Nine Ontario-sired two-year-old trotters have been entered in the 2026 Balanced Image Stakes and will advance straight to the $44,500 final on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Hanover Raceway.

The field includes Shes Flexin, one of two fillies entered in the race and a recent Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots winner in her career debut last Wednesday at Grand River Raceway for trainer Katie Graham, and colt Wolfpack Doc, a two-time Prospect Series winner with success over the Hanover half-mile oval last month for trainer Tyler Moore. Meanwhile, trainer/driver Bruce Richardson will take aim at a second straight victory in Hanover's signature race with Grassroots competitor Loch Ness, joining the rest of the entrants hoping for a maiden-breaking stakes win.

The entries are listed below in alphabetical order with trainers and * indicating filly entrants:

• Alarm Bell - Shannon Henry
• Dreamtrade* - Luc Blais
• Loch Ness - Bruce Richardson
• Mr Predictable - Blake MacIntosh
• Shes Flexin* - Katie Graham
• Steadfastly - Luc Blais
• Sundae Royale - Dominic Gladu
• Wolf Of Wallstreet - Blake MacIntosh
• Wolfpack Doc - Tyler Moore

The final will be drawn on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 9 a.m.

The Balanced Image Trot will be held on the same card as the Dream Of Glory Stakes final for Ontario-sired three-year-old trotters, which was rescheduled due to a previous race day cancellation and will be redrawn on Aug. 25, including only those horses who entered for the original event.

(Standardbred Canada; photo of 2025 Balanced Image Trot champion Great Trickster)