Milton, ON – Stakes season officially kicked off Friday evening (May 13) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with the SBOA Stakes eliminations for Ontario sired 3-year-old colts and geldings.

A pair of $25,000 eliminations were needed for both the pacing and trotting divisions. The top five finishers from each division advanced to next week’s finals.

Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final champion Twin B Archie converted off a perfect second-over trip from driver James MacDonald to edge Esplosione by a narrow margin in 1:55.3.

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