The three-year-old trotting fillies completed their Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots regular season tonight at Flamboro Downs in five $18,000 divisions.
The fastest division was dominated by Stormont Kate and Bruce Richardson who got the girls by the opening marker in :29, the half in :59.2 and three-quarters in 1:28.3 and were home easily in 1:58.2. Chelseas Chance was second followed by Torches Star.
Richardson, of Arthur, Ontario, owns and trains the winner, a daughter of Kadabra who was recording her fourth win this year. Stormont Kate is the second foal from a half-sister to $912,000 winner Lord Stormont.
KD Bella was the early leader in the first division, getting the field by the first quarter in :29.2, the half in :59.2 and three-quarters in 1:28.4. As the field was half-way through the final turn KD Bella went offstride allowing Viva Bayama to inherit the lead but Flexible Woman closed hard through the stretch to win in 1:59.3 for Steve Byron. Viva Bayama was a neck behind in second while Magic Factory was a close third.
John Bax trains the winner, a daughter of Federal Flex he co-owns with breeder Glengate Farms of Campbellville, Ontario. This was the third win of the year for Flexible Woman.
The second division saw Erin Hall and Travis Henry in the lead early and that pair trotted by the opening quarter in :28.2 and the half in :59.2. Serendipitious took over the lead by the 1:29.2 three-quarters but was overtaken in deep stretch by Mystical Wishes who hit the wire first in 1:59. Serendipitious held for second while Ja El Diamond was third.
A daughter of Muscle Mass trained by Tony Alagna for owners Mystical Marker Farms and Peggy Hood of Indiana, Mystical Wishes was notching her seventh win in 12 starts this year.
Lenny Mac and Scott Coulter went to the top first in the third division, and never gave up that position through fractions of :30.1, 1:01.1, 1:30.2 and was home easily in 2:00. Osprey Impact took second while Do The Wheelhouse finished third.
Trainer Bob McIntosh bred and co-owns the winner, a daughter of Kadabra, with Earl Hill of Ohsweken, Ontario. This was Lenny Mac’s third win of her sophomore campaign.
The final split was controlled the entire mile by Northern Secret who was by the first panel in :28.4, the half in :59.2, the three-quarters in 1:29.1 and was home first in 1:59.1. Doweeypuffandhow was second followed by Wawona.
Mario Baillargeon was up behind the winner, trained by his brother Ben who co-owns with Nunzio Vena of Bolton and Santo Veno of Brampton, Ontario. The Angus Hall miss earned a new life record with tonight’s effort, her second win this year.
This was the final Grassroots event for this group. The top point earners will now face off in the Semi-Finals on September 20 at Mohawk. To view the complete results from tonight’s races, please click Flamboro Results – September 11.