Beau Jangles was ultra impressive in his pari-mutuel debut on Saturday (July 5) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the first Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series test of the year for 2-year-old pacing colts. The $140,000 event attracted a field of 10.
The Cattlewash—Mrs Major Hill colt, driven by Bob McClure, sat third through the :27 opening quarter, but blasted to the front shortly after to take the field through remaining fractions of :56.1 and 1:23.1 to win by three lengths over Tillthecowscomehome (Jody Jamieson) in 1:50.1. Windsor (Doug McNair) was third, followed by Borderline Mobby (James MacDonald) and No Waitlist (Travis Henry).
Beau Jangles, trained by Dr. Ian Moore, was the 2-1 betting favourite.
“This colt, he’s exceptional,” McClure told Woodbine broadcaster Chad Rozema in the winner’s circle. “He can leave the gate, he’s perfect-gaited, great mouth. You can sit him in the three hole, move him to the front and he melts for you. Yeah, I had to yell at him down the lane to keep his attention, but he was waiting for more to come. He wasn’t done.
“He’s got gears that I haven’t seen many 2-year-olds have. It’s surprising because horses [that large] usually are not perfectly gaited. They’re usually growing into their legs. But this guy is an athlete.”
Bred by Tara Hill Stud of Port Perry, ON, Beau Jangles was purchased for $65,000 U.S. at the 2024 Standardbred Horse Sale Company yearling auction in Harrisburg, PA by Graham Grace Stables of Clifton, VA, Jonathan Roberts of Laplata, MD and Bolton Stables of Clemont, FL.
“This guy’s got a real quick turn of speed,” Moore told Rozema. “I trained him on Thursday and I just asked him one time and it was like he put the gear shift down and away he went.”
Beau Jangles already sports earnings of $70,000 after one career start.
A CLEAN DEAL WINS 2YOFP GOLD
On Friday (July 4) in the lone $140,000 OSS Gold event for 2-year-old pacing fillies, A Clean Deal was impressive winning in 1:50.4. It was the first 2-year-old OSS Gold event of the year in any division.
Doug McNair drove the daughter of Cattlewash—Ideal Talker to the one-length victory in the field of nine for trainer Rob Fellows, owners Yolanda Fellows of Rockwood, ON, Blair Corbeil of Leduc, AB, Windermere Stable LLC of New York, NY and James Ross of Wingham, ON.
TH Check Me Out (Tyler Borth) was second, followed by Jay (Bob McClure), Jen Tilly (Billy Davis, Jr.) and A Bets A Bet (Scott Young). Favourite Shes A Bulldog went offstride and finished eighth.
Bred by Winbak Farm, A Clean Deal was purchased for $20,000 U.S. at the 2024 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale.
She is now a perfect two-for-two with earnings of $78,000.