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GLOUCESTER, ON — Lisa's Mission impressed Rideau Carleton Raceway fans on Thursday with an effortless victory in her Gold Series Elimination, stopping the clock just shy of the two-year-old trotting filly track record. The defending Gold Final champion and driver Mike Saftic delivered a powerful performance from Post 7 that saw them lead the field

BELLEVILLE, ON — Fresh off track record performances at Hanover Raceway in just their second Grassroots event of the season, the two-year-old pacing fillies bring their speed show to Quinte Exhibition Raceway on Monday afternoon with 36 fillies vying for a total of $104,585. Eatonmeadow Philly heads to Belleville with one Grassroots victory under her

CLINTON, ON — After battling around Clinton Raceway for the last month in the Central Huron Trotting Series, Brenda G's Ballad is ready to take on the best in the province this Sunday in the fourth of eight Grassroots divisions. "I had her paid up into that and it's pretty close to home so I

DRESDEN, ON — On Monday afternoon at Dresden Raceway two-year-old trotting colt Su Lavec will be looking for his third top three Grassroots finish, an impressive accomplishment for any young trotter let alone one who was born with hind legs better suited to a marsupial than a racehorse. "We didn't think we were going to

SUDBURY, ON — Sudbury Downs kicks off its 2005 Ontario Sires Stakes season on Sunday afternoon with six Grassroots divisions of two-year-old trotting fillies competing for a total of $98,130. Brian Hodgson will harness a pair of fillies in the second Grassroots event of the season and is looking for a solid effort from Sandra's

HANOVER, ON — Hanover Raceway celebrates the Civic Holiday weekend with eight Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting colts Saturday evening. Making just his second start in the Ontario Sires Stakes program, and his fourth lifetime start, is Mark Etsell trainee Just Do It. The son of Balanced Image and former Etsell pupil Fleur Collins

GLOUCESTER, ON — After spending eight years away from harness racing, Adrian Hickey hit Ontario Sires Stakes gold with only the second horse he has trained since returning to the game last spring. The Midhurst resident conditions reigning Gold Final champion Lisa's Mission and will send her out to defend her title from Post 7

WOODSTOCK, ON — Following in the footsteps of his sophomore stablemate Reception Hall, two-year-old trotting colt Starsel powered to a track record in Grassroots action at Woodstock Raceway Saturday afternoon. Trained by Arthur resident Ross Henry, Starsel and Wayne Henry blasted to the front from Post 6 in the first of seven Grassroots divisions and

HANOVER, ON — Ray McLean, Jr. and Jim Ainsworth had a supreme evening at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, teaming up for a pair of wins in two-year-old pacing filly Grassroots action and lowering the track record by two-fifths of a second in the process. The duo kicked off their winning evening in Race 3 when

GLOUCESTER, ON — To Helen Back and driver Mark MacDonald provided clear proof of the virtues of patience in the $130,000 Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. As the starting gate pulled away from the field of two-year-old pacing fillies MacDonald and To Helen Back fired out from Post 4 and landed