Random Destiny Leads Fillies To Final Gold Showdown
Three-year-old trotting filly Random Destiny wore down
divisional leader Emmylou Who in the single $40,000 Ontario
Sires Stakes Gold elimination on Wednesday night at Windsor
Raceway.
The popular Emmylou Who (Lyle MacArthur) took control off the
gate with the inside post advantage with Wilsonator (Scott
Zeron) rolling up alongside and taking over at the first quarter
mark in :27.3.
Refusing to sit a pocket trip, Emmylou Who moved back out for
the retake in front of the grandstand and led the field to the
half in :58-seconds. As she proceeded to three-quarters in
1:26.4,
Random Destiny and trainer-driver Riina Rekila moved
underway from fifth.
The Ken Warkentin-Front Porch Swing filly, who is currently
ranked third in the OSS standings, journeyed first up and took
it to Emmylou Who in the stretch, eventually wearing her down
for the 1:56.2 victory. Emmylou Who finished a half length
behind in second with Wilsonator five and a half lengths back in
third.
Random Destiny paid $13.50 to win as the 5-1 third choice.
Random Destiny won the first Gold Final of the season on May
23 at Mohawk Racetrack after finishing second in her
elimination. She has since put together a record reading 4-3-2
in 15 starts, which includes a victory in the SBOA Stakes, for
Overseas Farms Ltd. of Campbellville, Ont. She has earned
$275,923 of her $476,223 bankroll this season.
The top nine finishers advance to next week’s $130,000 OSS
Gold Final at Windsor – the last OSS event for the sophomore
trotting fillies before the Super Final on Nov. 13 at Woodbine
Racetrack.
Here is a look at the field for the final in post position
order:
1. Woke Up Dreaming
2. Little River Dance
3. Random Destiny
4. Ipromisenottotell
5. No Magic To It
6. Wilsonator
7. Emmylou Who
8. Poof Shes Gone
9. Angostura
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