Kawartha Downs

Up until June 1, Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final hopeful Legzy was officially known as Legs Go On Forever.

Two fillies with local connections earned Gold elimination trophies at Kawartha Downs on Thursday evening as the two-year-old trotting lasses kicked off their Gold Series careers.

John Bax will make the short drive from his Peterborough farm to Kawartha Downs on Thursday evening for the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series debut of his 2012 crop of two-year-old trotting fillies.

Kawartha Downs' leading reinsman Gord Brown continued his dominance in the driver's seat at the Fraserville, Ontario five-eighths mile oval on Saturday winning half of the evening's 10 races.

Rideau Carleton Raceway Spokesman Alex Lawryk has gone on the record as saying that the Ottawa area track's intention to continue hosting live racing beyond March 31, 2013 is, in fact, conditional.

According to a report by CTV, Rideau Carleton Raceway does not have plans to close its doors once the slots-at-racetracks program ends March 31, 2013.

It has been confirmed that live racing at Fraserville, Ont.'s Kawartha Downs, near Peterborough, will cease in 2013 if some sort of financial agreement is not reached.

The tandem of trainer Corey Johnson and driver Jonathan Drury could do no wrong at Kawartha Downs on Thursday evening, and that was music to the ears of the fans playing favourites.