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LONDON, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes action returns to Western Fair Raceway on Saturday evening with seven Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old pacing colts. Trainer Daryl Roberts will start two colts in the $108,843 event and the London resident is looking for a strong outing from both Fast Factor and Total Impact. Fast Factor is

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway wraps up its inaugural Ontario Sires Stakes season this Friday with seven Grassroots divisions for the talented two-year-old pacing fillies. All of the top fillies will be on hand, attempting to pad their point total in the last regular season event of their freshman season, including local filly Fabulous

FRASERVILLE, ON — Keystone Last Call logged a personal best effort to capture the fastest of three Trillium Series divisions at Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening. The Yankee Glide filly and driver Gord Brown stalked pacesetter and fan favourite Blossom Seelster through fractions of :29.4, :58.2 and 1:27.2 before sneaking by in the stretch to

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON, 2004 — Fans got an expected result and an enormous upset in a pair of $130,000 Gold Finals at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday evening. In the two-year-old pacing colt event favourites Isle Of Patmos and Astronomical duked it out on the front early and had nothing in reserve for the stretch drive, leaving

SUDBURY, OCT. 9, 2004 — Driver Ross Battin and trainer Frank O'Reilly combined to take home two of four Grassroots trophies from Sudbury Downs on Saturday night. The pair kicked off their successful evening in the first two-year-old trotting filly division, with Battin guiding Emme Emme to her first victory of the season in 2:04.1.

INNISFIL, ON — In Conchnito delivered an impressive effort at Georgian Downs on Saturday night to capture his second Gold Final of the season. The three-year-old trotting colt and driver Don McElroy sat on the outside through most of the mile as pacesetter Kings Ransom reeled off fractions of :27.2, :57 and 1:26. With track

WINDSOR, ON — Invitro added another feather to her cap at Windsor Raceway on Sunday evening, capturing her fourth Gold Final in track and Ontario Sires Stakes record time. The brilliant three-year-old pacing filly and driver Paul MacDonell took command of the race just past the :26.2 opening quarter and proceeded to sail around the

INNISFIL, ON — Ontario's gifted three-year-old pacing colts wrap up their Grassroots season at Georgian Downs on Tuesday with six talent laden divisions. Each division will be hotly contested as the colts seize their last opportunity to collect points toward a position in the top 16 and a berth in the Grassroots Semifinal on Oct.

SARNIA, ON — Illusionist did not disappoint her fans at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday, capturing the fastest of seven Grassroots divisions by a six and three-quarter length margin. The Camluck miss and driver Jody Jamieson powered to the front just past the quarter pole and simply ran off on the field of three-year-old pacing

WINDSOR, ON — Hall of Fame horseman Ron Waples conducted a clinic for young drivers in the first two Grassroots divisions at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday evening. In Race 7 the veteran driver and Jaq And Gus dropped into second behind fan favourite Cubist and watched patiently as that colt rolled through fractions of :29.1,