Pennsylvania Sires Stakes champion Captain Albano waited to make his attack on even-money favourite Newsroom and mowed him down off a fast clip to end his unbeaten streak with a 1:49.2 win in the $87,000 Arlene Siegel Memorial, part of the $348,000 Bluegrass Two-Year-Old Colt and Gelding Pace, on Friday afternoon (Sept. 29) at The Red Mile.
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 sophomores had their turn to battle in OSS Grassroots Semi-Final action on Friday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park after their rookie counterparts did battle just 24 hours earlier.
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.
A set of OSS Grassroots divisions went postward during Monday’s 11-race card at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and there was no shortage of speed from the three-year-old pacing fillies.