A total of seven $18,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series divisions for two-year-old colt and gelding pacers were featured on Monday night (July 21) at Grand River Raceway, and they saved the fastest split for last as Single White Sock toured the half-mile oval in 1:56.

With driver Scott Coulter at the lines, Single White Sock was in front through fractions of :27.4, :58, and 1:27.3. Single White Sock turned away a big three-wide bid by Twin B Scandal (Joe Hudon) past three-quarters, and he then kicked clear in the lane to prevail by two and a quarter lengths. Twin B Scandal wound up second with Pan Street USA (Bob McClure) back in third.

It was the second win in three starts for Single White Sock, a Badlands Hanover colt trained by Barry Treen for owner Len Gamble of Etobicoke, Ontario. Tanya Prescott bred Single White Sock, who was purchased for $24,000 at the 2013 Canadian Yearling Sale. Single White Sock, an earner of $18,480, is the fifth foal out of the Apaches Fame mare Love You Dear, making him a half-brother to millionaire and former Ontario Sires Stakes winner Ramegade Bruiser.

Camluck, the long-time stalwart sire of the Ontario Sires Stakes program, had a pair of winners with Big Moment winning the second division in 1:56.1 with Alfie Carroll handling the driving assignment and Mikes Powerhouse picking up a 1:56.4 victory in the third section for driver Trevor Henry.

Big Moment broke his maiden in his second attempt for trainer Bob McIntosh, who also bred the colt with C S X Stables. McIntosh and partner Max Newham of Merlin, Ontario, own Big Moment, the fourth foal out of the No Pan Intended mare Breathtacular. Breathtacular is related to two six-figure earners in Breathdefying and Lucky Encounter.

Mikes Powerhouse, who is out of the Artsplace mare Michelles Jackpot, making him a full brother to the likes of 2012 Little Brown Jug champion and millionaire Michaels Power and millionaire Michelles Power, is trained by Casie Coleman for owner-breeder Jeff Snyder of New York City. Mikes Powerhouse was victorious at first asking after finishing fourth and first in two qualifiers at Mohawk Racetrack.

Coleman was right back in the winner’s circle in the next race after Mikes Powerhouse’s victory as her Sportskeeper (Jody Jamieson) romped to a an eight and a quarter length decision in 1:56.3.

Coleman also bred and co-owns Sportskeeper, a Sportswriter colt, with partner Merlin Howse of Langton, Ontario. Sportskeeper, who was also making the initial start of his racing career, is the third foal out of the Nuclear Flash mare Keeper Flying, which means Sportskeeper is a half-brother to former Ontario Sires Stakes competitor Keepers Destiny (Intrepid Seelster, $712,747).

Sportswriter had another siring credit with Half A Billion, who was a 1:57.3 victor in the sixth Grassroots flight. Mike Saftic drove the colt for trainer Marcel Barrieau.

Half A Billion is a home-bred for the Hudson Standardbred Stable of Hudson, Quebec, and he is a perfect two-for-two in his career and in Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series competition. Half A Billion, the fifth foal out of the Western Hanover mare Racey Miss, is a half-brother to multiple-time OSS winner Racey Miss ($221,164) along with Petite Courageuse ($197,053).

Also picking up victories were:

–Bridge Of Stone, a Stonebridge Regal-Dreamlands Sachi (Western Hanover) gelding, who halted the clock in 1:57.3 for driver Scott Coulter, trainer Carmen Auciello, and owners Denarben Stables of Thornhill and Rocco Auciello of Stouffville, Ontario. He has won both of his Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series tries

–The Fire Within, a gelding by Whosurboy and out of the Big Towner mare Mollie Hanover. The half-brother to millionaire Illusionist picked up his second win from three attempts for driver Jody Jamieson and breeder, owner, trainer Fred Drouillard of Dutton, Ontario.

The next time the two-year-old colt and gelding pacers of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Series will be in action is August 15 at Mohawk Racetrack. For full results of Monday’s night’s events, please click –

http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/racing/results/data/r0721grvrn.dat.