dbriggs

SUDBURY, ON — Senorita Conchnita is the first two-year-old Stephen Scrannage has ever paid into the Ontario Sires Stakes program, and the young trotter will make her provincial debut over her hometown oval this Sunday afternoon when the Grassroots circuit makes its second stop at Sudbury Downs. "She's the first one I ever paid up,

ELORA, ON — Controlling the pace from the front end worked for the winners of all three Gold Eliminations at Grand River Raceway on Tuesday evening. Mopey Corey kicked off the two-year-old trotting colt battles with a gate-to-wire performance from Post 3, cruising under the wire a commanding three lengths ahead of the competition in

SARNIA, ON — Hiawatha Horse Park opens its 2008 Ontario Sires Stakes season on Thursday, July 31 with an exceptional line up of two-year-old pacing fillies competing for a total of $140,000 in seven Grassroots divisions. Classic Sakuri will make her Ontario Sires Stakes debut from Post 4 in the last Grassroots division, and owner

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting fillies shot holes in the theory that an outside post position precludes a visit to the winner's circle with four impressive Gold Elimination performances at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. Reigning Gold Final champion Cumin First was the first to disprove the outside post theory — and increase

GLOUCESTER, ON — On Sunday evening at Rideau Carleton Raceway, two-year-old pacing filly St Lads Popcorn proved that while she may be lucky, she is also good. The Twin B Champ daughter captured the season opening Gold Final in Ontario Sires Stakes record time after drawing in off the also eligible list, but Sunday's performance

CLINTON, ON — Brothers Trevor and Wayne Henry swept the Lampman and Johnston Cup awards last season, and afternoons like the pair had at Clinton Raceway on Sunday have them on target for another set of driving and training honours. The Arthur residents captured two of four $20,000 Grassroots events at Clinton, with two-year-old trotting

ELORA, ON — Whether Pointe Of Honour delivers an impressive showing in his Tuesday, July 29 Gold Elimination at Grand River Raceway, or comes home a vanquished warrior, trainer Paula Wellwood does not expect the two-year-old trotter's status in her Cambridge barn will wane in the least. "He's a lovable big fellow. He likes a

GLOUCESTER, ON — Two-year-old pacing filly St Lads Popcorn is headed to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday to begin defence of her Gold Final crown, but once again the young trotter and driver Jason Brewer will line up on the outside in their $40,000 Gold Elimination. "You get some good luck and some bad," says

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Replacing the rain that has pounded Halton County in recent days, Mohawk Racetrack will be flooded by two-year-old trotting fillies this Monday, July 28. Thirty-nine young trotters will battle for a total of $160,000 in four Gold Eliminations at the Campbellville oval, and trainer Herbert Holland is hoping Winning Agenda is among

CLINTON, ON — Over the last nine months Fred Jamieson has been continually amazed by two-year-old trotting colt Hibbler's professional attitude, and the Putnam resident is hoping the colt's all-business approach carries him to a large piece of Grassroots pie at Clinton Raceway on Sunday. "He's so level-headed, he doesn't have an excitable bone in