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2005-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2005|

Local favourites deliver in Grassroots action at Hanover

HANOVER, ON — Local horsemen put on a clinic for their peers at Hanover Raceway on Saturday night, capturing four of eight sophomore trotting colt Grassroots divisions. Owen Sound resident Paul Walker set the stage for the local show with a 2:01.3 triumph with Wolfman Hall in Race 2. Sent off from Post 4 as

2005-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2005|

Henry family scores three wins at Sudbury Sunday

SUDBURY, ON — Ross Henry gave a demonstration of his Johnston Cup winning techniques at Sudbury Downs on Sunday afternoon, winning two of six two-year-old trotting filly Grassroots events and finishing second in two others. A four time winner of the Johnston Cup as the leading trainer in the Ontario Sires Stakes program, Henry captured

2005-07-31T00:00:00-04:00July 31, 2005|

Kind Gesture cracks Grassroots jinx in Clinton

CLINTON, ON — Kind Gesture trotted to victory in the fastest of eight three-year-old trotting filly Grassroots divisions at Clinton Raceway on Sunday afternoon, sailing effortlessly around the half-mile oval to a 2:02.1 triumph. Driver Wayne Henry took full advantage of early errors by all three fillies lined up to his left, including favourite Brontease,

2005-07-29T00:00:00-04:00July 29, 2005|

Trotting colt gunning for Gold Final win Monday

ELORA, ON — Tom Durand has ridden out enough highs and lows in his career to know there are no sure things in harness racing, but the Puslinch resident will admit to being excited about Yorktown Gunner's potential as the two-year-old trotter heads into Monday's $130,000 Gold Final at Grand River Raceway. "He really wants

2005-07-28T00:00:00-04:00July 28, 2005|

Grassroots event at Dresden Raceway redrawn

Due to a Race Office error, the Ontario Sires Stakes draw for the Aug. 1 two-year-old trotting colt event at Dresden Raceway has been redrawn. The original draw information has been replaced with the new information. Any owner or trainer who entered a colt for this event is encouraged to verify his race number and

2005-07-28T00:00:00-04:00July 28, 2005|

Chillmetodbone hoping to light a fire at Mohawk Monday

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Mohawk Racetrack will be over run with two-year-old pacing fillies on Monday evening as the Campbellville oval plays host to the third of five Gold Series events for the talented young distaffers. A total of 42 fillies will vie for just 10 spots in next week's Gold Final, and trainer Tom Artandi

2005-07-28T00:00:00-04:00July 28, 2005|

Trotting fillies impress Ottawa fans in elimination action

GLOUCESTER, ON — Lisa's Mission impressed Rideau Carleton Raceway fans on Thursday with an effortless victory in her Gold Series Elimination, stopping the clock just shy of the two-year-old trotting filly track record. The defending Gold Final champion and driver Mike Saftic delivered a powerful performance from Post 7 that saw them lead the field

2005-07-27T00:00:00-04:00July 27, 2005|

Freshman filly hoping to grind out another win Monday

BELLEVILLE, ON — Fresh off track record performances at Hanover Raceway in just their second Grassroots event of the season, the two-year-old pacing fillies bring their speed show to Quinte Exhibition Raceway on Monday afternoon with 36 fillies vying for a total of $104,585. Eatonmeadow Philly heads to Belleville with one Grassroots victory under her

2005-07-27T00:00:00-04:00July 27, 2005|

Filly ready to tackle Grassroots in Clinton Sunday

CLINTON, ON — After battling around Clinton Raceway for the last month in the Central Huron Trotting Series, Brenda G's Ballad is ready to take on the best in the province this Sunday in the fourth of eight Grassroots divisions. "I had her paid up into that and it's pretty close to home so I

2005-07-27T00:00:00-04:00July 27, 2005|

Owners savour trotting colt’s unlikely success

DRESDEN, ON — On Monday afternoon at Dresden Raceway two-year-old trotting colt Su Lavec will be looking for his third top three Grassroots finish, an impressive accomplishment for any young trotter let alone one who was born with hind legs better suited to a marsupial than a racehorse. "We didn't think we were going to