Milton, ON – A quick look at this Saturday’s (Oct. 10) Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Finals at Woodbine Mohawk Park by the numbers:
- 8 races
- 77 horses, plus 7 Also Eligibles
- C$2.8 million in purses, C$350,000 per Super Final
- 34 trainers with Super Final starters, led by Kyle Fellows with 8 starters, Anthony Beaton with 7, Gregg McNair with 6, Dr. Ian Moore with 5 and Meg Crone with 4
- 8th Johnston Cup OSS training title locked up by Gregg McNair
- 12 Super Final wins by trainer Bob McIntosh, 5 more than Ben Baillargeon and Gregg McNair, who lead the 2026 trainers
- 19 drivers with Super Final mounts, with James MacDonald, Mark MacDonald, Doug McNair, and Louis-Philippe Roy driving in all 8 finals
- 4th Lampman Cup OSS driving title secured by James MacDonald
- 19 Super Final wins by a driver, Sylvain Filion, one more than Paul MacDonell and 6 more than Chris Christoforou, who leads the 2026 drivers
- 9 Pacing sires, led by Cattlewash with 17 starters
- 8 Trotting sires, led by Muscle Mass with 17 starters
- 134 unique owners, led by Brad Grant and Yolanda Fellows with 7 starters each
- 79 unique breeders, led by Tara Hills Stud with 8 starters, Winbak Farms with 6 and Glenn Bechtel with 5
- $2,111,094 total yearling sale purchase price for the pacing starters, for an average of $78,189. Top seller, 2-year-old pacing filly We Want It All (Bulldog Hanover-Beach Gal) at C$277,778. Biggest bargain, 3-year-old pacing filly Artistic Delight (Bettors Delight-Artistic Madison) at C$12,162
- $2,024,866 total yearling sale purchase price for the trotting starters, for an average of $77,879. Top seller 2-year-old trotting gelding Manking (King Of The North-Glide By) at C$180,556. Biggest bargains, 3-year-old trotting colt/geldings Strobe Light (Alarm Detector-Shine Bright) and Thor B Good (My MVP-Charming Julieann) at C$16,000
- C$4,993,236 in total earnings this season by the 38 trotting starters, for an average of C$131,401
- C$6,817,772 in total 2026 earnings by the 39 pacing starters, for an average of C$174,815
- 9 Graded Stakes wins by the pacing starters
- 2 Graded Stakes wins by the trotting starters
- 3 Grassroots champions drawing into Super Finals — 2-year-old trotting gelding Graceful King, 3-year-old pacing filly Can’t Turn You Down and 3-year-old pacing colt Odds On Bullfrog
What does all this add up to? One not-to-be-missed night of racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday.