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Grand River Raceway’s Ontario Sires Stakes season got off to a quick start on Friday, July 16 as Fuzzy Angel rocketed around the Elora oval to a 1:56.3 victory in the first $22,150 three-year-old trotting filly Grassroots division.
Starting from Post 4, driver Jody Jamieson fired Fuzzy Angel away from the start and reached the quarter-pole in :28.1. The filly opened up a six length margin on the field by the :57.3 half and had extended her lead to 10 lengths by the 1:26.3 three-quarters. From there Jamieson shifted Fuzzy Angel into cruise and the fan favourites sailed home seven length winners over A Blue Blood and Stonebridge Strong.
Grand River Raceway opens its 2021 Ontario Sires Stakes season this Friday, July 16 with four $22,150 Grassroots divisions and one $7,000 Prospect Series division for the three-year-old trotting fillies.
Looking for her third win of the season and second Grassroots victory will be Tipsy In Dixie, who starts from Post 1 in the last division. In the Grassroots season opener at Clinton Raceway on July 4, the Muscle Mass daughter cruised to a two-length 2:01.1 victory from the outside Post 7.
“She definitely doesn’t mind the half-mile tracks,” said trainer Harry Poulton of Milton, ON. “She’s pretty nice. She’s doing everything we want her to do, so far anyway.”
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For the second straight year, a Rideau Carleton Raceway track record has fallen during Ontario Sires Stakes competition.
In the second of two $99,800 Gold Series divisions at the Ottawa oval on Sunday, July 11, three-year-old trotting colt Logan Park sprinted down the stretch to reel in pacesetter Highland Mowgli and trip the teletimer at 1:52.4. Highland Mowgli settled for second, a half length behind the favourite, and Macho Martini was three lengths behind in third. The mile lowered the former three-year-old trotting colt and gelding record of 1:54.1 set by All Wrapped Up in 2019 and equaled the all-age track record set by P L Notsonice in three-year-old trotting filly Gold Series action last summer.