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There's a general consensus that Shawn Steacy and his team will be heading home with some hardware from the 2022 O'Brien Awards. Whether he'll need to enlist help to carry home said hardware remains to be seen.

Standardbred Canada is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 O’Brien Awards, honouring Canada’s best in harness racing over the past season.

Joe Holloway got some help from several horseflies to get Ammo to the races this season, which resulted in one of the biggest upsets in Breeders Crown history this past Friday (Oct. 28) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Four years removed from a devastating barn fire, the Steacy stable has persevered to reach new heights in 2022. Team Steacy can add to its record bankroll in the 2022 Breeders Crown, sending out a pair of highly-talented fillies this weekend at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

It was a long time between drinks for trotter Warrawee Whisper, but the Shawn Steacy trainee broke through for an impressive score versus conditioned foes during Tuesday’s 10-race card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

“I was in a bad spot, her speed bailed me out big time,” said a relieved Bob McClure of Warrawee Xenia, who overcame an overland trip with her impressive speed to haul down favourite Adare Castle in the second of two $80,368 Simcoe Stakes divisions for three-year-old trotting fillies, part of the star studded program on Saturday (Sept. 3) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Trotters have a reputation of turning hair grey, and Ritson certainly appeared to be that type of trotter after his 0-for-12 starts to the season for trainer Shawn Steacy.

Her resume pales when compared to most of her foes, but Warrawee Xenia’s current winning streak stands at seven, and her connections hope she can extend it to eight Saturday afternoon at The Meadowlands, when the daughter of Walner-Endless Flirt leaves from post three as the 5-1 third choice on the morning line in the $500,000 Hambletonian Oaks for three-year-old trotting fillies.

Favourite Venerable and outsider Warrawee Xenia each won in the $40,000 Hambletonian Oaks eliminations for three-year-old trotting fillies at The Meadowlands on Saturday night (July 30).

Every age, sex, gait category of the 2022 Ontario Sires Stakes season is officially underway, with a pair of divisions kicking off the Gold campaign for rooking pacing colts Saturday night (July 9) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.