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SARNIA, ON — Last fall Don McElroy clinched his first Lampman Cup victory with a trio of wins in the sophomore Grassroots Championship at Hiawatha Horse Park. Back in Sarnia on Saturday night, the veteran reinsman established himself as contender for a second Ontario Sires Stakes driving championship with wins in four of seven Grassroots

WINDSOR, ON — If pedigree and yearling sale price are starting points for evaluating two-year-olds in the early days of their careers, the pacing colt division heading for Windsor Raceway on June 26 should be one of the most exciting divisions in the Ontario Sires Stakes program this summer. Of the 23 colts who will

INNISFIL, ON — June 21 may be the first day of summer, but harness racing fans know the season has really begun when the first two-year-olds make their way to the racetrack. This year Georgian Downs will play host to the first stakes event for Ontario's freshman, offering up three Trillium Series divisions for two-year-old

REXDALE, ON — Peter Heffering thought she was on pace for a 1:53 mile. Driver Steve Condren thought the clock had malfunctioned. Woodbine Racetrack officials double checked the time on the video replay of the race. The truth was nothing had malfunctioned, the 1:51.2 time was correct and Precious Delight had captured her Gold Series

SARNIA, ON — Hiawatha Horse Park celebrates the first weekend of summer with a sizzling menu of stakes races on Saturday night. The Sarnia oval hosts seven Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old pacing fillies, worth almost $110,000, and the $61,600 Clearwater Cup Final starring nine of Ontario's top three-year-old pacing colts. The sophomore pacing fillies

REXDALE, ON — Precious Delight carried a flawless 11 race win streak into her first Gold Series Elimination on Monday night and left Woodbine Racetrack fans laying odds on the chances of her keeping it alive through 2002. The impressive daughter of Precious Bunny and driver Steve Condren took control of the Gold Elimination field

REXDALE, ON — Fourteen of the finest pacing fillies ever bred in Ontario are headed for Woodbine Racetrack on Monday night to compete in the second of five Gold Series Eliminations on their Ontario Sires Stakes schedule. Adding to the buzz surrounding this exciting division is the emergence of the undefeated Precious Delight from her

Mississauga, ON, June 11, 2002-Twelve young people will have a unique opportunity to experience harness racing from a "hands-on" perspective at Mohawk and Woodbine Racetracks from July 7 to 11. The Harness Tracks of America's Youth League Summer Camp has been operating in the United States since 1999 and will make its first ever Canadian

REXDALE, ON — Living Image earned his first Gold Series crown at Woodbine Racetrack on Monday night, demolishing his three-year-old trotting colt rivals with an impressive 1:55 mile. Starting from Post 1 in the $130,000 Gold Final, Living Image benefited from a perfect trip engineered by veteran reinsman Steve Condren. The Milton resident settled the

FRASERVILLE, ON — Upsets were the name of the game at Kawartha Downs on Saturday night as the three-year-old trotting colts competed in the second Grassroots event of their 2002 season. Willing And Abel was the only favourite from the six divisions who made an appearance in the winner's circle, scoring a commanding four and