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LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway welcomes back Ontario's top two-year-old trotting fillies on Friday evening for the last Gold Final of their freshman campaign. Leading the field of talented youngsters are elimination winners Elena and Real Live Woman, who will start from Posts 1 and 2 in the $130,000 Final. "I'm actually very happy

DUNDAS, ON — Two-year-old trotting colt Mill Work could complete a Gold Final hat trick with a victory in the eighth race at Flamboro Downs this Friday. Trainer-driver Rick Zeron and the Mr Lavec son have already claimed Gold Final victories at Windsor Raceway (Aug. 11) and Rideau Carleton Raceway (Aug. 27) and prepped for

GLOUCESTER, ON — Fresh off a track record in last week's elimination, and with the advantage of Post 1 for Thursday's Gold Final, Isle Of Patmos is the hands down favourite in Rideau Carleton Raceway's last Ontario Sires Stakes event of the season. "The rail is never a disadvantage," says driver Luc Ouellette. "He's got

INNISFIL, ON — Georgian Downs fans were treated to an outstanding evening of racing Saturday as Ontario's top three-year-olds squared off in four $100,000 Grassroots Championships. In the first season finale the trotting fillies crammed a speed show, a tight finish and an upset into their two minutes of fame, and when the dust settled

WINDSOR, ON — After a rainy afternoon Windsor Raceway's surface was rated one second slower than normal on Saturday night, but that did not stop two-year-old pacing filly Lady Dillinger from equalling the track record with a scorching 1:53.3 victory in her Gold Elimination. With Mario Baillargeon in the race bike, Lady Dillinger allowed favourite

WINDSOR, ON — Zorgwijk Emani and Peaceful Way delivered dominant performances to capture their Gold Eliminations at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening. In the first $49,681 elimination Zorgwijk Emani and Windsor resident Kevin Wallis fired to a :27.4 opening quarter from Post 4 and then laid down steady fractions of :57.1 and 1:27.2 on their

LONDON, ON — Trevor Ritchie piloted the winners of both Gold Series Eliminations at Western Fair Raceway on Saturday evening, landing two-year-old trotting fillies Elena and Real Live Woman in the winner's circle. Ritchie's primary reason for travelling to London was to drive reigning Gold Final champion Elena in the first elimination and the pair

DUNDAS, ON — Mr Lavec sons had the key to the winner's circle at Flamboro Downs on Saturday afternoon as the two-year-old trotting colts competed in a pair of $48,385 Gold Series Eliminations. In the first split Mill Work delivered an impressive come from behind effort over the sloppy track, which was rated two seconds

GLOUCESTER, ON — Freshman pacing colt Isle Of Patmos became the second horse to set an Ontario Sires Stakes record at Rideau Carleton Raceway this season when he scorched around the five-eighths mile oval in 1:52.3 on Friday evening. Leaving from Post 5 the Astreos son powered away from the starting gate and was two

SARNIA, ON — Fans at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening were treated to eight outstanding races by the top two-year-olds in the Grassroots program, including a pair of record setting miles. Trotting filly Whispering Girl kicked off the record setting trend with a 1:59.2 romp in the second Grassroots Semifinal, taking control of the