2012-08-03T00:00:00-04:00August 3, 2012|

Euro Man earns second Grassroots trophy for Harley owners

WOODSTOCK, ON — Two-year-old trotting colt Euro Man was all business at Woodstock Raceway on Friday afternoon, firing out of Post 2 and rolling along on the front end to his second straight Grassroots victory. With regular reinsman Scott Coulter at the controls, Euro Man delivered fractions of :31, 1:02 and 1:33.2 on his way

2012-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2012|

Lyons Luck impressive in Gold Series debut at Kawartha Downs

FRASERVILLE, ON — Lyons Luck moved up from the Grassroots program for Thursday's Gold Series event at Kawartha Downs and the three-year-old pacing filly proved that she belongs in the top tier with an impressive 1:52.1 score in her $40,000 Gold Elimination. Starting from Post 2, driver Paul Mackenzie settled Lyons Luck in behind pacesetter

2012-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2012|

Trotting colt hopes for winning spark in Elora Monday

ELORA, ON — On Monday afternoon Grand River Raceway will host its annual celebration of the harness racing industry by featuring the province's top two-year-old trotters and pacers. The Elora oval's signature events for freshman pacing fillies and colts, the $150,000 Battle of the Belles and $300,000 Battle of Waterloo, are the highlights of the

2012-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2012|

Freshman trotting fillies continue to impress Gold Series fans

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — This year's crop of two-year-old trotting fillies has been impressive since their debut, and on Thursday evening at Mohawk Racetrack they maintained their standard of excellence in four $40,000 Gold Eliminations. Moms Apple Pie clocked the quickest of the four eliminations, touring the Campbellville oval in an impressive 1:56.4 for driver Mike

2012-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2012|

Nicol hopes The Northern Dude rises to the occasion Sunday

DUNDAS, ON — The Northern Dude will make his sophomore Gold Series debut at Flamboro Downs on Sunday and owner David Nicol is hoping the trotter is ready to show off his true colours against the province's top colts. "He was very immature as a two-year-old, physically and mentally. He showed signs, but he wasn't

2012-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2, 2012|

Kadabra’s Stallion Success No Sleight of Hand

The appearance of two sons of Ontario sire Kadabra in Saturday's $1.5 million Hambletonian at The Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey is anything but magic. Knows Nothing and Prestidigitator earned their berths in the final with solid efforts and represented Ontario in a way that may not have been possible pre-1998. That was the year

2012-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2012|

Warrawee Needy looking to fight his way back to the top

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — The three-year-old pacing colts, the heavyweights of the Ontario Sires Stakes program, return to Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday for their second $130,000 Gold Final bout and trainer Carl Jamieson says while Warrawee Needy may have taken a few hits, last year's division champion is ready for round two. "I think he should

2012-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2012|

Euro Man hoping to emerge from dark into Grassroots spotlight

WOODSTOCK, ON — Creativity, patience and luck have all played a part in landing Euro Man among the two-year-old trotting colt division's top 10 Grassroots point earners, and trainer Gerald Sloan figures all three factors will once again be at play over the Woodstock Raceway oval on Friday afternoon. Bred and raised by Gerald and

2012-07-30T00:00:00-04:00July 30, 2012|

Baillargeon trio trotting toward Gold Thursday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — This year's crop of two-year-old trotting fillies has already impressed Ontario Sires Stakes fans in Peterborough and Dundas, and on Thursday, Aug. 2 Mohawk Racetrack fans will get their first look at the division's gifted young hopefuls. Rockwood resident Ben Baillargeon trains three of the talented youngsters hoping to earn a share

2012-07-30T00:00:00-04:00July 30, 2012|

Three more freshman trotters earn Gold Elimination trophies

ELORA, ON — Ontario's two-year-old trotting colts continued to share the wealth as three new faces appeared in the Grand River Raceway winner's circle following Monday's Gold Elimination battles. The two-year-old trotting colts kicked off the exciting evening of racing, which also featured eliminations for the two-year-old pacing colt Battle of Waterloo and two-year-old pacing