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DUNDAS, ON — Independent Woman displayed her impressive gate speed for the second week in a row at Flamboro Downs on Saturday to capture the season opening Gold Final for the two-year-old trotting fillies. The Royal Strength daughter and Wayne Henry rocketed from Post 2 to the front and never looked back, trotting confidently to

WOODSTOCK, ON — In spite of trainer Stephen Gillard's concern that racing at her home track might serve as a disadvantage, Rhiannon O Rhye trounced a field of two-year-old pacing fillies in Trillium Series action at Woodstock Raceway on Saturday. The Gypsys Hellion daughter and driver Jody Jamieson cruised easily out of Post 8 into

REXDALE, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting fillies spring back into Gold Series action at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday after tackling North America's finest in the Colonial Lady and Elegantimage Stakes in June. The local lasses held their own against the American invaders, especially reigning Gold Final champ Dietrich, who captured her Elegantimage Elimination and

REXDALE, ON — Trainer Ben Wallace and driver Mario Baillargeon teamed up for wins in two of three Gold Series Eliminations at Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday evening. The Milton residents posed in the winner's circle after Races 2 and 3 with two-year-old pacing colts Gotta Feeling and Famous Seelster as both colts cruised to easy

DUNDAS, ON — While the Flamboro Downs fans who sent two-year-old trotting filly Jar Jar Binx off as the longest shot in the first Gold Elimination last weekend may have been surprised when she crossed the line in front of the six-horse field, her trainer Wayne Bloomfield was not. "I knew she was a nice

HANOVER, ON — Seven divisions of future Ontario Sires Stakes stars invade Hanover Raceway on Saturday night, along with a group of young people destined to be stars of the local equine and agricultural community. Members of the area 4-H Horse Club will be at Hanover on Saturday night touring the backstretch and grandstand and

INNISFIL, ON — For the past two seasons, while owner Peter Heffering has been making himself noticeably absent from the racetrack when Precious Delight races, trainer Duane Marfisi has barely left her side. The Guelph resident calls the undefeated filly a once in a lifetime horse and he is determined to enjoy every second of

SARNIA, ON — Ontario's top three-year-old trotting fillies make their way to Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday night for the second of six Grassroots events on their 2002 schedule. Six divisions of fillies will compete for almost $94,000 in Ontario Sires Stakes purse money and trainer Wayne Bloomfield hopes that Slabtown Boots can acquire a

WOODSTOCK, ON — Trainers often regard it as an advantage when an Ontario Sires Stakes event comes to the racetrack where they stable, but Stephen Gillard is not sure that will be the case for his two-year-old pacing filly Rhiannon O Rhye when Woodstock Raceway hosts the Trillium Series on Saturday. Rhiannon O Rhye finished

FRASERVILLE, ON — Port Hope resident Ray Paquette is hoping that Saturday night's Gold Series Eliminations at Kawartha Downs will mark the second coming of Kawartha Snoopy. Once a demon on the Fraserville oval, Kawartha Snoopy has made a late transition to the stallion ranks and will see his first sons compete in the two-year-old