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LONDON, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting fillies were right on target Friday night, shattering a Western Fair Raceway track record set in 1993. Bella Dolce set the template for the evening in the first Gold Elimination, firing straight to the front from Post 1 and rolling unchallenged through fractions of :30, 1:00.4 and 1:30.4.

DUNDAS, ON — Mark Steacy will harness three fillies in next Wednesday's regular season finale at Flamboro Downs, and while only Travelin Supergirl will advance through to the Semifinal, all three have exhibited enough potential that the trainer is already looking forward to next year. Travelin Supergirl boasts a record of two wins and one

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — After a three week break, Deuce Seelster returns to Ontario Sires Stakes action at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday and trainer Darren McCall says the freshman pacing colt is bigger and better than he was before the rest. "He grew an inch or two, it kind of surprised me," says McCall. "He was

DUNDAS, ON — Think Gold delivered his second Grassroots victory of the season at Flamboro Downs on Thursday evening to lock up a berth in the lucrative post season. Paul Mackenzie piloted the Mr Lavec son to the 1:58.1 triumph, which saw Think Gold do all the work on the front end and dig in

ELORA, ON — When it comes to two-year-old trotting colt Mackcrest, who makes his fourth Grassroots start at Grand River Raceway on Monday, Oct. 8, trainer Frank O'Reilly says there has never been more truth to the adage �pretty is, as pretty does.' "Mackcrest is not the fanciest looking horse," quips the Orton resident. "There

WINDSOR, ON — Heading into the two-year-old pacing filly regular season finale at Windsor Raceway on Oct. 10, Essex resident William Matlack is philosophical about Daisy Baraness's chances of racing beyond next Wednesday. "Her two-year-old career is winding down. Maybe she'll be in Peterborough, maybe not," says Matlack. "She needs a good finish Wednesday to

SARNIA, ON — Three-year-old pacing filly Spun Sugar picked up her second straight Grassroots victory with an impressive 1:52.4 mile at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening. The Camluck miss fired straight to the front from Post 5 and rolled through fractions of :27, :56 and 1:23.3 on her way to the two length win

GLOUCESTER, ON — Style Semalu heads into this Sunday's $130,000 Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway with an impressive record of five wins in nine starts, but Dr. Lucien Paiement says it is more than her statistics that distinguish the talented two-year-old. "When you win, and when it's easy, you love her," he acknowledges, "But

WINDSOR, ON — Two weeks of preparation paid off for local horsemen Philip and David Edwards as three-year-old pacing colt Twin B Impact scored an upset victory in his Grassroots division at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday evening and earned a berth in the lucrative post season. Starting from Post 6 David Edwards floated Twin B

DUNDAS, ON — Emerald Whisper completed a flawless regular season Grassroots campaign with a four and a half length victory at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday evening. In rein to regular pilot Bruce Richardson, the daughter of Earl and Royal Design cruised along on the front end to the 1:59 victory over Early Renegade, while Paris