Climb The Pole Upsets in OSS at Woodbine Mohawk Park

MILTON, August 15, 2023 – Climb The Pole won the seventh race tonight at Woodbine Mohawk Park, a $159,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold division for three-year-old trotting fillies, and rewarded her backers with a 24-1 price.  

Jody Jamieson took Climb The Pole (Kadabra) straight to the front out of post four and kept the lead through fractions of 27.0, 57.3, and 1:26.  

In the far turn favourite Righteous Resolve (Resolve) driven by James MacDonald challenged Jamieson and Climb The Pole but the longshot proved too strong, crossing the wire first in 1:54 for the upset victory. 

Baroness Hill (Kadabra) driven by Louis-Philippe Roy eventually overtook Righteous Resolve and James MacDonald in the battle for second.  

“It worked out good tonight,” said Jamieson. “I didn’t have to push her too hard leaving, I just let her keep trotting.”  

Jamieson is a co-owner with Steve Heimbecker, Aaron Byron, and his father Carl Jamieson, who trains the filly. 

Climb The Pole has made $179,368 over the course of her career and the win gives her $131,163 in OSS earnings this year. 

“I drove her tough and I let her go from there,” said Jamieson. “She dug in, and she doesn’t like being passed and she showed it again here tonight.” 

Runner-up Baroness Hill (Kadabra) is trained by Chantal Mitchell, and her second-place result moved her over $120,000 in OSS earnings this year for owner Tom Hill.  

Third-place Righteous Resolve, trained by Matt Bax has collected $93,034 in OSS earnings this year for co-owners Bet Max Stables Inc. and Benenati Inc., and now has earned over $775,000 in her career. 

Favourite Pass Line (All Bets Off) won the first OSS Gold division on the night with driver James MacDonald in race three.  

The two-year-old pacing filly has $$167,252 in earnings and $113,728 in the OSS this year.  

Collusion Hanover (Bettors Delight) finished second while Wicked Weather (McWicked) finished strong in third.  

The second OSS Gold division of the night for two-year-old pacing fillies was race five on the card, and Resilience (Jimmy Freight) driven by Louis-Philippe Roy came away with the win.  

The first-place finish for Resilience brought her OSS earnings to $35,317 this year.  

Roy co-owns the filly with Ecurie Francis Richard Inc, Ecurie Csl, and Weaver Bruscemi Llc. She is trained by Eric Nadeau. 

Two Bettors Delight fillies completed the podium with Odds On Platinum in second and Its A Love Thing in third.   

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