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GLOUCESTER, ON — When the Ontario Sires Stakes season started, trainer John MacMillan did not expect to be racing any horses in Thursday's three-year-old pacing colt Grassroots event at Rideau Carleton Raceway. Four months and a few pleasant surprises later, and the Spencerville resident will start not just one, but two colts in the $112,000

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — On Monday evening Michelles Power attacked the Mohawk Racetrack surface with a high intensity performance that saw her lower the Ontario Sires Stakes record for three-year-old pacing fillies. Leaving from Post 8 driver Jody Jamieson settled Michelles Power in seventh as Mach You And Me led the field of 10 to a

SARNIA, ON — After missing most of last season due to injury, Don McElroy has eased back onto the Ontario Sires Stakes circuit in 2007, making just 28 starts in the provincial program heading into Saturday night's Grassroots event at Hiawatha Horse Park. However, with drives in four of the eight two-year-old pacing colt divisions,

SUDBURY, ON — Ontario's three-year-old trotting colts make their second last regular season Grassroots start next Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Sudbury Downs, and trainer Paul Walker is hoping Catch My Korvette continues to benefit from the combination of grit and luck that has propelled him to the top of the division standings. "He can't maybe

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack hosts the second last Gold Series event for the three-year-old pacing fillies on Monday evening, a $115,000 affair that will see just one filly eliminated from the field for next week's Gold Final. Returning to the Gold Series, after missing the August event at Rideau Carleton Raceway due to sickness,

SARNIA, ON — With just one Grassroots start under his belt, Billie Baran is already a contender for a berth in the lucrative post season and the Sarnia-based two-year-old pacing colt will be looking to bolster his chances with a successful outing over his hometown oval on Saturday night. "We got a favourable draw," notes

DRESDEN, ON — Got The Munchies delivered a sweet mile in the first of seven $15,428 Grassroots divisions at Dresden Raceway on Monday afternoon. The two-year-old pacing filly ate up ground in the stretch to snatch a half length victory away from Elate Hanover and pacesetter Tennessee Starlit, stopping the clock in 1:58.1. Jody Jamieson

CLINTON, ON — Wayne and Trevor Henry capped off an extraordinary weekend of Ontario Sires Stakes success by winning five of six Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting fillies at Clinton Raceway. Since Thursday, Aug. 30, Wayne Henry has harnessed 18 horses in Ontario Sires Stakes action and delivered 11 winners and three third-place finishers

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Longshot Moving Pictures, last for most of the mile after starting from post ten, sprinted home past the leaders in the final strides to score an upset victory in the Breeders Crown Mare Pace at Mohawk Raceway in 1:51.2. The four-year-old daughter of Ontario sire DM Dillinger, out of the Peculiar mare

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Undefeated Somebeachsomewhere, driven by Paul MacDonell, wired his nine rivals in the $1 million Metro Pace for two-year-olds Saturday at Mohawk Racetrack and in the process set a juvenile world record of 1:49.3. At the finish of the richest race on the continent for two-year-olds, Somebeachsomewhere was a two-length winner over a