Stonebridge Helios wins a Gold Leg at Woodbine Mohawk Park (New Image Media)
Woodbine Entertainment released the first edition of its 2022 Road to the Pepsi North America Cup, ahead of the SBOA Stakes Eliminations this weekend. Stonebridge Helios is the highest ranked Ontario Sired contender
The son of Sunshine Beach comes in at number four on the rankings. He captured three gold legs in his freshman campaign, and finished third in the OSS Super Finals. The bay colt also won a division of the Champlain Stakes to earn a total of $295,710 as a two-year-old.
Bob Loblaw who won the 2021 Two-Year-Old Pacing Colt Super Final, comes in just behind Stonebridge Helios at number 6. Another Sunshine Beach colt, he took home a division of the Nassagaweya Stakes. He posted a record of 3-0-3 ($234,707) in 12 starts.
The SBOA Stakes Eliminations are Friday, May 13 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Stonebridge Helios has drawn the seven spot in Race 8 and Bob Loblaw will break from the five in Race 4.
Watch the SBOA Stakes Eliminations on Mohawk’s simulcast here.
Full Rankings
1. Pebble Beach (Sire: Downbytheseaside – Ohio)
Owners: Patricia Stable, Joe Sbrocco, Country Club Acres Inc, and Laexpressfoderadeovolente
Trainer: Noel Daley
Driver: Todd McCarthy
2022: 0-0-0-0, $0, 1:53Q (Meadowlands)
2021: 11-7-2-2, $361,250, 1:48.4 (Red Mile)
2. Gulf Shores (Sire: Downbytheseaside – Ohio)
Owners: Country Club Acres Inc, Crossover Racing, and Wingfield Brothers LLC.
Trainer: Brian Brown
Drivers: Yannick Gingras, David Miller, Ronnie Wrenn Jr.
2022: 0-0-0-0, $0, 1:56.4Q (Scioto)
2021: 10-6-3-0, $493,967, 1:51.3 (Scioto)
3. Early Action (Sire: Huntsville – New York)
Owners: Val D’Or Farms, and Ted Gewertz
Trainer: Joe Holloway
Driver: Brian Sears
2022: 0-0-0-0, $0
2021: 13-8-2-1, $442,817, 1:49.4 (Red Mile)
4. Stonebridge Helios (Sire: Sunshine Beach – Ontario)
Owners: John Fleischman, Angie Stiller, and John Pentland
Trainer: John Pentland
Driver: Bob McClure
2022: 0-0-0-0, $0, 1:51.1 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
2021: 7-4-2-1, $295,710, 1:51.4 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
5. I Did It Myway (Sire: Captaintreacherous – Pennsylvania)
Owners: Country Club Acres Inc, Joe Sbrocco, Don Latore, and Alagna And Fodera Racing
Trainer: Tony Alagna
Drivers: Tim Tetrick, Todd McCarthy
2022: 0-0-0-0, $0, 1:51.1 (Meadowlands)
2021: 8-5-0-1, $138,658, 1:50.3 (Red Mile)
6. Bob Loblaw (Sire: Sunshine Beach – Ontario)
Owners: Ken Middleton Jr., David Walls, James Grant, and Starting Centre Stables
Trainer: Ken Middleton Jr.
Driver: Sylvain Filion
2022: 1-0-0-0, $1,050
2021: 12-3-0-3, $233,657, 1:52.4 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
7. Beach Glass (Sire: Somebeachsomewhere – Pennsylvania)
Owners: Schooner II Stable
Trainer: Brent MacGrath
Driver: Paul MacDonell
2022: 0-0-0-0, $0
2021: 5-3-1-0, $35,750, 1:51.1 (Woodbine Mohawk Park)
8. Night Hawk (Sire: Betting Line – Pennsylvania)
Owners: Acadia Farms Inc., Joe Sbrocco, In The Gym Partners, and Leeman Lombardo Stable
Trainer: Brian Brown
Drivers: David Miller, Trace Tetrick
2022: 2-1-1-0, $22,894, 1:51.2 (Hoosier)
2021: 2-2-0-0, $54,219, 1:52 (Philadelphia)
9. Ario Hanover (Sire: Captaintreacherous – Pennsylvania)
Owners: Kirk Nichols, Aws Stbs LLC., Joe Sbrocco, and Rich Lombardo Racing LLC.
Trainer: Brian Brown
Drivers: David Miller, John De Long, Cameron McCown
2022: 4-1-3-0, $27,744, 1:52.4 (Miami Valley)
2021: 1-0-0-0, $4,417
10. Greatest Ending (Sire: Somebeachsomewhere – Pennsylvania)
Owner: Reginald Petitpas
Trainer: Dr. Ian Moore
Drivers: Dave Palone, Sylvain Filion, Tyler Moore, Bob McClure
2022: 1-1-0-0, $34,789, 1:51.2 (Meadows)
2021: 5-1-4-0, $23,000, 1:55.1Q (Woodbine Mohawk Park)