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WINDSOR, ON — Windsong Espoir may sport the most impressive race record of the two-year-old trotting colts heading for Windsor Raceway this Sunday, but when the field parades onto the racetrack for their $98,048 Gold Elimination it will be the flashy Shoeless White Sox who gets all the attention. "He's named right. He's got shoes

SARNIA, ON — She has only been in his barn for seven weeks, and she probably won't make the post season, but heading into Thursday's Grassroots finale at Hiawatha Horse Park, trainer Jim Ainsworth says Lady Mach is the best three-year-old pacing filly in his barn. "She's been a real pleasant surprise. She gives 100

LONDON, ON — Having set Ontario Sires Stakes speed records over seven-eighths and five-eighths mile ovals in their first four Gold Series starts, the province's remarkably gifted two-year-old trotting fillies will take aim on the half-mile OSS record when they gather at Western Fair Raceway this Friday, Oct. 5 for a trio of $35,399 Gold

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Sophomore trotting filly Brigham Dream used a classic pocket trip as a springboard to an Ontario Sires Stakes record performance in Monday's $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack. Starting from Post 6, driver Jean Pierre Dubois fired Brigham Dream off the gate and settled in behind early leader J M Aggie, who

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts wrap up their Grassroots regular season at Flamboro Downs on Thursday, and trainer Joe Stutzman is hoping Think Gold can deliver a top performance and extend his sophomore campaign through the end of October. "He'll probably need something on Thursday. He's tied for last right now I

GLOUCESTER, ON — Heading into the two-year-old pacing colt Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway, Hall of Fame horseman Bob McIntosh said the colt who got the best trip would take home the lion's share of the $234,313 purse, and on Sunday night Keystone Horatio got the perfect trip. Starting from Post 6, driver Randy

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Freshman trotting colt Windsong Espoir floated around Mohawk Racetrack on Sunday evening to claim his sixth straight victory and etch his name into the Ontario Sires Stakes history books. As the starting gate pulled away from the Gold Final field, Keith Oliver gunned Sergeant York out of the outside Post 9 and

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Fans of Somebody To Love were practising their happy dance at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening when the two-year-old trotting filly reeled off a major upset in the $130,000 Gold Final. Starting from Post 4, driver Luc Ouellette floated Somebody To Love off the starting gate and settled her in fifth on

SUDBURY, ON — Northern Ace delivered an impressive come from behind effort at Sudbury Downs on Saturday evening to claim his first Grassroots victory in a track record equalling 1:58. With regular reinsman Jason Brewer in the race bike, the two-year-old pacing colt eased away from the starting gate and was 16 lengths behind early

WINDSOR, ON — Three-year-old pacing colt Twin B Impact needs to be at the top of his game to extend his season beyond next Wednesday's Grassroots event at Windsor Raceway, so trainer Philip Edwards has spent the last two weeks preparing the colt for the race of his life. An exhaustive veterinary workup, an advance