SUDBURY, ON — Sudbury Downs kicks off its 2005 Ontario Sires Stakes season on Sunday afternoon with six Grassroots divisions of two-year-old trotting fillies competing for a total of $98,130. Brian Hodgson will harness a pair of fillies in the second Grassroots event of the season and is looking for a solid effort from Sandra's

HANOVER, ON — Hanover Raceway celebrates the Civic Holiday weekend with eight Grassroots divisions for the three-year-old trotting colts Saturday evening. Making just his second start in the Ontario Sires Stakes program, and his fourth lifetime start, is Mark Etsell trainee Just Do It. The son of Balanced Image and former Etsell pupil Fleur Collins

GLOUCESTER, ON — After spending eight years away from harness racing, Adrian Hickey hit Ontario Sires Stakes gold with only the second horse he has trained since returning to the game last spring. The Midhurst resident conditions reigning Gold Final champion Lisa's Mission and will send her out to defend her title from Post 7

WOODSTOCK, ON — Following in the footsteps of his sophomore stablemate Reception Hall, two-year-old trotting colt Starsel powered to a track record in Grassroots action at Woodstock Raceway Saturday afternoon. Trained by Arthur resident Ross Henry, Starsel and Wayne Henry blasted to the front from Post 6 in the first of seven Grassroots divisions and

HANOVER, ON — Ray McLean, Jr. and Jim Ainsworth had a supreme evening at Hanover Raceway on Saturday, teaming up for a pair of wins in two-year-old pacing filly Grassroots action and lowering the track record by two-fifths of a second in the process. The duo kicked off their winning evening in Race 3 when

GLOUCESTER, ON — To Helen Back and driver Mark MacDonald provided clear proof of the virtues of patience in the $130,000 Gold Final at Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening. As the starting gate pulled away from the field of two-year-old pacing fillies MacDonald and To Helen Back fired out from Post 4 and landed

ELORA, ON — Grand River Raceway fans were treated to another track record performance on Friday evening, this time by two-year-old trotting colt Pass And Strike, who posted the fastest of three Gold Elimination wins. With trainer-driver Jason Gilchrist in the race bike, Pass And Strike went straight to the front from Post 4 and

GLOUCESTER, ON — Nine talented two-year-old pacing fillies are headed back to Rideau Carleton Raceway on Sunday evening for their second shot at a $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes purse. When trainer Mark Steacy loads Sun N Sand up for the trip from his Lansdowne farm to the Ottawa oval he will be looking for a

HANOVER, ON — Ontario Sires Stakes nights are always a special occasion at Hanover Raceway, but this Saturday's two-year-old pacing filly Grassroots event will be the setting for a extraordinary celebration for one local couple and their family. "I'm taking my wife's aunt and uncle over Saturday. They were married 70 years on the fourth

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Alastor Hanover got another flawless drive from Mario Baillargeon at Mohawk Racetrack on Monday evening to record his third straight victory and earn his first Gold Final title. Leaving from Post 5, Baillargeon settled Alastor Hanover in fifth on the rail as Wingandaprayer battled Northern Cowboy for control going to the :27