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GLOUCESTER, ON — Trotting hopples proved to be the secret ingredient for two-year-old trotting colt Mister Machine, who cruised to a 12 and a half length victory in Grassroots action at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday evening. Owned by Prescott resident Dr. Frederick Albert, Mister Machine and driver Jason Gilchrist powered straight to the front

SUDBURY, ON — Themachmanprophecy picked up his first lifetime victory with a 2:02.1 victory in two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots action at Sudbury Downs on Saturday evening. The mile was the fastest of four $26,618 Grassroots divisions contested over the rain soaked half-mile, rated four seconds slower than normal, and saw the Mach Three son spin

SARNIA, ON — On Thursday evening at Hiawatha Horse Park, Twin B Diva delivered the kind of performance Jim Ainsworth has waited six weeks to see, cruising to an impressive 1:56 victory in the second of 10 Grassroots divisions. Leaving from Post 5, Twin B Diva fired straight to the front of the field and

DUNDAS, ON — With one horse in each of three Gold Finals on Flamboro Downs's exceptional Confederation Cup program, Chris Christoforou, Sr. has a better chance than most to take home a share of the $1.1 million that will be up for grabs at the Dundas oval on Sunday afternoon. "I'm happy I got three

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Heading into Sunday's Gold Elimination at Mohawk Racetrack, two-year-old trotting filly Maple Sugar has two wins under her belt, the most recent an impressive mile in a division of the Robert Stewart Memorial at the Campbellville oval last weekend. Maple Sugar's 1:58.4 victory was the fastest of the two Robert Stewart divisions,

INNISFIL, ON — Stephen Byron piloted three-year-old trotting filly Celsius Hanover to her first Grassroots win of the season at Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening. The Thornton resident took full advantage of Post 2, firing Celsius Hanover to the front of the eight filly field and carving out fractions of :29, :59.4 and 1:29.3 on

SUDBURY, ON — When James Kay decided to open his own stable two and a half years ago, he set several goals for himself, one of which was to win an Ontario Sires Stakes race. Heading into Saturday's two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots event at Sudbury Downs, the Hamilton resident has placed not one, but two

GLOUCESTER, ON — Heading into the second half of their Grassroots season at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday night, all three of Dr. Frederick Albert's two-year-old trotting colts are within striking distance of a berth in the lucrative post season. King Clifford heads the Prescott resident's entry, sitting fourth in the division standings with 75

WOODSTOCK, ON — Woodstock Raceway wraps up another steamy Ontario Sires Stakes season on Saturday afternoon with seven $15,000 Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting colts. Leading the talented colts into the second half of their Grassroots season is I'm Classy, bred and owned by Lorena Chapple of Harley. "I'm very happy with him," says

SARNIA, ON — Hiawatha Horse Park will be overrun with two-year-old pacing fillies on Thursday, Aug. 17 as 84 eager youngsters converge on the Sarnia oval to compete for a total of $150,000 in 10 Grassroots divisions. With 30 points earned through her first two Grassroots starts, Jim Ainsworth trainee Twin B Diva will be