8. Wildcat Lisa was part of two big wins for her connections in 2023. She helped trainer Doug Hie nose out his arch rival, brother Carmen Hie in a tight finish at Kawartha Downs on Sept. 1. Three months later, the sophomore pacing filly and Tyler Jones teamed up at Woodbine Mohawk Park to upset the apple cart at 67-1 odds in the mile of her life. View Chart

7. Peter Crown was never better than he was on Sept. 20 at Grand River Raceway, flying to the lead down the backside and bottoming out his field just enough to hold off the late blitz of favoured Katkin Morgan for the 1:58.2 decision at odds of 68-1. View Chart