Tarpon Hanover Trounces OSS Gold Final Field
Jul 6

Tarpon Hanover made a big move to grab the lead on the far turn and never looked back on his way to a 1:51.4 tally in Friday night's $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series final for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Mohawk Racetrack.

Sent off as the favourite due to his elimination victory last week, Tarpon Hanover coasted away from post three and settled into fifth as OK Fantastic sprinted away to a :27.2 quarter.

Driver Scott Zeron continued to sit patiently through OK Fantastic’s :56 half, but then decided it was time to roll, and Tarpon Hanover went from five and one-quarter lengths off-the-pace at the half to a two and one-quarter length lead by the 1:23.4 three-quarters.

Three lengths ahead at the seven-eighths mile mark, Tarpon Hanover hit the wire five and one-quarter lengths on top in a Canadian season’s best 1:51.4. OK Fantastic stayed game for second, holding off a charging Mach Pride.

Tarpon Hanover - New Image Media Photo

A son of Badlands Hanover and prolific producer Tarport Herald, Tarpon Hanover was an $82,000 purchase at last fall’s Standardbred Horse Sale by trainer David Menary of Cheltenham, Brad Gray of Dundas, Bruce Norris of Caledon East and Denis Breton of Welland, Ontario. Oakville, Ontario, resident Zeron also piloted the colt to last week’s 1:52.4 elimination victory.

Trophy Presentation - New Image Media Photo

Tarpon Hanover will have an opportunity to match their Gold Series victories at Mohawk when the two-year-old pacing colts and geldings journey to Rideau Carleton Raceway in Ottawa on July 15 and 22.

(OSS)