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REXDALE, ON — Although the purse in Saturday night's Super Final is less than half of what three-year-old trotting colt Majestic Son raced for in the Canadian Trotting Classic three weeks ago, trainer Mark Steacy says he is feeling twice as much pressure heading into the Ontario Sires Stakes showdown at Woodbine Racetrack. "He deserves

REXDALE, ON — James Dean did not have much luck in the post position draw for Saturday's $2.4 million Super Final Championships at Woodbine Racetrack, but the Campbellville resident is looking at his outside posts as a sign of better things to come. "The two-year-olds couldn't have drawn any worse. It's a good thing there

REXDALE, ON — Only five fillies have signed up for the task of tackling division leader Luck Of Michelle in Saturday's two-year-old pacing filly Super Final and trainer John Pentland says the Camluck daughter is ready to give them all a run for their money. "This last week she's just been great," says the Dorchester

REXDALE, ON — Carl Jamieson will harness six horses in Saturday's Super Final Championship at Woodbine Racetrack, and the Princeton resident would love to pick up a significant share of the $2.4 million total purse. "I like them all really," says the trainer. "As long as they all get cheques I'll be happy." Jamieson will

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack officials gave a nod to Majestic Son's dominance on Friday evening by declining to offer show wagering in the three-year-old trotting colt Gold Final and the division leader responded with another effortless Ontario Sires Stakes record performance. Was It A Dream, Colonel Talbot and Yorktown Gunner fired off the starting

DUNDAS, ON — Southwind Madonna capped off a perfect afternoon of Grassroots Championship action at Flamboro Downs on Saturday with an outstanding track, Canadian and Ontario Sires Stakes performance in the three-year-old pacing filly Final. "I figured in my own mind they'd have to go better than 1:53 to beat her. I really did," admitted

DUNDAS, ON — Heading into Saturday's $100,000 three-year-old pacing colt Grassroots Championship, Tony Macri and Anne Della Maestra are feeling confident in Banana Joes Bar, but they are also painfully aware that anything can happen in a horse race. Last fall the Waterdown residents sent Banana Joes Bar off to Georgian Downs for the freshman

GLOUCESTER, ON — Michelles Power led a parade of Camluck daughters across the wire at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Thursday evening to capture the last $130,000 Gold Final of the season for the two-year-old pacing fillies. With Sylvain Filion in the race bike for the second straight week, Michelles Power sprinted away from Post 1

DUNDAS, ON — If there is power in positive thinking, two-year-old trotting filly Powerline Mesa has a shot at Grassroots glory on the $800,000 Championship program at Flamboro Downs on Saturday. "Last week (Randy) Fritz brought her out about the halfway mark and my Mom started her mantra, �Stay flat girl, stay flat,'" recalls Allan

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack showcases one final evening of Ontario Sires Stakes action this Friday, Oct. 6 as the three-year-old pacing colts and trotting colts square off in their last regular season event. Ten of Ontario's most talented sophomore pacing colts will match wits in Race 8 and Janice Van Nest says she will