Meet The Leaders ahead of Saturday’s Super Finals

MILTON, October 12, 2018 – The $1.8 million Ontario Sires Stakes Super Finals are set to be contested this Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The finest two and three-year-olds in Ontario will compete in eight $225,000 championship races. The Super Finals will wrap up another exciting Ontario Sires Stakes season. Several of Saturday’s competitors have competed n Grand Circuit events and had success, while others have kept their focus on the OSS season.

The OSS regular season consisted of five legs and competitors earned points based on their finish in each event. The OSS Standings were closely monitored by horsepeople, as only a max of 10 horses can compete in each $225,000 Super Final.

Now that the draw is complete and the fields are set, the standings no longer mean anything and the title of OSS champion will need to be captured on the racetrack this Saturday.

While top spot in the OSS regular season doesn’t earn you the championship, it is still an accomplishment.

Check out the regular season leaders from each division and what’s in store for them in Saturday’s $225,000 championship.

Race 2: 3-Year-Old Filly Trot
Regular Season Leader: Illusioneesta

Meet The OSS Leaders – 3YO Filly Trot

Horse: Illusioneesta
Sire: Kadabra
Owner: Harbor Racing Stable LLC & Asa Farm
Trainer: Per Henriksen
Driver: @TheRealCCjr1
Gold Points: 149
Post: 4

Won 2 Gold events and finished Top-3 in all 5 events. #BetWoodbineSB pic.twitter.com/ompCyAqcM5

— Mark McKelvie (@MohawkMarkM) October 12, 2018

• Illusioneesta is the 7/2 second-choice behind Sorceress Seelster (3/1). The Henriksen trainee is winless in her last six-starts with her last victory coming in a Gold on July 21 at Georgian Downs.

Race 3: 2-Year-Old Colt Trot
Regular Season Leader: Forbidden Trade

Meet The OSS Leaders – 2YO Colt Trot

Horse: Forbidden Trade
Sire: Kadabra
Owner: Determination
Trainer: Luc Blais
Driver: @BobMcClure2
Gold Points: 208
Post: 2

Won 4 of 5 Gold events. Enters $225,000 Super Final on a 3-race win streak. #BetWoodbineSB pic.twitter.com/3B0bzN18Uz

— Mark McKelvie (@MohawkMarkM) October 12, 2018

• Forbidden Trade is the 5/2 morning-line choice. The Luc Blais trainee was purchased for $110,000 as a yearling at Harrisburg.

Race 5: 2-Year-Old Filly Pace
Regular Season Leader: Better Single

Meet The OSS Leaders – 2YO Filly Pace

Horse: Better Single
Sire: Betterthancheddar
Owner: Anthony Beaton & David Mercer
Trainer: Anthony Beaton
Driver: Louis Philippe Roy
Gold Points: 167
Post: 8

Won 3 of 5 Gold events. Earned $156,685 in 9 starts. #BetWoodbineSB pic.twitter.com/3cSQeUZ4jB

— Mark McKelvie (@MohawkMarkM) October 12, 2018

• Better Single is 9/2 on the morning line. The Beaton trainee won her career debut and then was winless in six before winning back-to-back Gold events to enter the Super Final on a hot streak.

Race 6: 2-Year-Old Filly Trot
Regular Season Leader: Hp Titania Runner

Meet The OSS Leaders – 2YO Filly Trot

Horse: Hp Titania Runner
Sire: E L Titan
Owner: Claude Hamel & Michel Damphousse
Trainer: Rene Bourassa
Driver: Louis Philippe Roy
Gold Points: 151
Post: 5

Won 3 of 4 Gold starts. #BetWoodbineSB pic.twitter.com/S1L3OjFDe4

— Mark McKelvie (@MohawkMarkM) October 12, 2018

• Hp Titania Runner is the 5/2 morning-line choice and enters the Super Final off a career-best 1:56.4 victory.

Race 7: 3-Year-Old Colt Trot
Regular Season Leader: Run Director

Meet The OSS Leaders – 3YO Colt Trot

Horse: Run Director
Sire: Kadabra
Owner: Tom & Elizabeth Rankin
Trainer: Ben Baillargeon
Driver: Sylvain Filion
Gold Points: 200
Post: 8

Won 3 of 5 Gold events. #BetWoodbineSB pic.twitter.com/vaTaQangdo

— Mark McKelvie (@MohawkMarkM) October 12, 2018

• Run Director is the 2/1 morning-line choice. The Baillargeon trainee has four wins in his last five starts as the public’s choice.

Race 8: 2-Year-Old Colt Pace
Regular Season Leader: Bronx Seelster

Meet The OSS Leaders – 2YO Colt Pace

Horse: Bronx Seelster
Sire: Big Jim
Owner: Capers 3 Stable
Trainer: Wayne McGean
Driver: Trevor Henry
Gold Points: 200
Post: 5

Won 3 of 5 Gold events. Grand Circuit winner (Champlain). #BetWoodbineSB pic.twitter.com/DRWr771eVp

— Mark McKelvie (@MohawkMarkM) October 12, 2018

• Bronx Seelster is the 7/2 second-choice behind morning-line favourite Stag Party, who is making his first start since capturing the $890,000 Metro Pace.

Race 9: 3-Year-Old Filly Pace
Regular Season Leader: Write Me A Song

Meet The OSS Leaders – 3YO Filly Pace

Horse: Write Me A Song
Sire: Sportswriter
Owner: Jack Darling Stables Ltd.
Trainer: Jack Darling
Driver: @Jodyjamracing
Gold Points: 137
Post: 4

Won 2 of 5 Gold events. #BetWoodbineSB pic.twitter.com/ScJnvPlzr9

— Mark McKelvie (@MohawkMarkM) October 12, 2018

• Write Me A Song is 6/1 on the morning-line, the highest morning-line odds for a regular season leader in Saturday’s finals.
• Percy Bluechip is the 5/2 morning-line choice.

Race 10: 3-Year-Old Colt Pace
Regular Season Leader: Jimmy Freight

Meet The OSS Leaders – 3YO Colt Pace

Horse: Jimmy Freight
Sire: Sportswriter
Owner: @ASorella
Trainer: Richard Moreau
Driver: Louis Philippe Roy
Gold Points: 200
Post: 9

Won all 4 of his Gold starts. #BetWoodbineSB pic.twitter.com/ssdRX3BbFw

— Mark McKelvie (@MohawkMarkM) October 12, 2018

• Jimmy Freight is the 2/1 morning-line choice. The Moreau trainee last competed in an OSS event on August 4 at Mohawk Park, winning in a career-best 1:48.3.
• Jimmy Freight finished second in the $500,000 Messenger (Sept 1) and $400,000 Milstein (Aug 11).

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