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Winbak Farm has announced the death of Angus Hall, 2, 1:54.4z; 3, 1:54.3 ($830,654). The legendary son of Garland Lobell was laid to rest, at the age of 26, on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Winbak Farm has announced the passing of O’Brien Award winner Rustler Hanover, p, 2, 1:52.3; 3,1:51 ($971,638). The 27-year-old stallion passed away on Nov. 29.

Temporal Hanover, the second-richest son of world champion trotting stallion Walner, will stand his debut stud season in 2023.

"Even when he faces a little adversity, when he gets parked out or things don’t go exactly how they should, it doesn’t seem to faze him"

Coming off a 2021 campaign that saw him set career highs in both wins (63) and earnings ($2.1 million+), Nick Gallucci is having another strong season in 2022, which is once again headlined by his two star fillies for Millar Farms: Prohibition Legal and Silver Label.

Trainer Richard Moreau has more than 6,000 career victories, but none has come in a Breeders Crown final.

Ron Burke was forced to miss several big races on Celebrity Bambino’s schedule because of the colt’s battle with sickness, but the trainer is hopeful his highly regarded prospect will make up for it the rest of the season.

After dominating last night's Ontario Sires Stakes Gold leg at Woodbine Mohawk Park, trainer Nick Gallucci and driver James MacDonald returned to the Campbellville, Ont. oval on Tuesday morning with more Millar Farms homebred pacing fillies prepping for their time in the spotlight. 

Righteous Resolve posted a stakes record time of 1:53.1 to lead a quartet of Champlain Stakes divisions for trotting two-year-olds on Thursday evening (Sept. 15) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

“What she did tonight was an exceptional effort,” said trainer Shawn Steacy of his rookie filly Sylvia Hanover, who established a stakes record of 1:50.2 with an impressive performance in the lone Champlain Stakes division for two-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (Sept. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.