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CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — While the pacesetters in Friday night's $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack battled hard through crisp early fractions, Chris Christoforou and King La Conch were biding their time in sixth. The pair sat sixth through the :27.3 opening quarter, sixth at the :56 half and sixth as the leaders swept by the

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — July marks the start of the two-year-old Ontario Sires Stakes season and Mohawk Racetrack fans will get their first glimpse of the freshman trotting fillies in Gold Elimination action on Tuesday evening. Four divisions of young trotters will vie for a total of $109,324 and trainer Scott McEneny hopes Blueridge Yankee can

INNISFIL, ON — Georgian Downs fans will catch a glimpse of tomorrow's stars on Tuesday evening when 33 two-year-old trotting colts make their way to the Innisfil oval for four Gold Series Eliminations. Midhurst resident Keith Jones will start two Gold Series hopefuls, Sovereign Way from Post 5 in the eighth race and Worthy Lavec

CLINTON, ON — Local trainer Paul Taylor helped kick off Clinton Raceway's 2005 season when fan favourite Putnam President claimed the fourth of 13 Grassroots divisions Friday evening. Leaving from Post 3 with regular driver Trevor Henry in the race bike, Putnam President fired to the front and led the field of three-year-old pacing colts

FRASERVILLE, ON — After a record setting performance in last week's elimination round, the two-year-old pacing colts return to Kawartha Downs on Tuesday afternoon in search of Ontario Sires Stakes Gold. Wilma and James Mackenzie's Northern Cowboy captured his elimination in easy style last week, cruising home to a three and three-quarter length victory in

WINDSOR, ON — If Honour Way can capture Sunday night's $130,000 Gold Final at Windsor Raceway, Brad Gray will be one third of the way to breaking even on the highest priced racehorse ever sold in Canada. Hammered down to the Dundas resident for $295,000 at the June 12 Spring Fling Sale in London, Honour

DUNDAS, ON — Three-year-old pacing fillies take centre stage at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening, as eight divisions of talented youngsters battle for a total of $120,000 in Grassroots purse money. Ancaster resident Alan Fair will send a pair of fillies into the fray on Sunday, Missy's Q T and Lady Astreos, and the trainer

DUNDAS, ON — Alias Seelster did not need a disguise when she came off the track at Flamboro Downs on Thursday afternoon. Sent off as the fan favourite, the two-year-old pacing filly delivered the goods, going gate to wire in a smart 1:57.2. With Mike Sumner in the race bike, Alias Seelster powered away from

SARNIA, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing colts return to Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday, and Banner Yankee will be looking for some payback after being knocked out of contention at the head of the stretch in last weekend's Clearwater Cup. "He didn't get hurt," reports trainer Carl Jamieson. "He could've gone off stride and

HANOVER, ON — Matthew Panos can be forgiven if he is a shade nervous about Saturday night's two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots event at Hanover Raceway. When he steers J M Albert onto the racetrack in the third Grassroots division, the 24-year-old will be making his Ontario Sires Stakes driving debut, and his first pari-mutuel start