$107,800 up for grabs in pair of ABSS Finals

The harness racing stake season continues at Century Downs with two Alberta-sired finals. A field of nine colts & geldings will battle over $53,600 in the ABSS Maverick Finals in race nine.

A couple of races later in the eleventh, nine fillies will have their chance in the $54,200 ABSS Marquis Final.

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The field for the ABSS Maverick is as follows:

1. Mattuese – Nathan Sobey (10-1)
2. Grey Horizon – Brandon Campbell (6-5)
3. Phone Nine One One – Logan Gillis (8-1)
4. One Hot Minute – Michael Hennessy (10-1)
5. Come On Santana – Jamie Gray (7-2)
6. Yyc On the Horizon – David Kelly (6-1)
7. Rum N Custard – Kelly Hoerdt (4-1)
8. Pull The Trigger – Christopher Brown (20-1)
9. Nevada Dragon – Philip Giesbrecht (12-1)
10. Lite Of The Dragon

A Jamie Gray-trained and driven Colts upset both eliminations last week. The first elimination winner, Yyc On The Horizon (Vertical Horizon) won at 27-1 and paced the mile in a personal best 1:55. It was only his second career win and his first since he upset the Moore’s Mile Breeders’ Stake elimination at 16-1. In Yyc On The Horizon’s other six starts, he has never finished better than fourth. Gray co-owns the gelding with Wild Dunes Stables.  David Kelly will jump in the bike on Saturday because Gray will be teamed up with his other entry.

YYC ON THE HORIZON REPLAY

Gray’s other entry and the winner of the second elimination is  Come On Santana (Santanna Blue Chip). It was a 5-1 betting upset and Come On Santan also posted a personal best mile of 1:53.4. It was also his second win of the year but his seventh of his career. In 13 lifetime starts, Come On Santana has finished in the top three on 11 occasions. Gray co-owns with Max Gibb and Riley and Brie Gray.

COME ON SANTANA REPLAY

The 6-5 morning line favourite, Grey Horizon (Vertical Horizon) finished just behind Yyc On The Horizon last week but has been one of the top three-year-olds so far this summer. In five starts, he has won twice and finished second place three times. In his 14 career starts, she has won seven and finished second place six times. He only has one finished outside the top three which was a seventh in the ABSS Marksman eliminations this May. Brandon Campbell trains and will be in the bike. Grey Horizon is owned by Jodi Loftus, Raymond Henry and George Rogers.

GREY HORIZON REPLAY

 My Picks

Grey Horizon (2) – Come On Santana (5) – Rum N Custard (7) – Yyc On the Horizon (6)

The field of the ABSS Marquis is as follows:

1. Born A Spy – Thomas Michael Miller (10-1)
2. Foothills Magic – Philip Giesbrecht (10-1)
3. Outlawguns N Roses – David Kelly (2-5)
4. Caughtstealinghome – Jamie Gray (6-1)
5. Outlawelectricblue – Logan Gillis (8-1)
6. Byby Baby Byby – Michael Hennessy (4-1)
7. Over Ice – Brandon Campbell (5-1)
8. Licklips Swinghips – Kelly Hoerdt (20-1)
9. Oye Como Va – Nathan Sobey (12-1)

Outlawguns N Roses (Captive Audience) has been nearly perfect this year. She started with four straight wins and ended the streak with a personal best 1:52.4 mile. She ended her streak with a second-place finish in the Shirley McClellan Breeders’ Stake Final. After that, she put together back-to-back wins and her latest was a 1:53 performance in the elimination. She hasn’t finished worse than second since her first two career starts last year.

OUTLAWGUNS N ROSES REPLAY

Oye Coma Va (Santanna Blue Chip) upset the second elimination at 6-1. She paced the mile in 1:57.3 for her third career win. All of her wins have come this year, and she has finished in the top three seven times in ten starts. She will likely need to match her lifetime mark of 1:55.4 if she wants to win on Saturday.

OYE COMA VA REPLAY

 My picks

Outlawguns N Roses (3) – Byby Baby Byby (6) – Oye Coma Va (9) – Over Ice (7)

The first race kicks off at 3:45 p.m. EST.

by Trey Colbeck, for Harnesslink