With the date for the 2023 Pepsi North America Cup eliminations just five weeks away, many of the three-year-old pacers aiming for Canadian harness racing's biggest prize have made on-track appearances and statements as they stake their claim for divisional dominance.
Off the 1-5 favourite, Stockade Seelster swept for the lead past the half and held firm to the finish to win the $94,500 Dream Maker Final, co-featured with the $88,500 Whenuwishuponastar Final, at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night (Aug. 13).
Mark Etsell's star trotting filly Adare Castle exacted vengeance from a runner-up finish in Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) competition earlier in the month to return to Gold glory with a win in her division's $156,300 OSS second-preliminary split on Thursday (June 30) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.