The early miscue from heavy favourite Lady All Star left Saturday's Ontario Sired Autumn Series final for two- and three-year-old filly trotters wide open for another filly to find the Flamboro Downs winner's circle.
Gabby Sasso trainee Cool Clifford returned off a three-week layoff to put forth a front-stepping effort and take the $10,000 featured trot at Flamboro Downs on Sunday night (Jan. 8).
Off an easy front-stepping win last week, Jodie Cullen trainee Dontpokethedragon tried off the pace tactics to success and scored a 1:53.4 repeat win in the $13,000 Preferred Handicap Pace on Wednesday night (Nov. 30) at Flamboro Downs.
Driver James MacDonald, trainer Nick Gallucci and owner George Millar won both $101,300 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold divisions for three-year-old pacing fillies Sunday night (Aug. 28) at Rideau Carleton Raceway in polar opposite fashions. The first with a longshot from off the pace, and the second favourite from out front.
Three-year-old pacing fillies of the Ontario Sires Stakes were front and centre at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday as the oval hosted four Grassroots divisions worth $22,600 apiece.