All Out Marilyn fastest in Grassroots

All Out Marilyn (Mister Bianco) snatched the headlines in the final harness racing division of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots on Monday (Jul. 17) with the fastest time of the first leg for two-year-old trotting fillies.

The filly, off at 8-1, enjoyed a pocket seat from the first turn to the top of the stretch. Louis-Philippe Roy directed her to the outside, and she soared by pacesetter Beach Bank (Trevor Henry) and mid-stretch leader Rhythm Of Life (James MacDonald) to win in 1:57.3. She caught the latter by a neck. West River Ivory (Paul MacDonell) came on for third.

ALL OUT MARILYN REPLAY

All Out Marilyn broke her maiden with the win in her second start. Pam Forgie trains her for David Wilkinson of Goderich. The filly is out of Bet Her Soon, a Mr Lavec mare; she is her third foal and second winner.

R Liza (Muscle Mass) was the next-fastest winner, soaring late after taking a third-quarter shuffle to grab the third division in 1:58.3. Tea Lake (Rick Zeron) cleared to the front in the stretch but was unable to hold off the winner, finishing second by a half-length. Shetrotsalot (Henry) finished third.

R LIZA REPLAY

R Liza was making her career debut for trainer Suzanne Kerwood and owners M and L of Delaware and Alabama Harness Associate of Vestavia Hills. The filly, a $45,000 Lexington Select sale purchase, is the first foal from the Yankee Glide mare Wishimaywishimight.

Birthday Money (Resolve, MacDonald) rebuffed the challenge of C Kan Trot (Scott Young) after inheriting the lead and drew off to score by two-and-three-quarter lengths in 2:00.3. C Kan Trot finished second ahead of Damsel Seelster (Roy).

BIRTHDAY MONEY REPLAY

It was Birthday Money’s first win in her second start. Matt Bax trains the filly, a homebred for Bax Stable of Campbellville and Marshall Bax of Hamilton. She’s out of the Federal Flex mare Parkhill Nocredit, who also won a Grassroots division at two in 2016.

Sue Anne (Muscle Mass, Roy) upset at 8-1 in the second division. She flew past rivals late from fifth and denied Her Currency (Bob McClure), who broke and was 23 lengths back at the quarter, a superb comeback win by a head. Karens Dream (Beau Brown) held a cushion into the closing stages but finished third.

SUE ANNE REPLAY

Sue Anne was a $22,000 Lexington Select sale buy for Roy of Campbellville, Pierre-Luc Roy of St-Alexandre-De-Kamourask, Maude Larouche of Saint-Alexandre-De-Kamour, and Jean Allaire of Montreal. Her dam, Dalliance Seelster (Holiday Road), was a Grassroots champion at two. Sue Anne is her second foal and first winner.

The second leg for two-year-old trotting fillies is scheduled for Jul. 31 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The track will continue racing on Tuesday, Jul. 18 with a 10-race card starting at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink