One horse will likely be the talk of the tote board in the $60,000 Ontario Spring Open Final on Friday night at Woodbine
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Bare Necessity, a three-year-old homebred son of Apaches Fame remains undefeated in five career starts for trainer Eric Adams and owner Millar Farms of Newmarket. In his most recent start, the $20,000 Ontario Spring Open elimination, Bare Necessity scored a comfortable, gate-to-wire score in 1:54.3, but what was most impressive was his :26.3 final quarter.
"He's always been a nice horse," owner George Millar said. "In fact, after his elimination win, we noticed his white cell count was elevated so we had to treat him. He should be ready for the final."
Bare Necessity went unraced as a two-year-old, but Millar agrees that it bodes well for the colt's future.
"When Eric [Adams] broke him, we had to take chips out, so we turned him out immediately and brought him back in around January of last year," said Millar. "He was ready to qualify after winning a schooling race at Georgian Downs in 1:59 but following the win, we noticed he was a little sore, so we gave him time to heal."
Since his return to the track, Bare Necessity captured two overnight events at Georgian Downs before scoring three straight victories at Woodbine, with all his victories coming on the front-end for driver Sylvain Filion.
"I think as he moves up in class, he will start to race out of a hole," Millar stated. "Sometimes in the lower-end classes, it's best to race on or near the front. As the competition gets tougher, it's an easier options to race off-the-pace. He's a nice size horse who doesn't mind racing from behind."
Millar also noted the future plans of his young star who has $34,000 in career earnings.
"He's eligible to this series and the Ontario Sires Stakes this summer," he said. "I'm not sure if he'll be a Gold horse but he'll be a nice Grassroots contender if nothing else. I'm certainly okay with racing for $24,000 in the Grassroots this summer."
Bare Necessity will leave from post three in Ontario Spring Open Stakes on April 29, which will go as the fifth race. First race post time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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To view entries for Friday's card of harness racing, click the following link: Friday Entries – Woodbine Racetrack.