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.
In addition to one condition class at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday (Aug. 17), the evening card was taken over by freshman trotters and pacers, each competing for a $17,000 purse in their respective classes, and by the Pop Up Claiming Series as part of the undercard.
Twin B Archie’s 2021 O’Brien Award nomination may have come as a surprise to trainer and co-owner Scott McEneny, but the trotter’s follow-up season warrants serious consideration for divisional honours.
Momentarily solidified her spot atop the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots standings for three-year-old pacing fillies heading into the Semi-Finals with a victory in the fifth and final preliminary leg on Friday night (Sept. 9) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Twin B Archie managed to hold off a fast-closing Duly Resolved to take the $165,725 Simcoe Stake for three-year-old trotting colts on Saturday night (Sept. 3) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The race, contested by just five talented sophomores, kicked off a stakes laden card anchored by the legendary Canadian Pacing Derby and Maple Leaf Trot.