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HANOVER, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes nights are always a special occasion at Hanover Raceway, but this Saturday's two-year-old pacing filly Grassroots event will be the setting for a extraordinary celebration for one local couple and their family. "I'm taking my wife's aunt and uncle over Saturday. They were married 70 years on the fourth

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Alastor Hanover got another flawless drive from Mario Baillargeon at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening to record his third straight victory and earn his first Gold Final title. Leaving from Post 5, Baillargeon settled Alastor Hanover in fifth on the rail as Wingandaprayer battled Northern Cowboy for control going to the :27

FRASERVILLE, ON — Oaklea Omega gave her local owners a thrill when she captured her Trillium Series division on Tuesday afternoon, circling the Kawartha Downs oval in a smart 2:02.1. Trotting off the starting gate from Post 3, driver Dave Wall sent the two-year-old trotting filly straight to the front. Through fractions of :31.2, 1:02.1

WOODSTOCK, ON — After watching their three-year-old peers set a track record in Grassroots action at Woodstock Raceway two weeks ago, the two-year-old trotting colts are eager to carve their names into the track's history books this Saturday. After battling to a close finish in the season opening Grassroots event at Sarnia's Hiawatha Horse Park,

GLOUCESTER, ON — On Sunday evening at Rideau Carleton Raceway Orion King completed an extreme make-over — from Grassroots runner-up to Gold Final victor in less than five weeks. The King Conch son got a drive from veteran Tony Kerwood that could not have been more flawless if it had been scripted by reality television

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway gears up for two outstanding weeks of harness racing this Friday, with Gold Eliminations for the two-year-old trotting colts. The top three colts from each elimination will return to the Elora oval on Civic Holiday Monday (Aug. 1) for their Gold Final, part of Grand River Raceway's annual Industry

CLINTON, ON — Acceptable Risk provided his new owners with a quick return on their investment when he captured his Grassroots division at Clinton Raceway on Sunday afternoon. The aptly named colt and driver Randy Fritz tucked in behind Everybody's Pal through fractions of :29.2, :59.1 and 1:28.4 before reeling in the pacesetter down the

ELORA, ON — Two weeks ago a trio of Grassroots fillies chalked their name in beside a new three-year-old trotting filly track record at Grand River Raceway, but their claim to fame was short lived as Sarong Hall trotted around the Elora oval two-fifths of a second faster Friday evening. With veteran reinsman Tony Kerwood

BELLEVILLE, ON — Cruisin To Fame toured Quinte Exhibition Raceway in 1:56.3 on Friday evening to log the fastest of eight Grassroots divisions for three-year-old pacing colts. With Dan Clements in the race bike, Cruisin To Fame took command of the race at the quarter pole and never glanced back, sailing across the wire three

FRASERVILLE, ON — Post 1 proved to be the hot spot in Trillium Series action at Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening as both Digga Digga and Claires Apache capitalised on their lucky draw to claim a 1:53.1 win. While both three-year-old pacing fillies hit the wire in 1:53.1, they accomplished the feat in a markedly