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2011-08-31T00:00:00-04:00August 31, 2011|

Pacing colts headline Dresden’s Labour Day card

DRESDEN, ON — Dresden Raceway wraps up an exciting 2011 Ontario Sires Stakes season on Monday, Sept. 5 with eight $24,000 Grassroots divisions for the impressive two-year-old pacing colts. Leading this year's crop of pacing colts to the Dresden half-mile is True To Mach, who sits atop the division standings with 175 points earned through

2011-08-31T00:00:00-04:00August 31, 2011|

Miss Mach making Grassroots debut on Legends Day

CLINTON, ON — Six sophomore pacing filly Grassroots divisions will be featured as part of Clinton Raceway's popular Legends Day this Sunday afternoon, adding to an outstanding line up of trackside events in support of the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation. The fillies will battle for a total of $144,000, and trainer Jack Parsons is hoping

2011-08-31T00:00:00-04:00August 31, 2011|

OSS Grassroots 2-Year-Old Colt Pace at Dresden Raceway Redrawn

DRESDEN, ON — Due to a Race Office error, the OSS 2-year-old Colt Pace scheduled for Dresden Raceway on Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 has been redrawn. ORC Rule #17.15(b) reads: When it is found that horses which constitute an entry have been properly declared to an added money event which has split into more than

2011-08-30T00:00:00-04:00August 30, 2011|

Hall hopes decision to retain filly pays off Saturday

HANOVER, ON — Seven $24,000 Grassroots divisions will go postward at Hanover Raceway on Saturday night, and local filly Sauble Claire will be hoping to get a call from guest announcer Ken Warkentin in the third two-year-old pacing filly skirmish. "She's a nice little filly and I just hope for the best for her," says

2011-08-30T00:00:00-04:00August 30, 2011|

MacLean hopes filly benefits from home track advantage

SUDBURY, ON — Tymal Breezee may have less Grassroots experience than the other fillies in Saturday's eighth race, but the two-year-old trotter calls Sudbury Downs home and trainer France MacLean is hoping that gives the filly a modest advantage in the $24,000 contest. "She should have a bit of an advantage, she trained down over

2011-08-29T00:00:00-04:00August 29, 2011|

Mutinys Child hoping for more OSS treasure Friday

ELORA, ON — An impressive line up of 66 sophomore trotting fillies are headed to Grand River Raceway on Friday evening, battling over the Elora half-mile for a total of $192,000 in Grassroots purse money. After making an uncharacteristic miscue in her last Grassroots outing, on Aug. 9 at Georgian Downs, Mutinys Child will be

2011-08-29T00:00:00-04:00August 29, 2011|

Prodigal Seelster hoping for Gold Final success Thursday

FRASERVILLE, ON — Prodigal Seelster has been within inches of victory in the last three stake finals he has contested, and trainer David Menary is hoping the three-year-old pacing colt can finally claim a trophy in Thursday's $130,000 Gold Final at Kawartha Downs. In last week's elimination the Camluck colt delivered a 1:50.4 victory from

2011-08-28T00:00:00-04:00August 28, 2011|

Major Herbie quickest in Dresden Grassroots

DRESDEN, ON — Ontario's talented three-year-old trotting colts journeyed to Dresden Raceway on Sunday afternoon, battling in five $24,000 Grassroots divisions. Tymal Colossus opened the program with an impressive effort up the outside that saw him reel in pacesetter Winbak Hall in the stretch to score a 2:01.4 victory. Plato followed Tymal Colossus up the

2011-08-27T00:00:00-04:00August 27, 2011|

Tye Seelster matches record at Kawartha Downs

FRASERVILLE, ON — Driver Phil Hudon captured a pair of Grassroots divisions at Kawartha Downs on Saturday night, including an explosive mile aboard Tye Seelster that matched the two-year-old pacing colt track record. Starting from the advantageous Post 1, Hudon sent Tye Seelster straight to the front and had established a one and one-half length

2011-08-26T00:00:00-04:00August 26, 2011|

The Game Plan delivers in Mohawk Gold Final

CAMPBELLVILLE, ON — Friday's Gold Final at Mohawk Racetrack may not have gone as smoothly as driver Jack Moiseyev envisioned, but the end result had The Game Plan's owners celebrating all the way to the winner's circle. Starting from Post 8 Moffat resident Moiseyev eased The Game Plan away from the gate as Good Sound