Favourites struggled mightily in Monday’s four O.S.S. Grassroots divisions for three-year-old pacing fillies at Mohawk Racetrack.
C Mary and chalked one up for the longshot players thanks to the 7-1 upset she pulled off in her $19,150 division. Chris Christoforou got away sixth with the Tim Myers trainee while Deprived shot to the top and carved out fractions of :27.1, :55.4 and 1:24. C Mary caught cover in the back-half of the mile before being cut loose in the lane. She stormed home in :28 to win by a head over Deprived in 1:53.1. Southwind Geo was third.
J R Stables LLC of Clinton Twp, MI bred and owns the daughter of Mach Three-Sister Karen who improved this year’s record to 3-1-0 from five starts with the win. The lion’s share of the loot bumped her bank account over $20,000.
Gottalovemyshadow broke her maiden two races later when she posted a mini upset at odds of 4-1 in her division for trainer/driver Jack Moiseyev. He got away fourth with the pacing lass before making a snap move to the top in the second quarter of the $19,500 contest. She ripped through middle splits of :56 and 1:25 before smoking home in :28.3 to win by 2-1/4 lengths over Rose Run Samantha in 1:53.3. Kloof Street rallied from far back to finish third.
Joanne Colville, Nancy MacNevin and Emma Christoforou share ownership on the daughter of Shadow Play-Gotta Love Her. The lightly-raced lass won for the first time in four starts. She’s banked $14,130 to date.
Manhattan Play was winless in her first five starts of the season for trainer Nick Comegna, but she broke through with an impressive score in a career-best clocking of 1:52.3 in the third division. Sent off at odds of 14-1, the daughter of Shadow Play-Panhattan got away fourth for driver Mike Saftic, and together they held that position to the half before making a big move to the lead at the three-quarter pole. With fractions of :27.4, :56.3 and 1:24.4 already on the teletimer, Manhattan Play used a :27.4 closing quarter to win by 1-1/2 lengths over Loves Angel. Style Snapshot was third.
Bruno Comegna of Burlington, Ont. owns the two-time winner who bumped her lifetime earnings to $44,266 with the win in the $19,500 affair.
Shewearsthepants never saw the rail in the final division, but that didn’t stop her from posting an 11-1 upset for Team McNair. Leaving from Post 10 for driver Doug McNair, the filly was fifth and parked through the first three-quarters of the contest, but she used a :28-second final frame to win by 1-3/4 lengths over Treasures Pearl in 1:53. P L Kahluaa nabbed the show dough.
Gregg McNair trains the homebred daughter of Big Jim-Simply Liz for Anatolia Farm LLC of New Holland, PA. It was the first win of the season and the third to date for the career winner of $38,430.
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