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LONDON — Putnam Romeo impressed Western Fair Raceway fans with a track record effort in his Ontario Sires Stakes debut last weekend, but trainer Scott McEneny expects it will be tough for the three-year-old pacing colt to replicate that performance in Saturday's $130,000 Gold Final. "It's going to be really tough. There are lots of

LONDON — Putnam Romeo got a new bridle and a new driver for his Ontario Sires Stakes debut at Western Fair Raceway on Saturday night, but the three-year-old pacing colt used a tried and true formula to earn his sixth straight visit to the winner's circle. Owned by Martin Bardoel's Putnam Training Centre of Putnam,

LONDON — A group of 22 talented three-year-old pacing colts will do their best to warm up the temperature at Western Fair Raceway Saturday night when they square off in the first event of the 2005 Ontario Sires Stakes season. Among the colts hoping to make an impact in the $20 million provincial program this

REXDALE, ON — A pair of three-year-old fillies earned Ontario Sires Stakes crowns at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday night as trotter Peaceful Way and pacing filly Invitro captured their $300,000 Super Finals in commanding style to cap off superlative Ontario Sires Stakes careers. Peaceful Way was at her breathtaking best in the seventh race, allowing

REXDALE, ON — Since June 14 Invitro's rivals have been waiting for her to get tired. But while owner Gord Irwin will admit that he has had enough of the long Ontario Sires Stakes season, he says the three-year-old pacing filly is in fine fettle heading into Saturday's $300,000 Super Final at Woodbine Racetrack. "I

REXDALE, ON — Carl Jamieson will harness five horses in Saturday's $2.4 million Super Final Championship at Woodbine Racetrack to put the cap on another outstanding season in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. A fixture on the Ontario Sires Stakes leading trainers list, the Princeton resident is having a banner year in 2004. In the

REXDALE, ON — Driver Chris Christoforou calls her a freak of nature, owner Joe Myers says he never imagined she would be so successful and the other eight contestants in Saturday's three-year-old trotting filly Super Final have found her unbeatable for the last two years. Her name is Peaceful Way and she is the highest

REXDALE, ON — With $300,000 up for grabs and division titles to be decided, there is a lot riding on each competitor in the $2.4 million Super Finals at Woodbine Racetrack Saturday. And when trotting colt Mill Work steps up behind the gate, the two-year-old will be carrying some additional weight on his shoulders. "If

DUNDAS, ON — Ontario's top three-year-old pacing fillies wrapped up their Trillium Series season at Flamboro Downs on Sunday evening, with Grassroots Champion Illusionist recording a victory in the first of two divisions. Firing out of Post 5, fan favourites Illusionist and driver Jody Jamieson tucked in behind Cohenikova through opening fractions of :26.3 and

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway suffered an assault on its record books for a second straight week Saturday, but this time it was three-year-old pacing colt Geartogear who earned himself a place in the track's history books with a tremendous 1:50.1 Gold Final victory. With Windsor resident Kevin Wallis in the race bike, Geartogear floated