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DUNDAS, ON — With just three weeks remaining in the Grassroots regular season, the two-year-old pacing colts headed to Flamboro Downs on Wednesday afternoon are either taking a last stab at a berth in the post season, or simply polishing off their freshman education. Rene Allard will start two youngsters in Wednesday's test, and says

DUNDAS, ON — Lightly regarded two-year-old trotting colt Daylon Magician delivered an outstanding effort at Flamboro Downs on Saturday afternoon to capture the second of two $40,000 Gold Eliminations in a track and Ontario Sires Stakes record 1:57.4. Sent off from the outside Post 8 as the longest shot in the nine horse field, Daylon

OTTAWA, ON — After coming oh so close in her last Gold Series start, Oh Sweet Baby finally found her way to the winner's circle in the first two-year-old trotting filly Gold Elimination at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday evening. Starting from Post 3, regular reinsman Mario Baillargeon moved Oh Sweet Baby sharply off the

INNISFIL, ON — Tymal Lennon has spent the last two months matching wits with the Gold Series colts without gaining a solid foothold, so the two-year-old trotting gelding will return to the Grassroots program when it stops at Georgian Downs on Tuesday in hopes of regaining the form that saw him in the winner's circle

WINDSOR, ON — Two-year-old pacing filly Camille heads into Wednesday's Grassroots event at Windsor Raceway off a 1:54.4 victory, her first in eight starts, and trainer Rodney Duford says things finally seem to have clicked into place for the regally bred youngster. "She raced good the other night. Both times at Mohawk she raced good,"

OTTAWA, ON — Emmylou Who finally earned her first Gold Final trophy at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening, and did it in effortless style, crossing under the wire all alone in 1:56.3. Prior to Thursday's triumph Emmylou Who had made 15 starts in the Ontario Sires Stakes program over the last two years and

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — After three weeks spent battling the top trotters in North America, defending Gold Final champion Text Me and his three-year-old trotting colt peers resume their Ontario Sires Stakes campaign on Monday, Sept. 27 at Mohawk Racetrack. Text Me heads into his $40,000 Gold Elimination off a seventh-place finish in the $1 million

ELORA, ON — After almost 20 years away from the harness racing industry, Guelph, ON resident Paul Kidd purchased a share of one yearling in 2008. That yearling was Tiz To Dream, and on Monday, Sept. 27 the now three-year-old pacing filly will be looking to pad her $547,942 bankroll in Gold Final action at

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway opens its 2010 Ontario Sires Stakes season on Tuesday, Sept. 28 with two $40,000 Gold Eliminations for the high speed three-year-old pacing colts. Veteran conditioner John Kopas will start one colt in each division and the Milton, ON resident is hoping for good things from Keystone Raptor in the first

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs kicks off two weeks of Ontario Sires Stakes excitement this Saturday afternoon with a pair of $40,000 Gold Series Eliminations for the province's best two-year-old trotting colts. Reigning Gold Final champion Imperial Count will begin defence of his title from Post 6 in the first elimination, while two-time Gold Final