For many years, TROT Magazine's Pepsi North America Cup Spring Book has served as an initial barometer for the three-year-old pacing colts and geldings that may be in the running for the richest prize in Canadian harness racing.
T H McMurry led all freshman pacers on the Monday (Aug. 28) evening card at Woodbine Mohawk Park and posted the fastest time of all of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions with a win in 1:51.2.
Repeat Grassroots winner D A McDreamy and the maiden-breaking Unrivaled Hanover gave trainer Shawn Steacy an Ontario Sires Stakes double in the third leg for two-year-old pacing colts on Friday evening (Aug. 18) at Grand River Raceway.