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Tellers Choice prevails as bettors’ choice in Grassroots rookie trotting filly championship

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Tellers Choice prevails as bettors’ choice in Grassroots rookie trotting filly championship

September 28, 2024
By James Witherite
Tellers Choice prevails as bettors’ choice in Grassroots rookie trotting filly championship

MILTON, Ont., Sept. 28 — After rallying off cover to a 13-1 upset in her final Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots preliminary event at Grand River Raceway 12 days ago, Tellers Choice took the short route to victory in the $75,000 OSS Grassroots Final for two-year-old trotting fillies on a rain-soaked Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Tellers Choice floated forward at the race’s outset and settled in fourth through a :27.1 opening quarter before driver Louis-Philippe Roy angled her out to take aim at early pace-setter Ibelieveinangels (Green Manalishi S) up the backstretch. After clearing the lead at the completion of a :57.3 first half, Tellers Choice kept the tempo backed down while uncontested through a :30 third sectional.

After straightening up for home, Tellers Choice powered clear of her nine rivals in the final eighth and won by the better part of five lengths in a lifetime best 1:56.1. Ibelieveinangels, driven by Travis Cullen, finished an isolated second; Rich Girl (Tyler Borth) narrowly held third over Wings Of Green (Trevor Henry) after enjoying a three-hole ride.

“I felt like every time she moved to a different track, she wasn’t trotting as well,” said Roy, referring to breaks Tellers Choice made at Hiawatha and Hanover in earlier stakes engagements. “When she comes here, she’s a different filly. She’s easy to drive here. I did pretty much what I wanted with her.

“On the first turn, I thought I was going to lose her, but the more the mile went, the more comfortable she was. She showed again that when everything is alright with her, she’s a good Grassroots filly.”

Luc Blais trains Tellers Choice, a daughter of The Bank-Tosca, who has now won three of nine career starts and banked $59,950 for Determination.

Sent off the 3-5 favourite, Tellers Choice paid $3.30 to win.

FEATURED PHOTO: Tellers Choice winning the $75,000 OSS Grassroots Final for two-year-old trotting fillies on Sept. 28, 2024 at Woodbine Mohawk Park

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