Two-year-old pacing colts were featured at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, July 9, competing in five $22,500 Grassroots divisions, and Bob Loblaw kicked things off in the first race with a 1:54.2 score.
Starting from Post 7 with Sylvain Filion in the race bike, Bob Loblaw hustled away from the starting gate and led the field of 10 to a :28.3 quarter. Silk Road Smash swept to the front heading for the :58 half and carried on to a 1:27.1 three-quarters with Bob Loblaw on his heels. Coming off the final turn Filion tipped Bob Loblaw out from behind the pacesetter and the gelding responded with a :27 last quarter that saw him hit the wire three and one-quarter lengths ahead of co-favourites Up The Creek and Silk Road Smash.