Archives for November '09

Superstar trotting fillies primed for Saturday’s Super Finals
November 13 - TORONTO, ON — Two weeks ago John Fielding made the long trek from the Woodbine Racetrack grandstand to the winner’s circle after two Breeders Crown Finals, and the Toronto resident is hoping this Saturday’s $2.4 million Super Final event sees him getting just as much exercise over the course of the evening.

Patience pays off for owners of sophomore trotting colts
November 12 - TORONTO, ON — Gold Final winners Equity and I Wont Dance will square off in their last Ontario Sires Stakes duel at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday, wrapping up sophomore careers in which the virtue patience has been richly rewarded.

Spunky Shacked Up ready for Super Final battle Saturday
November 11 - TORONTO, ON — Five of the starters in Saturday’s three-year-old pacing filly Super Final hail from the Tracy Brainard barn, and while the New York native is expecting strong efforts from all five, she admits to being a little biased toward division point leader Shacked Up.

Pacing colts bringing an entourage to Woodbine Saturday
November 10 - TORONTO, ON — The size of the crowd standing by the rail at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday evening will swell by more than 200 people when the two-year-old pacing colts make their way onto the racing surface for their $300,000 Super Final.

Wilsonator equals track record in Gold Final triumph
November 7 - LONDON, ON — Consistent two-year-old trotting filly Wilsonator found her way to the Gold Final winner’s circle at Western Fair Raceway on Saturday evening with a commanding front end effort.

Western Silk earns her third Gold Final trophy
November 7 - TORONTO, ON — Balmy temperatures had the two-year-old pacing fillies stepping lively at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday evening, as they battled in their last regular season Gold Series contest.

Zorgwijk Kingpin finally earns a Gold Final crown
November 7 - TORONTO, ON — Two and a half months after capturing his first Gold Elimination victory, freshman trotting colt Zorgwijk Kingpin finally landed a Gold Final title with a 1:56.1 performance on Friday evening at Woodbine Racetrack.

Owners enjoying a thrill ride with Grin For Money
November 3 - LONDON, ON — Western Fair Raceway hosts an outstanding night of harness racing this Saturday, featuring Ontario’s top two-year-old trotting fillies and two-year-old pacing colts in a pair of $130,000 Gold Finals, and four $48,000-plus Finals for the Middlesex County Pacing Series’.

Tiz To Dream returns to action in lucrative Gold Final
November 3 - TORONTO, ON — After an extra week of vacation, Ontario’s top two-year-old pacing fillies return to Gold Series action at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday evening, competing for $170,000 in the last Gold Final of their campaign.

MacLean sticking to his plan through final Gold starts
November 3 - TORONTO, ON — Ontario’s talented two-year-old trotting colts wrap up their regular season at Woodbine Racetrack on Friday evening, and trainer Ron MacLean is putting the finishing touches on the plan he designed for Zorgwijk Kingpin before the gelding made his debut in August.

Random Destiny, Windcross victorious in London
November 1 - LONDON, ON — Defending Gold Final champion Random Destiny pushed her win streak to three with a 2:01.1 victory in Gold Elimination action at Western Fair Raceway on Saturday evening.

Grassroots champions deliver outstanding performances
November 1 - GLOUCESTER, ON — Rideau Carleton Raceway fans were treated to eight outstanding battles by the province’s top trotters and pacers on Sunday evening, as the Ottawa oval hosted the $800,000 Grassroots Championship.