by Mark McKelvie, WEG Communications

Toronto, ON — Another action packed round of the Autumn Series took place Thursday night (Oct. 30) at Woodbine Racetrack. A trio of $12,460 second leg divisions for the 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings and the freshman trotting colts and geldings were contested.

In the first division for the trotters, One Direction repeated his impressive performance from leg one to win in 1:58.2.

Sent off as the 1-5 favorite, One Direction dropped in third and came first up in the middle half for driver Chris Christoforou. After leading the field by the three-quarter pole in 1:28.4, One Direction cruised home under a hand drive from Christoforou to win with ease. Rubber Duck was a hard closing second, while Jayport All Muscle finished third.

A son of Deweycheatumnhowe-Angelina Chip, One Direction broke his maiden last week in the first leg and has now won twice in six career starts. Trained by Dustin Jones for owner Ernst Gerbaulet of Germany, One Direction lowered his lifetime mark by a fifth of a second and increased his earnings to $13,260. He returned $2.70 to win.

Irish Scotch won his division in 1:58.1, the fastest of the three trotting contests.

In the second division, Irish Scotch and Jody Jamieson were able to capitalize on a break by the favorite to win in 1:58.1.

Olympic Son, the 1-2 favorite, made a break as the wings of the gate folded, allowing Jamieson to send Irish Scotch to the lead. After controlling the tempo to his liking, Irish Scotch was never in any danger in the stretch and trotted home in :29.4 to win by 1-1/4 lengths over Olympic Son. However, Olympic Son would be placed from second to sixth for failing to lose ground while making his break at the start. William Star became the new second place finisher, while Duh Bubbees was bumped from fourth to third.

A son of Muscle Mass-Insultingly Simple, Irish Scotch is trained by Don Lindsey for owner Paul Lindsey. The second leg victory was a maiden breaking score for Irish Scotch and pushes his career earnings to $13,028. He returned $6.70 to win.

Muscles All Over had a rough start, but kept it together to take the final division in 1:59.

Driven by Daniel Potvin, Muscles All Over was a little rough gaited at the start, but was still able to leave and get the front. Around the final turn, Delcrest Massy came charging first up to challenge Muscles All Over and the pair dueled by the three-quarter pole in 1:27.3. In the stretch, Delcrest Massy backed off and tried to re-rally up the rail, but Muscles All Over would not relinquish the lead and held on to win by 1-1/4 lengths. Don Jarvis got up to take the show spot.

A son of Muscle Mass-All Time Favorite, Muscles All Over is owned and trained by Ivan Gallant. The 2-year-old trotter, who finished second in the first leg, broke his maiden with the victory Thursday night. Muscles All Over has now earned $22,609 in 12 starts. He paid $5.50 to win.

Sugarsam rode the rail to victory in the first of three divisions for the rookie pacing colts and geldings.

Driven by Jamieson, Sugarsam left hard to take the early lead, but would allow The Battle Begins to overtake the lead in the second quarter. After sitting patiently in the two-hole, Jamieson would shoot Sugarsam up the inside in the stretch and power on to a 2-1/4 length victory in 1:53.1. Lancaster Park, who was first up, finished second, while Pan Street Usa followed him to a third place finish.

A son of Sportswriter-Flyingtomoon Rayno, Sugarsam is trained by Corey Johnson for owner Sotirios Anastasopoulos. The 2-year-old was a winner a week ago in the first leg and now has five wins in 11 starts for earnings of $29,418. He returned $6.40 to win.

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Frankie Boy gave driver Jody Jamieson his 7,000th career win.

In the second division, Jamieson would find the winner’s circle once again to reach a career milestone.

Frankie Boy and Jamieson made a break before the start and spotted the field five lengths as the gate took off. Antar Phil, the public’s choice at 6-5, would also make a break before the opening quarter. Three different horses would hold the lead in an action packed opening three-quarters, setting things up for the back of the pack to come to life.

Frankie Boy, who was ninth at the three-quarter pole, turned in a :27.2 last quarter to sweep by the field and win by a length in 1:54.4. His Boy Elroy finished second, while Red Pine was third.

Frankie Boy’s victory was Jamieson’s third win on the card and his 7,000th career victory. A son of Artistic Fella-Lover’s Talk, Frankie Boy is trained by Tony O’Sullivan for owners Lomangino Standardbreds and Leo Lomangino. The second leg victory was the first win in six starts for Frankie Boy and increases his earnings to $8,553. He returned $30.00 to win.

In the final division, Robert Hill had to dig deep to pull out his third straight victory in 1:54.2.

Driven by James MacDonald, Robert Hill got away third and was sent to the lead in the second quarter. Around the final turn, Robert Hill would be challenged hard by Three Rivers Dell and posted a third quarter of :27.4. Despite the big third panel, Robert Hill turned aside Three Rivers Dell and dug deep to just hold off J Js Delivery, who got a second over trip, to win by a nose. Halton Hurricane, a leg one winner, finished third.

A son of Jereme’s Jet-Smooth Latin N, Robert Hill, who won a division of the first leg a week ago, has now won three starts in a row and four of 11 this season. Trained by Tony Alagna, Robert Hill now has career earnings of $41,524 for owner Tom Hill. Robert Hill paid $5.60 to win.

The finals for both gaits will go next Thursday (Nov. 6). The top ten money earners that enter will contest next week’s finales. Post time is 7:25 p.m.