The fourth leg of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series for sophomore trotting fillies was contested on Wednesday, Aug. 13 with a trio of $25,000 divisions at Grand River Raceway, where Medley Seelster made her three-year-old debut in style with a 1:55.3 victory in the quickest split.
Louis-Philippe Roy had the assignment on the 2-1 second choice, who left from post five in the field of seven. Roy sent Medley Seelster to the top through an opening quarter of :27.3 before being covered up by Trudybird (Bob McClure) at the half in :56.3. Medley Seelster stalked from the pocket at three-quarters in 1:25.4 before angling out at the top of the lane and sneaking by Trudybird by a neck on the wire, with Shampoo Girl (Jason Ryan) finishing in third.
Trained by Blake MacIntosh for owners Tim Klemencic, Clancy Farms and Glenn Dyke, Medley Seelster returned off a two-year-old campaign in which she won four of 12, including a pair of OSS Gold splits, and banked $187,721. The victory in her three-year-old debut matched the career best for the daughter of Wheeling N Dealin-Daylon Melody and pushed her career earnings over $200,000.
The first two splits of Grassroots action went to Oceanview Rumours (Bob McClure, $3.70) in 1:57.3 for trainer Shane Arsenault and The Green Book (Trevor Henry, $17.30) in 1:58 for trainer Shannon Henry.
To view Wednesday's harness racing results, click the following link: Wednesday Results - Grand River Raceway.
(Standardbred Canada)