Pass Line an Easy Winner in OSS Gold Super Final

MILTON, October 13, 2023 - Yannick Gingras steered Pass Line to a victory in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series action in early September at Woodbine Mohawk Park. He was so impressed with the rookie pacing filly that he returned Friday evening, October 13 to guide her in the $300,000 Super Final. Together, they turned in an impressive 1:50.4 performance in the night’s fourth race, winning handily for trainer David Menary.
 
“Absolutely, she was really good that night, she really impressed me and I made sure I told them, it fit the schedule right, there was no racing this weekend so I said absolutely I will show up to drive her in the final,” Gingras said of having incentive to return to drive the filly Friday.

Entering the Super Final, Pass Line had claimed victory in eight of 10 seasonal starts for owners Burke Racing Stable LLC, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and Frank Baldachino.
 
In Gold Series action she captured four of five attempts, leading the division in points and money earned, with $263,878 of her $362,152 accumulated in the series.
 
She also had the distinction of being the fastest rookie filly in the history of the OSS program by virtue of that September 2 triumph, a 1:49.3 clocking with Gingras at the lines.
 
With the stellar resume Pass Line had assembled throughout the summer and fall, it came as no surprise that the All Bets Off-Breakheart Pass filly was sent off as the heavy favorite Friday evening.
 
Bred by Burke Racing Stable LLC and Weaver Bruscemi LLC, the freshman made it look easy en route to her ninth win of the year. 
 
Lining up in Post 7, Gingras sent her to the point when the wings folded, moving past Odds On Platinum and Sylvain Filion in the turn and clicking off a :26.2 opening panel. From there, the young pacer called the shots through fractions of :55.1 and 1:23.2.
 
Racing out of the last turn, Gingras asked the filly and she distanced herself from the field. Under wraps late in the lane, the 2-5 favorite crossed the wire a comfortable two and one-half lengths in front.

“I liked her better off the helmet. Last time I felt like she could have gone two more laps,” Gingras said. “When I went with her today, I had to ask her in the stretch to keep her on the task and I definitely think she's better following.”
 
Following Pass Line across the wire were Odds On Platinum (9-1), Blazing Belle and Doug McNair (98-1) and stablemate Its A Love Thing, driven by James MacDonald (3-1).
 
She paid $2.80 for the win.
 
In the Champagne Room, Menary reflected on the provincial season campaign with Pass Line.
 
“I was blessed to have the opportunity to have a filly like this, she's been good from day one and she ended on a good note too and she'll be going home for the Breeder's Crown,” he said.
 
From the second crop of triple millionaire All Bets Off, Pass Line eclipsed $500,000 in earnings with the victory.
 
The filly’s owners also campaigned the son of Bettor’s Delight before he retired to stand at Seelster Farms.
 
Complete results from Friday’s Super Finals are available here and replays can be viewed on the Woodbine Mohawk Park YouTube channel.

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