by Greg Blanchard for WEG

Campbellville, ON — Driver Sylvain Filion swept both of Saturday night’s Ontario Sires Stakes Gold eliminations for 2-year-old colt and gelding pacers at Mohawk Racetrack with two sons of sire Grinfromeartoear.

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Sylvain Filion guided BP Chimo to a hard-fought first-over victory in 1:53.4.

In the opening C$40,000 contest, Filion guided BP Chimo to a hard-fought first-over victory in 1:53.4. The son of Grinfromeartoear – Chimi Hanover used a :27.2 final frame to score by 2-3/4 lengths over Western Thorn with race favorite Haul Away finishing third.

BP Chimo returned $11.10 in notching his second win of the campaign in seven outings for trainer James Barton and owners Elizabeth Thompson of Ontario and Anne Okeefe of Newfoundland.

In the second split, Grin For Money used his patented late kick to win impressively from off-the-pace in 1:54.3. The son of Grinfromeartoear turned back Wellthereyougo with Toughest Of All rounding out the top three. The winner returned $3.20.

Grin For Money, who is owned by the SBOA’s new ownership group, The Grin For Money Stable, had not seen racing action since winning an OSS Gold Final on July 19 at Mohawk. This was the third win in just four career starts for the John Kopas trainee.

The C$130,000 OSS Gold Final will go postward next Saturday night at Woodbine. Here is a look at the field in post position order:

1. Western Thorn
2. Haul Away
3. Keystone Raptor
4. Adrenaline
5. Toughest Of All
6. BP Chimo
7. Wellthereyougo
8. Sonic Seelster
9. Code Word
10. Grin For Money