Crushing first win for filly in Harvest Series

Miss Expo (Alarm Detector) jogged in the Harvest Series first leg for Ontario-sired two-year-old trotting fillies for her first lifetime victory against strong rivals at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday (Oct. 17).

The Shane Weber trainee cruised on the lead throughout for Sylvain Filion, lengthening her lead to nine-and-a-half over Grassroots finalist Enola (Bob McClure) and Prospect Series champion Sant Ambroggio (Daniel Obrian) in a 1:58.1 win. The latter two were second and third, respectively.

MISS EXPO REPLAY

Miss Expo made her only other start to date on Sep. 27, finishing seventh for owner/breeders Thomas and Elizabeth Rankin of St. Catherines.

Talk Curdy To Me (Betterthancheddar, James MacDonald) led from the quarter and held off Charming Vixen (McClure) in a long stretch battle to secure the victory in 1:54.4 in the first division for pacers. Grassroots finalist Twin B Echo (Artspeak) finished third.

TALK CURDY TO ME REPLAY

Talk Curdy To Me is now three-for-four with $25,860 in earnings for owners 9261-7260 Quebec Inc. and Mitchell Di Cenzo of Waterdown. The group bought the filly for $20,000 from the Ontario Select sale. Chantal Mitchell trains the filly.

Virtual Kiss (Hes Watching, Trevor Henry) capitalized on a pocket trip to take the second division for pacers, outlasting Sunny Dreams (McClure) by a half-length in 1:54. Controlthedistance (Jody Jamieson) rallied for third.

VIRTUAL KISS REPLAY

It was Virtual Kiss’s second career win in 12 starts. The win boosted her earnings to $34,256. Robert Don Fellows conditions the $24,000 London Selected sale purchase for N. Yolanda Fellows of Rockwood, Blair Corbeil of Beaumont, and Arpad Szabo of Bradford.

Logan Park (Archangel, MacDonald) prevailed in a battle with Hp Mama B (Filion) to win the day’s $34,000 Preferred 2 in 1:52.4. The Fellows-trained Logan Park is now 11-for-40 lifetime and has raked in $654,112 for Outofthepark Stable, Reg Higgs, and Szabo.

LOGAN PARK REPLAY

The Harvest Series second leg for two-year-old colts and geldings will continue on Thursday, Oct. 20 during Woodbine Mohawk Park’s next card. First post is set for 7:00 p.m. EDT.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink