Super Final Night In The Books
Woodbine Mohawk Park hosted eight $225,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Finals, one for each division of two and three-year-old Standardbreds, during its Saturday, October 13 program.
Louis-Philippe Roy won a total of three Super Finals during the card, which helped him lay claim to the Lampman Cup title as the leading driver in the Ontario Sires Stakes program for 2018. For more on Roy’s achievement, click here.
Links to Trot Insider’s comprehensive, race-by-race recap of Super Final Night – which includes video replays, race analysis and post-race comments – appear below.
Smoke And Mirrors Upsets Soph Filly Trot
The Richard “Nifty” Norman-trained Kadabra filly Smoke And Mirrors made front after favourite Sorceress Seelster broke into the first turn and coasted to a 1:55.3 lifetime-best victory to take the $225,000 OSS Super Final for three-year-old filly trotters at odds of 16-1....read more
Forbidden Trade Threads Way To OSS Win
Driver Bob McClure launched 9-5 co-favourite Forbbiden Trade three wide into the stretch and lunged quickest to the wire between Only For Justice rallying wide and Southwind Avenger fighting at the rail to narrowly take the $225,000 OSS Super Final for two-year-old colt and gelding trotters in 1:56.2....read more
Summer Charm Charges To Frosh Filly Shocker
Surging through a seam at the rail off a pocket trip, Summer Charm shot past her competition in the final eighth and dashed to a 1:52.3 victory at odds of 28-1 in the $225,000 OSS Super Final for two-year-old filly pacers....read more
Hp Titania Runner Sails In Frosh Filly Trot
Race-favourite Hp Titania Runner ranged into competition from third over through the stretch and held off a late bid from Champagne Jane to take the $225,000 OSS Super Final for two-year-old filly trotters in 1:57.4....read more
Run Director Dominates Soph Colt Trot
Challenging leader Stormont Ventnor rounding the final turn, Run Director ducked into the pocket rounding the final turn and popped back out in the stretch, surging past Stormont Ventnor to take the $225,000 OSS Super Final for three-year-old colt and gelding trot....read more
Keystone Concrete Catches Competition In Colt Pace
Metro Pace winner and 1-5 favourite Stag Party tried to hold command through the stretch but gave way as Keystone Concrete catapulted through the center of the course to catch pocket-popping Bettors Wish and claimed victory in the $225,000 OSS Super Final for two-year-old colt and gelding pacers....read more
Percy Bluechip Powers To OSS Score
Taking control early, 3-5 favourite Percy Bluechip wired her competition to take the $225,000 OSS Super Final for three-year-old filly pacers....read more
Jimmy Freight Fires For OSS Win
Richard Moreau-trainee Jimmy Freight flushed first over heading to the half, ground towards pacesetter Backstreet Shadow, hooked wheels with the leader briefly in the stretch and slid to a 1:50.2 victory in the $225,000 OSS Super Final for three-year-old colt and gelding pacers....read more
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park.