by Kimberly Rinker, OSDF Administrator

Columbus, OH — A pair of Ohio Sires Stakes for 3-year-old diagonally-gaited colts and geldings will be contested Monday evening (July 9) at Northfield Park, with a first race post time of 6 p.m. Seventeen diagonally-gaited sophomores will line up behind the starting gate for these $50,000 events, scheduled as races three and 11.

Stallions represented by foals in these two OSS events include Dejarmbro (four foals); Cash Hall, Manofmanymissions and My MVP (with three foals each); Break The Bank K (two foals); and Dontyouforgetit and Stormin Normand (one foal each).

Seven of the contestants are homebreds, including Pass The Vape (race three), who was bred by owner Lionel Ray Waitker; Northmedo Mission (race three), bred by Northmedo Stable; Icingon De Cupcake (race three), bred by partners William Jeff Johnson II and Douglas Millard; Banker Twentyfive (race three), who was bred by owner Robert J. Key; Ride The Rails (race 11), who was bred by owner Robert J. Key; Magic MVP (race 11), who was bred and is owned by Midnight Stables; and Mission Accepted (race 11), who was bred by co-owner Knox Services.

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From 12 career starts Mission Accepted has racked up eight wins and a third with $268,300.

Looking to continue his sweep of the OSS series is Mission Accepted, a Manofmanymissions colt trained and co-owned by Jeff Conger, along with partners Knox Services and David B. Wills. He will start from post seven for driver Ryan Stahl in the second OSS division (race 11).

This sophomore won leg one at Miami Valley on May 6 in 1:53 and leg two on June 15 at Scioto Downs in a career best 1:52. He also won a $25,000 Beal elimination at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in 1:53.2 and was sixth in the final, beaten only 3-1/4 lengths.

From 12 career starts Mission Accepted has racked up eight wins and a third with $268,300. He is the fifth foal out of the S J’s Photo mare Witty Girl 3,1:58.2f ($32,602) and is a half-brother to March Awareness (by Ken Warkentin) 1:53 ($400,899).

The first OSS division (race three) is a wide-open event with no clear standout. Two O B Wonkenobi gets Sam Widger in the sulky for trainer Ernie Gaskin from post five. This brown altered son by Dejarmbo is owned by Shara Weaver and Madeline Roche.

Two O B Wonkenobi finished second in the first two legs of this series and has four wins in nine starts this season and a 6-6-1 record from 15 lifetime starts, and $59,395 in career earnings. He is the fifth of six foals out of the Garland Lobell mare Shannon Hall 3,1:54.1 ($108,787) and is a half-brother to Massive Drama (by Credit Winner) 4,1:57h ($204,802).