Lyons Lou was the star of Friday morning's (June 25) qualifying session for two-year-olds at Woodbine Mohawk Park by way of a scintillating 1:53.4 performance.
The son of Sweet Lou and Princess Character, a half-brother to six-figure earners Queen Josephine and Rocknrollroyalty, travelled comfortably on the lead through a :58 first half before accelerating clear through the far turn in line to Sylvain Filion. Lyons Lou began to establish separation over his seven foes through a :28 third quarter, and then blazed home in :27.4 to defeat Dreamfair Arnie B by 2-1/2 lengths for trainer Anthony Beaton and Threelyonsracing of Brantford, Ont.
Betterhavemymoney sprinted out of an earned pocket for a 1:55.2 qualifying win, using :28.1 stretch speed to evade Rockaway Bay by 4-1/2 lengths. James MacDonald drove Millar Farms' homebred son of Betterthancheddar and Whosluckierthanme for trainer Nick Gallucci.
MacDonald also teamed up with Francis Dumouchel trainee He Bee Sunny for a two-move, 1:55.3 win over the late-lifting Stonebridge Helios. Dumouchel partners with Ecurie CSL, Travis Henry and O A S 2021 on the Sunshine Beach-Miss Mittzie Bee gelding.
Of the rookie trotters, Duly Resolved was the only one to record a 2:00 mile, squarely hitting the benchmark time by way of cosy early fractions and a :29.1 sprint home under Paul MacDonell. The half-brother of multiple Ontario Sire Stakes Gold winner Bright Eyes M kept Delgado two lengths at bay for trainer John Bax, whose Bax Stable shares ownership with Dave Hudson, Don Allensen and the Gaelic Stable.
Kipper Whipr Snipr posted an 11-1/2-length margin of victory over Twin B Archie in his 2:00.3 win for trainer Robert Don Fellows. Louis-Philippe Roy drove the Edward Wilson homebred son of Royalty For Life and New Years Day.
Drinks At Home, a half-brother to multiple OSS Gold winner Macho Martini, won his qualifier in 2:00.4, with Bob McClure aboard for trainer Luc Blais and Determination. The son of Royalty For Life and Peach Martini evaded a late challenge from Musculus Massa to win by 1-3/4 lengths.
The COSA TV broadcast of Friday morning's 14-race card appears in its entirety below.
To view Friday morning's complete results, click the following link: Friday Results – Woodbine Mohawk Park (Qualifier).