Milton, ON — After a dream Ontario Sires Stakes season in 2021, Stouffville, Ont., trainer-owner duo Nick Gallucci and George Millar are off and pacing in 2022, with three wins from three starts. The pair will look to build on their early success this week in Gold and Grassroots action at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Prohibition Legal, a 2021 O’Brien Award winner, will make her OSS return Saturday. New Image Media photo.

Prohibition Legal, a 2021 O’Brien Award winner, will make her OSS return alongside her stablemate Silver Label, in the lone C$199,900 Gold division for 3-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (June 4) at the Milton oval.

In a stroke of unusual luck, Silver Label drew the outside post 10, and Prohibition Legal will be the trailer leaving from post 11.

“Those two fillies are as good as they are going to be right now,” said Millar. “They are sharp and have races under their belt. Even with that post I think they are both going to give a good account of themselves.”

Prohibition Legal made nine starts and won eight of them in her O’Brien Award-winning novice campaign. The daughter of Big Jim had an impressive third place finish against a strong field of older mares to start this season.

“What she did against the aged mares was unreal,” said Gallucci. “She paced the last three-quarters of a mile in 1:20. She won’t have to pace that fast all year, even when she gets into the bigger races later in the season.”

In six OSS starts at two, Prohibition Legal was never bested. James MacDonald will drive her Saturday, as he has in each of her career starts.

“I’m more worried about (the OSS) streak getting broken than her starting from the second tier,” said Millar. “A good driver once told me that horses that can take air can overcome bad posts, and we know she can take a fair bit of air.”

As a 2-year-old, Silver Label was a finalist for the O’Brien Award her stablemate won. The daughter of Bettor’s Delight comes in off a win in the Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association final on May 21 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

“I’m from the school of thought where if you race hard at two, they might not come back as strong at three,” said Millar. “But I’ve already seen these two go, and they look stronger. Nick thinks Silver Label is stronger now than at two. Which is nice because he usually knows what he’s talking about.”

MacDonald’s brother Mark will drive Silver Label, who has won seven of her nine career starts.

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