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LONDON, ON — Paul Mackenzie had the key to the winner's circle at Western Fair Raceway on Friday night. The Puslinch-based driver teamed a trio of three-year-old pacing colts to victory in five Grassroots divisions, including a track record performance with Daylon Frontier in the eighth race. In spite of track conditions rated two seconds

GLOUCESTER, ON — With a picture perfect drive by Hall of Fame horseman Ron Waples, North To Alaska scored the fastest win of three Trillium Series divisions at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday evening. Leaving from Post 2, Waples manoeuvred the Valleymeister daughter into fourth spot and watched as a trio of fillies battled for

FRASERVILLE, ON — Pat Me Up scored the fastest win of five Grassroots divisions over a sloppy track at Kawartha Downs on Friday evening and also rewarded her backers with the largest win pay out. The two-year-old pacing filly crossed the wire three-quarters of a length ahead of Special Beauty and pacesetter Missys Fame, stopping

INNISFIL, ON — Ontario's top two-year-old pacing colts are elbow to elbow in the Grassroots point race heading into their last regular season event at Georgian Downs on Saturday evening. Less than 20 points separate the colts currently sitting in tenth spot in the division ranking and the trailing group that are still angling for

LONDON, ON — The level of competition in the three-year-old pacing colt Grassroots division has been exceptional this season and Friday night's regular season finale at Western Fair Raceway promises nothing less as the top colt vie for one of 16 spots in the Oct. 27 Semifinal. Heading into Friday's event the cut off for

WINDSOR, ON — An impressive line up of three-year-old trotting fillies are heading back to Windsor Raceway this Friday for their final Trillium Series event of the season. Open to both Ontario-sired and 100 per cent Ontario-owned fillies, the pair of Trillium divisions spotlights four Gold Series regulars, seven Grassroots competitors and two American-breds. Among

GLOUCESTER, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes action returns to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Friday evening with three Trillium Series divisions for the two-year-old trotting fillies. The Trillium Series is open to both Ontario-sired and Ontario-owned fillies, and owner Eric Baker sends one filly from each category to Rideau Carleton on Friday. Lady Stormont is a

FRASERVILLE, ON — With the post season rapidly approaching, this weekend marks the end of the Grassroots regular season and Kawartha Downs plays host to the final event for the two-year-old pacing fillies on Friday evening. To extend their season the fillies must finish among the top 16 point earners from the six regular season

LONDON, ON — Ontario's talented two-year-old trotting colts wrapped up their Grassroots season at Western Fair Raceway on Saturday night with Hieway Earl posting the fastest win of three divisions for trainer Roger Hie of Cobourg and Hielite Acres Inc. of Fraserville. The Earl son and driver Carman Hie tailed local favourites Best Ball and

INNISFIL, ON — Our Pleasure scored her third Grassroots win on Saturday night at Georgian Downs to jump to the top of the three-year-old trotting filly point standings and establish herself as a favourite for the Oct. 27 Grassroots Semifinal. Owned and trained by John Bosworth of Newmarket, Our Pleasure tucked in behind favourite Equine