Grand River: Field set for Battle of Waterloo

The field for the 2026 Battle of Waterloo is set after 10 Ontario sired 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings were entered Wednesday for Grand River Raceway’s signature race.

With no eliminations necessary, this year’s Battle of Waterloo will be contested for a purse of C$205,000. It will be the main event as part of the traditional Industry Day matinee on the Civic Holiday Monday (August 3) in Elora.

The entrants (with trainer) for this year’s Battle of Waterloo are listed below:

C Script (Gregg McNair)

Calmbeforstorm (Gaetan Hebert)

Gogo Gadget (Kyle Bossence)

No More Exs (Murray Brethour)

Slick Draw (Steve Hudon)

Stampede (Craig Barss)

The Big Daddy (Chris Matthews)

The Swooper (Gregg McNair)

Wheels Up (Paul Davies)

Will Farroh (Gregg McNair)

A dozen Ontario sired 2-year-old pacing fillies were entered for the Battle of the Belles.

A pair of C$10,000 eliminations will take place this Monday (July 27) to determine the field for the C$165,000 final. The top four finishers in each elimination, plus a fifth-place finisher drawn by lot, advance to the final on Industry Day.

The fields for the Battle of the Belles eliminations are listed below:

Race 2 – Battle of the Belles – Eliminations #1

1 – In This Moment (Louis-Philippe Roy/Zachary Carroll)

2 – Lyons Bulldog (Mark MacDonald/Dr. Ian Moore)

3 – Aceandaten (Doug McNair/Gregg McNair)

4 – Aint She A Pistol (Travis Cullen/Jeff Williams)

5 – Jersey Bulldog (Bob McClure/John Pentland)

6 – Silk Lace (Jody Jamieson/Carl Jamieson)

Race 4 – Battle of the Belle – Elimination #2

1 – Cattle Belle (Jody Jamieson/Carl Jamieson)

2 – Lyons Flurry (Louis-Philippe Roy/Anthony Beaton)

3 – Money Carlo (Bob McClure/Dr. Ian Moore)

4 – Cupcakesontuesday (Doug McNair/Gregg McNair)

5 – Rhymes With Regina (Bob McClure/John Pentland)

6 – My Bets On Bob (Louis-Philippe Roy/Jeff Williams)

Post time for Monday’s card at Grand River Raceway is 6:20 p.m.

-edited release (Woodbine)