Tignanello Fastest Of Grassroots Winners

July 7, 2022

Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots action for rookie pacing colts and geldings kicked off Thursday night (July 7) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and first-crop sire All Bets Off earned his second OSS winner with Tignanello in the fourth of five divisions.

Sent the favourite, Sylvain Filion moved the Benoit Baillargeon trainee to the front from post six and led gate to wire in a time of 1:54.1.

“When Sylvain is the favourite, he puts them in play pretty good,” said Baillargeon. “Coming in I didn’t think a mile in 1:54 was out of reach for that colt tonight. He’s very good gaited and covers the ground easily.”

Tignanello set an identical closing panel of :27.3 in his qualifier victory on June 25.

“Hes out of a Somebeachsomewhere mare that won in 1:51, so there is speed in his family for sure,” said Baillargeon. “He trained down good all winter. It was not a problem to bring him to the races, and he was very willing to do his work.”

All Bets Off's first OSS winner was filly Big Big Plans in a gold division on Canada Day at the Campbellville oval.

Paul Reid trainee Teen Tattler was second in the penultimate Grassroots division with Scott Young in the race bike. The Canam Crew (Port Perry, Ont.) owns the Sportswriter colt. Watch My Chips finished third for Puslinch, Ont., trainer Scott Mceneny and his ownership partners Bradley Grant (Milton, Ont.) and Martwest Racing Stable (Mississauga, Ont.).

The Grassroots action commenced earlier in the evening in Race 2, where Slick N Quick won win his pari-mutuel debut with Filion driving.

Troubles A Brewin was sent to the front early by James MacDonald, and held the lead until the three-quarter pole after fending off a first up move from Morning Watch.

The field condensed as they turned for home, and Filion moved Slick N Quick up from seventh behind cover from Speak Of War and Better Option. The Julie Walker trainee moved six wide and sprinted down the lane to win by a neck with a final panel of :27.2.

“He seems very versatile,” said Walker. “He qualified off the front end, but that was just the circumstances of the fractions, and the speed we wanted to go that day, but he looked good tonight.”

Owner Joe Miskokomon (Muncey, Ont.) recently purchased the Sportswriter gelding from Carl Jamieson.

“Carl does a really good job getting them ready and educating them,” said Walker. “When we got him, it seems like he could have done anything already.”

Doug McNair got a pocket trip with Gandolf The Black and the Dominic Gladu trainee finished second for his TheStable.ca owners. Delightful Leader was third with Phillippe Hudon driving. Melissa Lamoreux trains for 8113564 Canada Ltd.

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