2016-08-23T00:00:00-04:00August 23, 2016|

Jamieson scores pair of Grassroots wins at Georgian Downs

Driver Jody Jamieson made the trip to Georgian Downs on Tuesday evening to drive a quartet of three-year-old pacing colts in their second last regular season Grassroots start and scored two wins, one second and one third. Jamieson posted his first win with Piranha, guiding the Badlands Hanover son to a front-end victory in a

2016-08-22T00:00:00-04:00August 22, 2016|

Shanghai Sugar, P L Kahluaa pad their Grassroots point tally

Two fresh faces and two repeat winners took home Grassroots hardware from Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening as the Campbellville oval welcomed back the talented two-year-old pacing fillies. P L Karis opened the Grassroots action with a 1:55.2 win in the second race. The Sportswriter daughter, in rein to Campbellville, ON resident Chris Christoforou, Jr.,

2016-08-21T00:00:00-04:00August 21, 2016|

Hudon wins pair of Grassroots divisions on 70th anniversary card

Driver Phil Hudon captured a pair of Grassroots divisions at Clinton Raceway on Sunday afternoon, guiding three-year-old trotting geldings Tough Get Going and Magic Missions to victory on the half-mile oval's 70th anniversary card. Starting from Post 6 in the third $18,000 Grassroots division with Tough Get Going, Hudon fired the trotter to the front,

2016-08-21T00:00:00-04:00August 21, 2016|

Goodwill Hanover earns Gold in spite of change in routine

Ontario's talented three-year-old pacing fillies were the featured performers on the second half of Rideau Carleton Raceway's Family Day double header Sunday and the distaffers delivered impressive efforts in three Grassroots and two Gold Series divisions. Goodwill Hanover posted the fastest mile of the evening in the first $105,000 Gold division, going gate-to-wire in 1:51.3.

2016-08-18T00:00:00-04:00August 18, 2016|

Fresh from their American invasion, fillies take Gold at Mohawk

Over the last month, three-year-old trotting fillies Caprice Hill and Flowers N Songs have battled the best fillies in North America, bringing home one win and three seconds between them from the Dr. Harry M. Zweig Memorial, the historic Hambletonian Oaks and the Moni Maker Stake. The talented trotters returned to Gold Series action on

2016-08-17T00:00:00-04:00August 17, 2016|

Southwind General aims to use Grassroots as launching pad

Southwind General made his career debut in the third of three $18,000 Grassroots divisions at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday evening and may make his second start against North America's best two-year-old pacing colts. "To be honest, right now I'm thinking about the Metro (Pace), so he's going from a Grassroots to maybe the Metro,"

2016-08-16T00:00:00-04:00August 16, 2016|

Cranky filly earns a Grassroots win at Mohawk

A moment of pique almost cost Stuck In My Spanks a Grassroots trophy at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening, but the two-year-old trotting filly mounted a remarkable recovery to earn her first Ontario Sires Stakes win. Starting from Post 7 in the second $18,000 Grassroots division, Stuck In My Spanks went off stride soon after

2016-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2016|

Freshmen engage in epic Gold Series battles at Mohawk Friday

For the second straight night Mohawk Racetrack showcased Ontario's top two-year-olds, and the trotting colts and pacing fillies put on an impressive display of speed and tenacity on the Friday evening program. First away from the starting gate were the trotting colts and Vero Amore Bi traveled up the outside from Post 9 to a

2016-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2016|

Brown guides Sports Authority to first Grassroots win

Fierce weather systems rolled across Ontario on Saturday, but at Kawartha Downs it was the province's best three-year-old pacing colts that were lighting up the five-eighths mile oval. Sports Authority roared away from Post 1 in the first $18,000 Grassroots division and laid down fractions of :26.4, :55.1 and 1:22 on his way to a

2016-08-13T00:00:00-04:00August 13, 2016|

Three time runner-up Zorgwijk Rocket gets a win at Hiawatha

Hiawatha Horse Park celebrated the Ontario Sires Stakes program on Saturday, hosting three divisions of two-year-old trotting colts in their fifth Grassroots event. After two seconds and one third in his first three Ontario Sires Stakes outings, Zorgwijk Rocket finally found his way to the winner's circle with a 2:01.2 victory in the first $18,000