Bingo Night and Tyler Jones equalled the 1:53.4 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) record for 2-year-old trotting fillies in the first of two $90,000 Gold events in the division on Monday night (Aug. 4) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Cher Hill emerged victorious in the second division.
In the first Gold test, Bingo Night (above) posted a 1¼ length victory over favourite Flowing Tribute in a career-best 1:53.4.
The mile equals the OSS record shared by the great Bee A Magician (2012) and Lil Sweet (2024).
Tyler Jones drove homebred filly Bingo Night to victory for his father, trainer/owner/breeder Dustin Jones, who shares Bingo Night’s ownership and breeding credit with Herbert Horses Inc. of Montreal and her ownership with Sjoblom Racing Inc. of Delray Beach, FL.
“:53 is a big mile tonight,” Tyler told Woodbine broadcaster John Rallis. “I didn’t know she could do that, but she did it and she did it well.”
The daughter of Green Manalishi S out of Cant Stop Tommi sat in the pocket behind Flowing Tribute (Bob McClure) most of the mile through fractions of :27.3, :57 and 1:26.2 before charging past in deep stretch to win.
“It was a duel down the stretch and both fillies gave their hearts out and I’m just the lucky victor,” Tyler said.
Bingo Night paid $8.20.
Tyler said Bingo Night is his father’s, “sweetheart. He loved her from day one. She did everything she was supposed to do from the word go and she’s still doing that.”
HP Crystaline (Louis-Philippe Roy) was third, followed by Barbara May (Doug McNair) and Very Sassy (Todd Ratchford).
The victory improved Bingo Night to 3-0-1 in four career starts and upped her bankroll to $108,152. Bingo Night won a Leg 1 Gold division on July 11 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and was third to Flowing Tribute in their July 25 Gold test.
In the second Gold division, Doug McNair drove Cher Hill to a two-length victory over Lo An Behold (Roy) in a career-best 1:55.4. It was the first career win for the homebred daughter of Muscle Mass—Lauramarie Hill owned and bred by Tom Hill of England and trained by McNair’s father, Gregg.
Cher Hill (Doug McNair) winning the second OSS Gold Leg 3 test for 2-year-old trotting fillies in 1:55.4.
Doug had Cher Hill on the front before the :59 half and cruised from there. Timeless (Ratchford) was second, followed by Figuratively (Tyler Jones) and the favourite, A Splash Of Green (James MacDonald, who made a break near the half and recovered to pick up the final cheque.
“I wanted to leave out of there, take a look at things and probably follow one or two of them, if I could,” Doug said. “I was just happy she drew away from a couple of the other bearcats [Bingo Night and Flowing Tribute].
“It’s just funny how you get a couple of nice fillies dad trains and then, this year, there are a couple of really special ones that were in the other division.
“[Cher Hill’s] attitude is her best attribute. She relaxes in the barn and is easy to drive and she usually trots perfectly. Last week, it really surprised me. I was leaving a little bit with her and she made a miscue on me. That’s a 2-year-old trotting filly for you.”
Cher Hill paid $9.00.
Cher Hill now has a record of 1-0-2 in four starts and earnings of $57,504.