OSS Super Finals In The Books
Oh Sweet Baby
kicked off OSS Super Final night with a 1:56.2 triumph in the
two-year-old filly trot division.
L A Freeway (Paul MacDonell) worked her way to the top from
Post 9 and reached the opening station in :27.4, followed by the
half in :58. At that point, driver Mario Baillargeon sent Oh
Sweet Baby out from fourth with even-money favourite Peach
Martini (Rick Zeron) following her cover.

Oh Sweet Baby went head-to-head with the leader past
three-quarters in 1:27.3 and began to edge away down the
stretch. The daughter of Angus Hall-Galahads Damsel then held
off a quick-closing Peach Martini for the 1:56.2 half-length
victory. L A Freeway was third.
"The pace wasn't that fast at the half so I thought I would
come out slow," explained Baillargeon in the winner's circle. "I
know Ricky was behind me and I thought Ricky's filly was the
horse to beat but they are both good fillies. Ricky's filly
trotted right to the wire with me."
Oh Sweet Baby's season was full of ups and downs involving
some breaking issues and foot issues, but Baillargeon says the
filly seems to have overcome those problems and is now living up
to expectations.
"I think the big question was about the foot issue," he said.
"She got a real bad puss pocket the last couple of months. She
just got sound and she's at where we thought she would be all
year."
Oh Sweet Baby paid $13.50 as the 5-1 third choice in the
field, which was reduced to nine after the scratch of Beach
Party As. Ben Baillargeon trains the winner of two races in 11
starts and $243,530, for Richard Berthiaume of
Pointe-Aux-Trembles, Que.
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