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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,

WINDSOR, ON — When sophomore pacing filly Invitro returns to Windsor Raceway on Sunday for the last $130,000 Gold Final of her career, the moment will be just one of many etched into the memories of owners Gord Irwin and Murray Ross. "It's been a great ride," says Ross, of the filly's 14 win, $876,289

FRASERVILLE, ON — An impressive line-up of three-year-old trotting fillies will parade around Kawartha Downs on Saturday night in a trio of $23,000 Trillium Series divisions. Grassroots leader Sno Doubt About It, Gold Series regulars Ifhallscouldtalk and Armbro Beseech and Pennsylvania Sires Stake champion Blossom Seelster are all hoping to make their presence felt among

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack presents an outstanding showcase of the Ontario Sires Stakes program on Saturday with $130,000 Gold Finals for the two-year-old and three-year-old pacing colts. In last week's elimination round Geartogear made short work of the opposition, and Clarksburg, NJ resident Ron Pierce is looking forward to the return trip to Campbellville

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Trevor Ritchie was quietly confident in Elena's chances heading into Tuesday evening's Gold Series Final at Mohawk Racetrack and the Acton resident was proven correct when the filly delivered a solid 2:00.1 victory. "She raced very well last week, so I was reasonably confident that if she raced like she did last

INNISFIL, ON — Cincinnati Kid's track record performance last weekend left Georgian Downs fans abuzz, eagerly anticipating this Saturday's $130,000 Gold Final where the three-year-old trotting colt would tackle the top nine trotters in the division. Unfortunately Wednesday's post position draw took some of the sizzle out of the air when Cincinnati Kid and driver

SUDBURY, ON — Sudbury Downs wraps up its 2004 Ontario Sires Stakes season on Saturday with four Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting fillies. Larry Walker, who recently achieved the $20 million in earnings as a driver, will start a trio of talented fillies in the last regular season event and all three are poised

SARNIA, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing fillies wrap up their Grassroots regular season on Thursday evening at Hiawatha Horse Park. Among the fillies attempting to shore up their point totals over the Sarnia oval is Illusionist, who has spent the last two and a half months competing against the Gold Series fillies. The two-time

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Ultra-consistent Classic Lavec has gradually been developing into a top flight trotting colt this season, so Ontario Sires Stakes watchers were not surprised when the two-year-old captured his first $130,000 Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening. "It's awesome, just awesome to have one like this," said owner-breeder Stan Malec after