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Charlie Ward isn't sure if his two-year-old trotting colt, Secret Muscle, will be the hometown hero when he competes tomorrow night at his home track of Hanover Raceway "but he's my hero," says Ward of Hanover, Ontario, who is quite pleased with his youngster's progress to date. Secret Muscle has post two in the fourth

Trevor Henry, consistently one of the leading drivers in the Ontario Sires Stakes program, captured three of the four $18,000 Grassroots events for two-year-old trotting fillies on the opening night of Flamboro Downs' fall meet this evening. All of the fields were reduced by at least one filly with a few having to be scratched

Flamboro Downs will kick off its fall meet tonight and four divisions of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots for two-year-old pacing fillies will highlight the card. Fans will find lots of action early as the first division, race one, sees a match up of the top two fillies in this division, Chase The Shadows and

Torches Star picked up her third consecutive victory and added to her lead atop the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots standings in the three-year-old filly trot group with a 1:57.2 victory in the last of five $18,000 splits on Tuesday night (September 2) at Mohawk Racetrack. With Hall of Fame driver Steve Condren in the bike,

A driving rain did little to deter Warrawee Promesse from scoring his sixth consecutive victory in the third of four $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots events for three-year-old trotting colts tonight at Mohawk. That division saw Passed Dat Point on point early and by the opening marker in :27.4. Warrawee Promesse popped out from second

The fourth and final Grassroots division for three-year-old trotting colts at Mohawk was not contested tonight as racing was cancelled after the ninth race due to safety concerns. The wet track impeded the starting gate in the ninth race leading to that decision. The race will take place tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. and will

The 2014 racing season at Clinton Raceway came to a close on Sunday afternoon (August 31), and six $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions were contested on the program. The star of those races was Thinkofagameplan, who moved into sole possession of the top spot in the Grassroots point standings with a 1:57 track record

Clinton Raceway will end their 2014 racing season this Sunday with a jammed packed card which includes Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots action for two-year-old pacing colts, the track's 34th annual Charity Drivers' Challenge and a fundraiser for Childcan. The eight drivers participating in the drivers' challenge, Trevor Henry, Bruce Richardson, Ryan Holliday, Chris Christoforou, Jody

Four $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots tests for three-year-old pacing fillies were held on Monday night (August 25) at Mohawk Racetrack, and Dana Dearest remained hot as she picked up her third consecutive Grassroots victory. Driven by Chris Christoforou, it looked like Dana Dearest was up against it inside the final sixteenth as Mea Lilley

Eight $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots contests for two-year-old colt and gelding pacers were staged on Sunday night (August 24) at Georgian Downs, and the last of those eight splits saw a new track record of 1:52.2 turned in by Seaforth. Driven by Mike Saftic, Seaforth was up to grab the lead away from Pan