Cross Of Lorraine and driver Jody Jamieson cleared the lead after the :28-second opener and carved out the remaining panels of :57.3 and 1:25.2 with Ipromisenottotell (Phil Hudon) applying first over pressure.

Cross Of Lorraine shook off that rival down the stretch to score by one and a half lengths in a career-best 1:54. No Magic To It (Keith Oliver) came on for second over the pocket-sitting Wilsonator (Sylvain Filion) with Ipromisenottotell settling for fourth. First Avenue (Donald Dupont) was fifth.

“Halfway through the stretch she felt like she didn’t really have much left and Keith was coming on the far outside of the track,” said Jamieson. “I was telling Keith after that she just dug in again. She just doesn’t seem to know the end of the mile. If there’s someone outside of her she just wants to keep going. It’s a great attribute. I just got to make sure she’s trotting off the gate.”

Cross Of Lorraine paid $2.50 to win as the heavy 1-5 favourite. The victory was her third in a row as she swept an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold elimination and final at Georgian Downs in a track and Canadian record time in her previous two starts. Carl Jamieson trains and owns the daughter of Angus Hall-Katya Hanover with Thomas Kyron of Toronto and Hope Johnson of London, ON. She has won six of eight races this year to earn $123,600.

Emmylou Who and trainer-driver Lyle MacArthur benefitted from a break in stride made by heavy favourite Poof Shes Gone (Paul MacDonell) behind the gate in the second elimination.

Ruling Class (Jack Moiseyev) took the early lead and put up a :28.1 first quarter before Emmylou Who rolled to the front from third. The Ken Warkentin-Emerald Seelster filly marched past the half in :57.1 and three-quarters in 1:26.1 as she built up a six-length lead on the field and cruised to the wire for a career-best victory in 1:54.4. Kenu Dance (Roger Mayotte) finished second with Boots N Hearts (Dave Wall) third. Poof Shes Gone recovered to finish fourth and Highland Strikes (Mario Baillargeon) was fifth.

“The last few starts she wasn’t herself. Her temperature was fine but I could tell she wasn’t right," said MacArthur. "I didn’t get a chance to train her at all the past few weeks. I knew if she got a decent trip she would have a good chance."

“There is no picnic for these three-year-old trotting fillies this
year," he continued. "It’s completely wide open anywhere you race this year. My filly is very versatile she can race anyway you want. I’ve made a few equipment changes from last year and it seems to of helped her.

Emmylou Who paid $10.00 to win as the 4-1 second choice. The Casual Breeze and Elegantimage runner-up, who has earned cheques in all nine of her starts this season, picked up her first win of the year for Ontario owners Linda Wellwood, Tammy Aspden, Anne Shunock and Diane Ingham. Her earnings climbed to $218,398 for the year and $352,071 lifetime.