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WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway fans were treated to an outstanding exhibition of Ontario-bred talent in a trio of Gold Eliminations and one Gold Final on Sunday night. The three-year-old trotting fillies led off the speed display in the eighth race and Pepi Lavec returned to the Ontario Sires Stakes stage just as powerfully as

SARNIA, ON — Two-year-old pacing colt B Js Boomerang brought Hiawatha Horse Park fans to their feet on Saturday night when he delivered an outstanding 1:54.4 mile to capture the second of five Grassroots divisions. In his first start north of the border B Js Boomerang sat in behind early pacesetters Outrageous Luck and Lexus

FRASERVILLE, ON — Abies Gone came up with a big effort to post the fastest of five Grassroots miles in three-year-old trotting filly action at Kawartha Downs on Saturday night. The Incredible Abe daughter and driver Mike Sumner landed on the rail from Post 3 and were five lengths back of early leader Athens at

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Trainer Harald Lunde has been hoping for weeks that Rotation would encounter some good fortune before the end of the season and Lady Luck finally smiled on the three-year-old trotting colt at Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night as he posted his first Gold Series win in an Ontario Sires Stakes record 1:54.3.

ELMIRA, ON — Dave Wall and John Bax teamed up for a pair of wins in Grassroots action at Elmira Raceway on Friday evening. "Mr. OSS" and Canada's 2001 Trainer of the Year posed in the winner's circle after Races 2 and 9 with two-year-old trotting fillies Vics Flag and R Heavenly Hush. Vics Flag

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway continues an exciting two-week stretch of Ontario Sires Stakes racing on Wednesday evening with the $130,000 Gold Final for the two-year-old trotting fillies. Last week's Eliminations raised the excitement level in the division as Wescott and For The Luva Moni earned their first Gold Series trophies with upset victories, and

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Before Friday night's Ontario Sires Stakes event at Mohawk Racetrack trainer Bill Budd said fans should discount Boulder Creek's fifth-place finish in his last start and expect an improved performance from Post 5 in the Gold Series Elimination. Four days later the Pacific Rocket son proved Budd 100 per cent correct with

DUNDAS, ON — Precious Delight looked like the million dollar filly she is winning her Gold Series Elimination at Flamboro Downs on Saturday afternoon in track and Ontario Sires Stakes record time. The Precious Bunny daughter and driver Mike Saftic led from wire-to-wire, reeling off fractions of :27, :57.1 and 1:26 en route to the

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Rick Zeron piloted Kingdom to a 1:57.3 victory in the first of two Gold Series Eliminations at Mohawk Racetrack on Thursday, vindicating his decision to scratch the two-year-old trotting colt out sick from the Sept. 16 Campbellville Consolation. Rather than stressing the colt's immune system with a race, Zeron opted to rest

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway showcases outstanding Ontario-breds this weekend with Gold Series Eliminations for the three-year-old trotting fillies and three-year-old pacing colts and a $130,000 Gold Final for the two-year-old pacing fillies. The trotting fillies kick off the Ontario Sires Stakes bonanza in the eighth race, with nine fillies competing for $101,298 in one