Domenico Cecere might not be thrilled with the post position for Winners Bet in Saturday’s second of two $100,000 Hambletonian Stakes eliminations at The Meadowlands, but the trainer is quite pleased with the way his colt has returned to action this season as he heads to the sport’s premier event for three-year-old trotters.
Thursday (July 20) evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park was headlined by freshman trotting series action as the first leg of the Millard Farms Trotting Series and first leg of the Pure Ivory Trotting Series in four races with two $20,000 divisions for each series split.
Cool Ma Belle (Walner, Bob McClure), half-sister to Hambletonian winner Cool Papa Bell, overcame post 10 with a two-move harness racing effort to take the first division of leg one of the Pure Ivory series at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday (Jul. 20). The filly thundered out early to take the lead at the quarter,
The Team Burke homebred Pass Line kept her undefeated streak alive when stepping into Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold territory on Tuesday night (July 11), capturing the $101,300 second division of two for freshman pacing fillies at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The Second Gold Leg of the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings goes Saturday July 8 at Woodbine Mohawk Park with 10 sophomores squaring off in a highly competitive $159,000 division.