The Dream Of Glory Stakes and the Doc Morley Invitational Pace have been rescheduled after last weekend's cancellation at Hanover Raceway and will be moved to Saturday, Aug. 29 along with the Balanced Image Stakes and the Thibaudeau Trot.

Eliminations for the Balanced Image Stakes will now take place on Saturday, Aug. 22, along with the Gail Murray Invitational Pace, Lynn Wedow Memorial Trot and Walker Memorial Trot.

“It was unfortunate that weather prevented our fans from enjoying the Dream Of Glory final last Saturday,” said Scott Price, General Manager of Hanover Raceway. “But we have a great lineup of stakes races and invitational events in store for the last four weeks of the season, starting with the Balanced Image eliminations on Aug. 22 through to the Bud and Ethel Fritz Memorial Pace on closing day, Sept. 12.”

Entries for the Balanced Image eliminations, open to Ontario-sired two-year-old trotters, will close on Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. in the Clinton race office. The final will be drawn on Tuesday. Aug. 25 at 9 a.m.

The Dream Of Glory final for Ontario-sired three-year-old trotters will be redrawn on Aug. 25, including only those horses who entered for the original event: DA Masstermind, Silver Detector, Stonebridge Wings, Switch, Thor B Good and Toss Of The Dice. 

The Doc Morley Invitational Pace will remain open for entries and will be drawn with the Aug. 25 card.

To better accommodate the Aug. 29 date for the Balanced Image final, the fourth leg of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series for two-year-old trotting colts and geldings will be shifted from Wednesday, Sept. 2 to Friday, Sept. 4 at Grand River Raceway.

“We want to make sure Ontario-sired horses can make the most of the opportunities available to them, whether that is in the Gold, Grassroots or Prospect Series, or the stakes events hosted by Ontario racetracks,” said Bill O’Donnell, Standardbred Improvement Program Committee Chair.

Among the Grassroots point leaders eligible to the Balanced Image are colts DA Trixter, Graceful King, The Great Gazoo and Sundae Royale, along with fillies Thankful In North, TH Francesca and Dreamtrade.

For more information about the Balanced Image, contact the Clinton race office at 519-606-0161.

For more information about the Ontario Sires Stakes program, contact the OSS Program Coordinator at [email protected] or visit the OSS website.

(With files from Ontario Racing)