Milton, September 6, 2025-Odds-on Chalks ayeaaye Captain Deo and Crack Shot found the Circle of the Harness Racing Winner in their respective divisions of the grade 3 $ 159,124 Simcoe Stakes for 3-year-old Pacing men on Saturday night on Woodbine Mohawk Park while the single division of the Graading of the Graadie van de Graadisie van de Graadie Pacing Males threw Windor.
AyEaye Captain Deo lifted the coverage in the piece and held on to achieve a 1: 50.1 victory in the second Simcoe division.
Fifth and five hurried outside Joel and the Jets for the top in a: 26.1 first quarter while Da Love Boat pressed out. Da Love Boat crossed the lead and moving towards the back, and fifth and five immediately pulled out to take the command again well before a: 55 half.
While the action was established, Boxer Seelter first from fourth place with AyEaye Captain Deo in tow rope around the last turn. Boxer Seelter increased the pressure on the fifth and five who came three -quarters from 1: 22.4 and took a narrow lead in the track when driver James MacDonald lid kicked Ayeane Captain Deo. Within a few steps, AyEaye Captain Deo Momentum and Torenhoog built Boxer Seelter to hit in the middle of the front while Joel and the Jets came out of a shuffle with a late almost to the center of the track. AyEaye Captain Deo resisted Joel and De Jets’ late Sweep to win with half a length with Boxer Seelster back in the third and fifth and five who settled for the fourth location.
AyEaye Captain Deo
“We went to Kentucky and only shipping and so to Oak Grove took his toll on him; he is not used to a long ship,” said trainer Gerry Merner after the race. “I think he got a bit sick. He had some problems with his blood [and] He lost a lot of weight. I decided to take the horse home – I went downstairs and ran it in the last start and he was really normal. So I decided to take him home and give him a month to try to freshen him up and get him in the right direction. I was very happy with the way he raced against the older horses last week and tonight I was happy that he was coming back and racing again.
“He is still not one hundred percent – he is now around 85 percent,” Merner said too. “I’ve never seen him tired. I have seen him where he will wait for horses, but he usually doesn’t get tired.
Gino Toscani owns AyEaye Captain Deo, a foal of Donating who has now won five races from 11 starts this season and seven races from 19 starts in his career with $ 286,758 in win in his treasury. Potentially on the way to De Kleine Bruine you can in Delaware in Delaware, Ohio, AyEaye Captain Deo $ 3.60 to win.
Crack shot cruised as the 1-9 choice for a 1:51 victory in the first division of the Simcoe Stakes.
Doug McNir Collected speed of post 7 with Crackschot and slid past the Sterling choice to take the lead to a: 26.2 first quarter. Crack shot on the coast of the back without challengers and crochet a breathing break to A: 55.4 half, at what point welcomothshow an uncovered bid started from the fifth and pushed forward by reaching the wheel of the leader who passed three -quarters in 1:24. McNir gave the chalk his cue to Sprint spiders in front of the home and easily scooped away from the competition as he drifted the pylons to register a 4-1/2-length victory over Pocket-Chaser Sterling choice in second place. Control Rocks was a ground -saving journey for third place and put shot from second place for fourth place.
Crack Shot Replay
GREGG MCNAIR Trains Crack Shot, a 3-year foal by Bettor’s Delight, and owned by the Colt next to Dale Hunter, Frank Brundle and George Kerr. The Colt won its fourth race from 12 Starts this season and its ninth race from 20 Starts in his career, good for $ 514.160 in income. He paid $ 2.30 to win.
Windor scored an upset in the lonely dashboard of the grade 3 $ 159,745 Champlain Stakes as the third longest shot on the board if he would be maintained by a first trip to win the victory in a 1: 51.2 miles.
Odds-on favorite tilthecowscomhome dived to the lead from post 6 while Sweet Lovin Lou stuttered forward on the outside to take the lead past A: 27.1 First quarter. Tilthecowcomhome circled back to the lead in the backstretch and took the field in half: 55.4, where Doug McNir Windor prepared for a first Blitz in the far turn.
McNeir raid Windor Vooruit and won steadily terrain on the march to three -quarters in 1: 24.2. TilthecowComehome was accelerated in the track, but Windor remained out of claws and successfully powered by a neck gwel in the closing steps. Sweet Lovin Lou pursued from a closed bag in the third and Redland Rocket Man came in fourth place.
Windor Replay
“He has been top three with those two all year round and never had luck,” said trainer Mike Vanderkemp after the race. “He was the first, he was addicted to his wheel one evening and he had a heavy first quarter last week and had still gone at the end. I was happy that we got a clear run on them. I was not worried about the first; he is not really tired.” A home brought to Colt from Bulldog Hanover for owner Dianna Secord, Windor collected his second eight victory and now has $ 141.931.931. The only starter in the race that is not eligible for the metro pace, Windor returned $ 61.30 to win.
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Through Ray CotoloFor Woodbine Communications
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