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.
Distant Lover (Betterthancheddar) kicked off her harness racing career with perfection, rolling first-up to win the second division of leg 4A of the Prospect Series for rookie pacing fillies on Tuesday (Aug. 22) at Georgian Downs. The filly was six-and-a-half lengths back of a loose leader at three-quarters but closed her down to score by
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).
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.