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GLOUCESTER, ON — I Wont Dance returned to the Ontario Sires Stakes winner's circle on Thursday evening, circling the Rideau Carleton Raceway oval in an effortless 1:56. Starting from Post 7 in the second $40,000 Gold Elimination, I Wont Dance powered away from the starting gate to a :28.2 opening quarter and never faced a

FRASERVILLE, ON — Kawartha Downs rolls out the red carpet for the province's talented three-year-old trotting fillies on Saturday night, playing host to six $24,000 Grassroots divisions. Local filly Parkhill Fantasia will be looking to add a few more points to her collection from Post 6 in the third $24,000 division, and co-owner John Houston

DUNDAS, ON — Freshman trotting colt Zorgwijk Knight captured his sixth straight victory at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday afternoon, cruising around the Dundas oval in 2:01.3 in spite of starting from the outside Post 8. With Dundas resident Doug Bowins in the race bike, Zorgwijk Knight accelerated away from the starting gate in the third

SUDBURY, ON — Coconut Cove has been a consistent performer through her first two Ontario Sires Stakes starts, but trainer Eric Adams is hoping the two-year-old pacing filly will be even sharper when she arrives in Sudbury on Saturday evening to compete in the last of five $24,000 Grassroots divisions. "She's not too aggressive, she's

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ottawa resident Melvin Hartman is having the kind of year most Standardbred owners only dream about, so it is fitting that one of his horses will race at Rideau Carleton Raceway this Friday evening, on the day he celebrates being 66 years young. "She's racing on my birthday," says Hartman of two-year-old

DUNDAS, ON — When Duane Marfisi agreed to train pacing filly Precious Cammill for the Wright family of Hamilton, the horseman had no idea that his connection to the young pacer predated her birth. "Morris and Brett Wright, who I've known for 20 years, approached me to take on this yearling," recalls Marfisi, who will

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts bring their speed show to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening, and trainer Norm Dunstan is hoping Lexis Amigo is ready to break into the big time. The Amigo Hall son finished third in the first Gold Elimination test of the season and came back with a

DUNDAS, ON — Flamboro Downs hosts back to back Ontario Sires Stakes events this week, starting on Wednesday, Sept. 16 with five Grassroots divisions for the talented two-year-old trotting colts. Larry Walker trainee Leslie Road heads into Wednesday's contest off a 2:04.1 victory in the third Grassroots event, on Sept. 7 at Dresden Raceway. The

SARNIA, ON — Trainer Bob McIntosh and driver Brad Forward joined forces on Thursday evening to land a pair of three-year-old pacing fillies in the winner's circle at Hiawatha Horse Park. Starting from Post 5 in the third of seven $24,000 Grassroots divisions, Forward sent Power Outage straight for the front, battling Arts Star for

ELORA, ON — Acton resident Joe Hudon went two-for-two in Grassroots action at Grand River Raceway on Monday evening, piloting both Haul Away and Raging Grin to victory. Starting from Post 4 in the first $24,000 Grassroots division, two-year-old pacing colt Haul Away jumped out to an early lead and Hudon never looked back. The