold Elimination, and the decision proved to be a wise one as the two-time Gold Final winner blazed home to a 1:52 victory. Starting

ELORA, ON — Three-year-old pacing filly Tiz To Dream did what she does best at Grand River Raceway on Monday evening and scored her second Gold Final title of the season in the process. Known for her quick turn of foot off the starting gate, Tiz To Dream was at her hard leaving best on

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The weather may have been dreary at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday night, but it did not dampen the excitement that greeted Arriba Amigo and Grumpy Jake when they arrived in the winner's circle off unpredicted victories in their respective Gold Eliminations. Arriba Amigo kicked off the Monday evening card with a come

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Burlington, ON resident Mac Nichol had a fun evening out at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night when both his lightly regarded two-year-old pacing filly Monkey On My Wheel and heavily favoured two-year-old pacing colt Mystician swept to victory in their respective $130,000 Gold Finals. Monkey On My Wheel provided Nichol with his