Milton, ON — Gogo Gadget and Atlas Ross both remained undefeated through three career starts while winning their respective $100,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series Leg 2 divisions for 2-year-old pacing colts on Sunday (July 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The races, originally scheduled for Saturday (July 18), were moved to Sunday after poor air quality forced the cancellation of the Saturday card. The two Gold races were contested as non-betting races beginning at 5 p.m. prior to Sunday’s regular card of racing at the Milton, Ontario track.
In the first division, Gogo Gadget posted the second Gold victory of his young career with a career-best 1:52 win orchestrated by driver Jonathan Drury for trainer Kyle Bossence.
Yes I Am Hanover (Doug McNair) led the field of six through fractions of :27, :55.3 and 1:24.1 before Gogo Gadget took control just before the top of the stretch and held off a late charge from the other Leg 1 Gold winner, TH Benedict (James MacDonald), to win by three-quarters of a length. Meetmeonthebeach (Louis-Philippe Roy) was third, followed by Calmbeforstorm (JR Plante) and Yes I Am Hanover.
Gogo Gadget, a son of Betting Line out of JK Getupngo, already has earnings of $110,000 for owner Tamara Vandewiel of Arthur, Ontario. Gogo Gadget was bred by Jessica Kulcher of Guelph, Ontario.
In the second division, McNair drove Atlas Ross to a career-best 1:51.3 victory in the Big Jim–Kisskissbangbang colt’s Gold debut.
Atlas Ross sat fourth through much of the mile in the field of six. First Kerplunk (Roy) and then Wheels Up (Mark MacDonald) led the field through fractions of :26.4, :55.3 and 1:24. In the lane, Atlas Ross powered past to win by a half-length over Totally Tyler (Bob McClure). Stampede (Trevor Henry) was third, followed by Kerplunk and Wheels Up.
The victory came two weeks after Atlas Ross won his $30,000 OSS Grassroots division on July 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park for trainer Gregg McNair and owners James and Elizabeth Ross of Wingham, Ontario. Atlas Ross was bred by Ashley and Dean Wilson of Kerwood, Ontario and sold for $25,000 at the 2025 London Classic Yearling Sale. The colt has earned $67,550.