Power of Angel returned home to the Hanover Raceway and found her way to the winner’s circle in the first of five $21,450 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions on Saturday.
The hometown filly battled Ontario’s best 2 year old pacing fillies to take the victory. She battled well from Post 2 and tucked in behind fan favourite Warrawee Xpat.
The filly rang up fractions of :28.4, 1:00.1 and 1:29 and then fought off a challenge from Speaker Nancy around the final turn.
She was three-wide when she printed home to a one length victory in 1:58.2
Driver James MacDonald from Guelph also won driving Girl Scout Cookie and In The Mood to their first Ontario Sire Stakes victories on the day.
Louis-Phillipe Roy, also from Guelph, drove Dewitt For Josie and Bob McClure of Rockwood wrapped up the stakes action with T Time Pat.
