Ontario Sire Stakes 2010

1 MILE, TROT, PURSE $130,000. ONTARIO SIRES STAKES - GOLD FINAL - 2 YEAR OLD FILLIES. N:r Plac. Häst Härstamning Kusk Tränare Tid Dist. Odds Pris 10 1 Peach Martini Striking Sahbra - Armbro Martini Rick Zeron Rick Zeron 1:57.2 1609 19 65 000 7 2 L A Freeway Kadabra - My Star Trecker Paul MacDonell John Bax 1:57.4 1609 55 32 500 5 3 Quantum Victoria Angus Hall - Foreign Victory Trevor Ritchie Wayne Bloomfield 1:58.0 1609 160 15 600 1 4 Ugotlegs Angus Hall - A Youre Adorable Luc Ouellette Björn Norén 1:58.0 1609 598 10 400 2 5 Extraordinaire Duke Of York - She Has It Wayne Henry Wayne Henry 1:58.1 1609 83 6 500 8 0 B Cor Janett Cr Renegade - B Cor Janice Sylvain Filion Chad Milner 1:58.2 1609 113 6 0 My Whispering Eye Here Comes Herbie - Mackies Image Anthony MacDonald James MacDonald 1:58.4 1609 72 9 0 Haphazard Gourmet Kadabra - Jonetta Mike Saftic Zeljko Bosnjak 1:59.4 1609 291 4 0 Myherbal T Hanover Here Comes Herbie - Mamtaz Hanover Jason Brewer Kevin Oreilly 2:02.2 1609 188 3 d Enchantment Angus Hall - Madam Super Bowl Keith Oliver William Companion dg 1609 RE Time: 13.3, 28.1, 57.3, 1:27.2, 1:42.1, 1:57.2 (Temperature: 8, Condition: FT, Variant: 0) Judges List: Haphazard Gourmet-BREAKS 1st Peach Martini (b,f,2 - Striking Sahbra-Armbro Martini-Dream Of Glory) Owner: Rick Zeron Stables,Oakville,ON-Rojan Stables,Wilmington, DE-Michael S Katz,Thornhill-Stephen H Waldman,Toronto,ON 2nd L A Freeway (b,f,2 - Kadabra-My Star Trecker-Dream Vacation) Owner: Marvin Katz,Toronto-Al J Libfeld,Pickering,ON 3rd Quantum Victoria (br,f,2 - Angus Hall-Foreign Victory-Valley Victory) Owner: Karen E Carroll,Shedden,ON

When you’re as good as Peach Martini is, not even the dreaded ten hole can stand in your way. That’s the nasty blow the post position gods dealt the Rick Zeron-trained filly coming into Monday’s $130,000 O.S.S. Gold Series final for freshmen trotting lasses at Woodbine Racetrack.

After winning her elimination one week earlier in first-over fashion at Mohawk Racetrack, the daughter of Striking Sahbra-Armbro Martini closed from well off the pace on Monday evening en route to capturing her first Gold Series final of the year.

Peach Martini and Zeron landed into the six-hole while Extraordinaire (Wayne Henry) and L A Freeway (Paul MacDonell) battled to the quarter pole in :28.1 before the latter cleared to the top. Once in command, L A Freeway threw down middle panels of :57.3 and 1:27.2 before coming under heavy pressure from a fired-up Peach Martini.

Zeron and Peach Martini, who were sixth at the three-quarter pole and still sixth at the seven-eighths pole, used a :28.3 final frame to drive away to a two-length score over L A Freeway in a career-best clocking of 1:57.2. Quantum Victoria (Trevor Ritchie) was another length back in third.

“I was a little bit concerned with Post 10 because the track is deep on the outside,” said Rick Zeron. “I took my time with her leaving and I seen a few other horses made a miscue so I was able to get over to the rail quite easily. She does tend to get a little lazy plus she was looking around a lot during the mile. This is her first time ever being here and she wasn't paying a whole lot of attention going around the final turn. When I moved her out to the middle of the track down the lane and pulled the ear plugs she took right off.

“It’s always gratifying when you train your own and bring them along to get them to this point,” Zeron added. “I’m really happy about tonight because she has won four gold eliminations but never a final.”

Rick Zeron Stables, Rojan Stables, Michael Katz and Stephen Waldman share ownership on the youngster, who now boasts a 5-2-0 record in nine starts. Monday’s $65,000 payday lifted her lifetime earnings to $221,356.

To view Monday’s results, click here.

Peach Martini Romps In Gold Final