There was nearly $2 million handed out in the eight OSS Super Final races on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park, but also at stake were the results of the 2nd annual COSA Fantasy Stable Contest, brought to you by the Central Ontario Standardbred Association and administered by TROT Magazine and Standardbred Canada.
After hundreds of OSS races during the year, the contest actually came down to the final event of the season — the three-year-old filly trot. When the dust settled in that event it was Doug McNair and the John Bax-trained Up And Ready hitting the wire first, along with Tyler MacKendrick's 'Before And Way Before Stables'.
MacKendrick, from Whitby, Ont., captured the Grand Prize of a night in the private suite at Woodbine Mohawk Park along with $1,500 in food and beverage and $2,500 in betting vouchers. You can read more about our winner in the upcoming November issue of TROT Magazine.
Here are the members of MacKendrick's winning stable:
| Drivers | ||
| MCCLURE,BOB | $65,414 | |
| MACDONALD,JAMES A | $111,453 | |
| YOUNG,SCOTT R | $8,252 | |
| Trainers | ||
| MOORE,IAN | $23,482 | |
| MCINTOSH,ROBERT A | $5,725 | |
| HENSLEY,ASHLEIGH M | $20,145 | |
| Sires | ||
| SHADOW PLAY | $106,947 | |
| BETTERTHANCHEDDAR | $70,155 | |
| ARCHANGEL | $148,046 | |
| RESOLVE | $57,309 | |
| Horses | ||
| LAWLESS SHADOW | $539,006 | |
| AVION SEELSTER | $18,500 | |
| SECOND BRUISER | $119,776 | |
| SCARLETT HANOVER | $475,345 | |
| ANDRA DAY | $42,627 | |
| NIGHTLIFE SEELSTER | $61,668 | |
| FASHION FRENZIE | $564,910 | |
| HIGHLAND MOWGLI | $39,847 | |
| ROYAL TYRONE | $17,238 | |
| UP AND READY | $328,370 | |
| HP MAMA B | $263,500 | |
| TOP OF THE BAR | $13,479 | |
| SHADOWMOON RISING | $16,741 | |
| ALTERNATE UNIVERSE | $1,404 | |
| TEAM MAC | $1,380 | |
| SHANGHAI SEELSTER | $21,233 | |
| NOVELLA SEELSTER | $18,003 | |
| MISS MOTIVATE | $888 | |
| ARCHERY SEELSTER | $44,160 | |
| STAR POWER HANOVER | $108,279 | |
| MARAUDER SEELSTER | $17,392 | |
| ALLISONANN HANOVER | $18,687 | |
| LADIES FIRST | $20,507 | |
| LOVIN JULIE | $50,087 |
With 1,081 entrants the 2nd annual COSA Fantasy Stable Contest attracted approximately 200 more competitors than the inaugural event did in 2020. COSA, the Ontario Sires Stakes, TROT and Standardbred Canada all thank you for your interest and support.
As advertised the top 20 finishers in the standings will receive prizes, and everyone on that list will be contacted by COSA and/or TROT in the coming days.
| 1 | BEFORE AND WAY BEFORE STABLES | Tyler Mackendrick | Whitby, ON | $3,419,955 |
| 2 | JJDCHAMP STABLES | Jeff Davis | Omemee, ON | $3,328,462 |
| 3 | PROBONO | Des Tackoor | Ajax, ON | $3,323,938 |
| 4 | PATTEE LANE STABLE | Francine Larocque | Hawkesbury, ON | $3,314,883 |
| 5 | KENOGAMI STABLE | Jean-francois Reid | Anjou, QC | $3,194,953 |
| 6 | COURBIER RACING | Shane Courbier | Grand Rapids, MI | $3,189,587 |
| 7 | HARLEYO | Terry Oenema | Norwich, ON | $3,162,265 |
| 8 | MRSHEWIHORSINAROUND | Kathy Hewitt | Otterville, ON | $3,091,570 |
| 9 | MAYHEM | Cindy Brewer | Dresden, ON | $3,083,541 |
| 10 | GIJOC STABLE | Jocelyn Bleau | Québec, QC | $3,023,677 |
| 11 | FAST EDDIE | Ed Bankes | Mossley, ON | $3,007,557 |
| 12 | SANDIEGO | Stephen Bossence | London, ON | $3,004,100 |
| 13 | TORBAY STABLES | Glenn Scargill | Bible Hill, NS | $3,000,623 |
| 14 | PARLAY PLAYER | Jeff Crawford | Woodstock, ON | $2,999,414 |
| 15 | DANIEL WARD | Daniel Ward | Mitchell, ON | $2,974,505 |
| 16 | FINAL BALANCE | Bob Roach | Moncton, NB | $2,958,225 |
| 17 | CARLY'S CHAMPS | Carly Van Daele | Cambridge, ON | $2,908,446 |
| 18 | JOYCESDREAMTEAM | Joyce Dorsey | Sanborn, NY | $2,904,764 |
| 19 | COOL 1 | Robert Coole | Guelph, ON | $2,883,581 |
| 20 | LUCKYHASKINS STABLE | Kevin B Williams | Goderich, ON | $2,872,511 |
Full standings for the 2021 COSA Fantasy Stable Contest are available here.