2008

OTTAWA, ON — When Rene Laarman heads to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday with three-year-old trotting filly Abby Kadabra, the trainer has an advantage not shared by any of his peers. "If we're stuck, I give Mel a call and he'll get his silks out of the closet and go warm her up for me,"

SARNIA, ON — Giddy Up Lucky wrapped up the Grassroots regular season with a flawless record of three wins in three starts after capturing his $20,000 division at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening. Local colt Bigmizndrstnding won the battle for early control in the seventh race, sprinting away from Post 2 to a :26.3

FRASERVILLE, ON — Seven of Ontario's finest two-year-old pacing colts are headed to Kawartha Downs on Saturday evening to compete for a Gold Final title and a share of the biggest purse the Fraserville oval has ever offered. A cool $180,000 is up for grabs in the seventh race, and trainer Chadwick Schmiedge is hoping

WINDSOR, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts wrapped up their Grassroots regular season at Windsor Raceway on Wednesday evening, and last year's division champion The Mash Potato pulled out a squeaker to earn his shot at a second title. After capturing the two-year-old trotting colt title in convincing fashion, The Mash Potato started his

DUNDAS, ON — In order to secure a berth in the post season, Ponder Seelster was in a must win situation at Flamboro Downs on Wednesday evening. However, by the time the two-year-old pacing colt stepped onto the Dundas oval for the fourth Grassroots division, the sloppy surface had been rated four seconds slower than

WINDSOR, ON — Tuesday night's Grassroots event at Windsor Raceway was a make or break situation for a number of two-year-old trotting fillies, and Lindys Goddess set the standard for accomplishment with a 2:02.2 score in the first $20,000 division that vaulted her into a berth for the lucrative post season. With Hall of Fame

FRASERVILLE, ON — Shake That Junk started her Ontario Sires Stakes season with an impressive 1:53.4 win in Grassroots action, and the three-year-old pacing filly wrapped up the year at Kawartha Downs on Tuesday evening with an equally impressive mile in an identical clocking. After struggling through a trio of Gold Series events with only

DUNDAS, ON — There were few surprises in the last three-year-old trotting filly Grassroots event of the year at Flamboro Downs on Monday evening. The favourites performed as expected and none of the fillies hovering near the cut off line were able to make the leap into the top 16 and secure a berth in

LONDON, ON — After a three month hiatus Ontario Sires Stakes action returns to Western Fair Raceway this Friday with five Grassroots divisions for the exquisite two-year-old pacing fillies. Dave Lemon trainee Daylon Highlander returns to Grassroots action off her own hiatus. The Mach Three daughter has missed the last two months of racing due

SARNIA, ON — When the three-year-old pacing colts arrive at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening, Jim Ainsworth trainee Bigmizndrstnding is going to find himself in a place that has become all too familiar. "This is the third time we've raced him in the Grassroots and the second time we've drawn against Giddy Up Lucky,"