Riveting Rosie and Kate Smith captured the two $105,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies contested over a track rated Good tonight at Flamboro Downs.
Riveting Rosie was the dominant performer in the first division, as she never relinquished her pole position and led through splits of :27.4, :58.3 and 1:27.4 and was home by more than six lengths in 1:57 for Paul MacDonell. Sweetie Hearts recovered from an early miscue to finish second while Magic Feeling was third.
Trainer John Bax of Peterborough, Ontario, shares ownership of the winner, a daughter of Muscle Mass, with Don Allensen of Wyoming, J And T Stable, Newmarket and John Hayes, Sharon, Ontario. Last year’s two-year-old trotting filly of the year, Riveting Rosie was recording her second win of her three-year-old campaign and upped her 2014 earnings well over $220,000 and lifetime to $690,000. Bred by Schare Adams of Kentucky, Riveting Rosie was a $17,000 yearling buy in 2012.
In the second division it was Margie and Sylvain Filion setting the tempo of :29.2, 1:00.1 and 1:29.4 but she could not hold off Kate Smith in the lane who was to the wire first in 1:59.3 for Anthony MacDonald. Margie was right there for second while Mayberry finished third.
Herb Holland trains the winner, a daughter of Cornaro Dasolo owned by breeder Carolyn MacIsaac of Milton, Ontario. This was the fifth win this year for the filly who sent her earnings well over the $100,000 mark with tonight’s effort.
This group has one more Gold event before the October 11 Super Finals, on September 30 at Mohawk. To view the full results from tonight’s program, please click Flamboro Results – September 21.