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Back To Last Call OnlineApril 08, 2010
At Grand River, Opening Day is more like the day the circus returns to town.
Monday night, the Elora, ON track will open its seventh season of live harness racing as reported in the latest installment from my weekly Guelph Mercury column.
The track’s marketing director, Kelly Spencer, has a flair for the creative that permeates the entire facility and is a perfect match for the artisan community of Elora. Chalk it up to experience, perhaps? Spencer freely admits a “spiritual adviser” once told her that in a former life she was a horse trainer in a Russian circus in the 19th century.
To be clear, Spencer is the furthest thing from a kook, but she is open-minded and her theatrical leanings have led to costumed greeters at the main entrance and Grand River’s popular Tarmac Show. The show is a vehicle for between-race entertainment for patrons — from trivia to cheerleading to bouncy pony races and even drivers and trainers acting out pre-taped movie lines.
Each year, Spencer adds something new to the mix. This year, she has three new projects up her sleeve, so far…
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