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DUNDAS, ON — Friday's $130,000 Gold Final at Flamboro Downs could provide one of the division leaders with a springboard to the top of the two-year-old pacing filly standings. After five Gold Series races Northern Harmony has a slight lead over The Patriot with 200 points to her rival's 187. Both fillies have already won

SUDBURY, ON — Sudbury Downs fans had an opportunity to watch a master horseman in action on Saturday night as soon to be hall-of-famer William "Bud" Fritz captured two of four Grassroots divisions for the freshman pacing fillies. The Walkerton resident kicked off the evening in impressive fashion, shattering the two-year-old pacing filly track record

FRASERVILLE, ON — Darling Caroline scored the fastest Grassroots division win at Kawartha Downs on Saturday night. The three-year-old pacing filly logged an impressive effort up the outside to stop the clock in 1:56 and earn her first Ontario Sires Stakes trophy. The Gothic Dream daughter and driver Michael Langdon landed in fourth spot when

REXDALE, ON — Reigning Gold champion Armbro Warranty captured his third Gold Series trophy on Saturday night at Woodbine Racetrack and the Village Jiffy son did it in record-breaking style, stopping the clock in 1:50.3 to shave two fifths of a second off the all-time Ontario Sires Stakes speed tab. Saturday's Gold Elimination was the

DUNDAS, ON — Northern Harmony returned to her winning ways on Friday night at Flamboro Downs, scoring the fastest of three Gold Series Elimination wins. The Run The Table daughter led from wire-to-wire, stopping the clock in 1:56.2, to score her fifth win and make up for the loss in last weekend's Gold Final at

INNISFIL, ON — A total of 72 three-year-old pacing colts will make their way to Georgian Downs on Tuesday night to compete in the third of six Grassroots events on their 2002 schedule. Among the talented youngsters vying for a total of $120,000 are three from Millar Farms in Newmarket and George Millar is hoping

REXDALE, ON — Armbro Wallflower scored her first Gold Series victory and posted the quickest Gold Series Elimination win at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday night. Leaving from Post 6 the Village Jasper daughter and driver Paul MacDonell sat fifth through the early going, watching pacesetters Pastrami Hanover and Imoutahere roll through fractions of :27.1, :56.2

ELMIRA, ON — If trainer Paul Shakes had one wish heading into Monday afternoon's two-year-old trotting colt Gold Final at Elmira Raceway it would be for a weather forecast with a mix of sun and cloud and no humidity. Neither he nor the seven other competitors want to see a repeat of the driving rain

REXDALE, ON — Over the last five years Ross Henry has invested a total of $144,000 purchasing the offspring of Witsends Robin from breeders Grand Royal Farms and Ron Waples. Of the five yearlings he has acquired four have made it to the races, three have earned over $100,000 and in total they have banked

BELLEVILLE, ON — When the two-year-old trotting colts arrive in Belleville on Monday afternoon a sizeable number of them will be sporting the brown and gold colours of the Henry Stable. Trainer Ross Henry will harness nine colts in five Grassroots divisions at Quinte Raceway and the Arthur resident hopes that one or two Ontario