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News - July 2004

2020-07-04T00:45:08-04:00July 2, 2020|

Trotting fillies sparkle in Gold Series opener

Ontario’s most talented three-year-old trotting fillies took a star turn on TSN’s Racing Night Live at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday and Princesspartypants opened the Gold Series season with an impressive come-from-behind victory in the first $73,067 division. Starting from Post 8, trainer-driver Roger Mayotte opted to ease Princesspartypants down to the rail in eighth

2020-07-04T00:45:39-04:00July 2, 2020|

Fillies, fillies and more fillies at Clinton Raceway Sunday

Three-year-old fillies will be the stars of the show this Sunday at Clinton Raceway as the half-mile oval plays host to six $22,800 Grassroots Series divisions for the sophomore trotting fillies and the $64,700 Kin Pace Final for their pacing counterparts. Trainer Marcel Barrieau will start Th Present in the Grassroots season opener and send

2020-07-04T00:46:03-04:00July 1, 2020|

Team Baillargeon adds Grassroots hardware to OSS haul

After sweeping the three-year-old trotting colt Gold Series season opener, trainer Ben Baillargeon turned his attention to the Grassroots Series at Grand River Raceway on Wednesday evening and delivered two more victories. The Guelph resident kicked off the Canada Day program with a victory as No Time To Play and driver Sylvain Filion rolled through

2004-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2004|

Trotting colts looking for gold in Windsor Wednesday

WINDSOR, ON — Windsor Raceway kicks off an exciting month of Ontario Sires Stakes action on Wednesday with two $48,885 Gold Series Eliminations for the talented two-year-old trotting colts. Reigning Gold Final champion Brazen leads the field of 20 colts into their second Gold Series event and will start from Post 3 in the first

2004-07-30T00:00:00-04:00July 30, 2004|

Dream On Bernie carries family legacy into Gold Final

ELORA, ON — Tanya Martin has spent less than ten years in the harness racing industry, but on Monday the Elmira resident will watch the second generation of her favourite trotting family, two-year-old filly Dream On Bernie, start in the $130,000 Gold Final at Grand River Raceway. "I paddocked her mother Dreamfair Tierra. She was

2004-07-29T00:00:00-04:00July 29, 2004|

Freshman fillies head to Belleville for Grassroots

BELLEVILLE, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes action returns to Quinte Exhibition Raceway on Monday afternoon with five Grassroots divisions for the two-year-old trotting fillies. Many of the fillies will try their hand at the Ontario Sires Stakes program for the first time in Belleville, including Mark Steacy trainee CS I Ama Star. "She has good

2004-07-28T00:00:00-04:00July 28, 2004|

Fun-filled afternoon at Dresden Raceway Monday

DRESDEN, ON — The popular Chatham Daily News �Big Cash and Prize Giveaway' returns to Dresden Raceway on Monday with 16 opportunities for fans to win up to $1,000. In addition families will enjoy a petting zoo, face painting, pony rides, an appearance by Peanut, the World's Smallest Stallion, and seven Grassroots divisions for the

2004-07-27T00:00:00-04:00July 27, 2004|

Lucks Mistress two for two in Gold Final action

FRASERVILLE, ON — Rain returned to the Peterborough area on Tuesday afternoon, but the wet conditions did not deter Lucks Mistress from claiming her second straight Gold Final crown. With the Kawartha Downs oval rated one second slower than normal, driver Jody Jamieson was more conservative with the talented two-year-old pacing filly but the outcome

2004-07-25T00:00:00-04:00July 25, 2004|

Three Kilo, Borderlinegorgious sharp at Woodstock

WOODSTOCK, ON — Local fillies captured three of seven Grassroots divisions at Woodstock Raceway on Saturday afternoon, two of them hailing from the powerful Carl Jamieson stable in Princeton. Jamieson's Three Kilo posted one of two 1:59.4 miles on the beautiful summer afternoon program, firing out of Post 6 and cruising around the Woodstock half-mile

2004-07-24T00:00:00-04:00July 24, 2004|

Local fillies deliver the goods at Grand River

ELORA, ON — Local favourite Lookit captured her second Gold Elimination victory with an impressive performance from Post 6 at Grand River Raceway on Friday evening. The Royal Strength daughter and driver Wayne Henry fired off the gate in the first Gold Elimination and were on top by two lengths as the fillies swept by