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REXDALE, ON — With any luck, Ontario Sires Stakes fans will finally get to see what Hypnotist is truly capable of in this Sunday's Gold Elimination at Woodbine Racetrack. After 14 lifetime starts, trainer Roger Mayotte says the three-year-old pacing colt has at last conquered his fear of the starting gate. "Just in the last

REXDALE, ON — When the three-year-old trotting colts arrive at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday evening for their last Gold Series Eliminations, the pressure will be on the top colts to lock up a place in next week's Gold Final and the season ending Super Final. The only colt not feeling any pressure is first time

SARNIA, ON — Eleven freshman pacing fillies will line up behind Hiawatha Horse Park's starting gate this Thursday in one $107,798 Gold Elimination, and trainer Bob McIntosh is hoping All Accounted For can earn her twelfth straight top five finish in spite of being handicapped by Post 8 in the crowded field. "If she can't

FRASERVILLE, ON — Ontario's top three-year-olds have cleared the first hurdle toward Grassroots glory, and are gearing up for a slate of eight $30,000 Semifinals this Thursday, Oct. 18 at Kawartha Downs. The second hurdle is a top four finish in Thursday's Semifinal, and trainer Per Henriksen is feeling confident that trotting colt Keystone Empire

REXDALE, ON — For the second straight week Luc Ouellette engineered a perfect pocket trip around the Woodbine Racetrack oval for Lennon Blue Chip, and this Monday the two-year-old pacing colt was able to take full advantage and score his first Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final victory. Leaving from Post 8, Ouellette gunned Lennon Blue

WINDSOR, ON — When you are sitting on the kind of horsepower Steve Condren was in the two-year-old trotting colt Gold Final at Windsor Raceway on Sunday, you can afford to be patient. Starting from Post 3 in a field of nine with prohibitive favourite Windsong Espoir, Condren's patience was tested early. As he has

LONDON, ON — Bella Dolce started a little further along the Western Fair Raceway starting gate on Friday evening, but the two-year-old trotting filly delivered the same result as last week, trotting to an effortless three length Gold Final victory. From Post 6 the Kadabra daughter and Paul MacDonell were not able to control every

FLAMBORO, ON — Jason Brewer piloted Docdor Doc to the fastest of four two-year-old pacing colt Grassroots divisions at Flamboro Downs on Friday evening, hitting the wire two and a quarter lengths on top in 1:56. Starting from Post 4, Brewer floated Docdor Doc off the starting gate and was sitting third on the outside

WINDSOR, ON — Jerry Vanboekel liked Windsong Espoir from the moment he stepped into the sales ring at last fall's Canadian Open Yearling Sale, and heading into Sunday's $130,000 Gold Final at Windsor Raceway his admiration has grown with every start. "I just liked him," recalls Vanboekel. "He looked like a Balanced Image horse." The

REXDALE, ON — Only eight fillies lined up to compete for $73,373 in Trillium Series purse money at Woodbine Racetrack on Thursday night, but they put on a spectacular show for fans, pounding down the stretch to a thrilling finish that saw only two lengths separate the winner from the seventh-place finisher. Canadette and Randy