Mohawk: Ontario champions to be crowned Saturday; huge Jackpot carryover on tap

The 2017 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) season will come to a close with the $1.8 million Super Finals this Saturday (October 14) at Mohawk Racetrack.

A total of eight $225,000 championship races will be contested to decide the best Ontario sired 2 and 3-year-olds.

The eight Super Final events have been carded as Races 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10 and are part of a 12-race card. Post time is 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s card also features a mandatory payout on the Jackpot Hi-5 (Race 12). The carryover coming into the Saturday is $978,779.26, the largest pool ever carried over into a Mohawk or Woodbine Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5 mandatory payout.

The current carryover began forming on July 6 and grew until last Saturday (October 7). A total of $261,179 in new money was wagered into the Jackpot Hi-5 during Saturday’s final offering of the wager ahead of the mandatory payout.

With nearly $1 million being carried over into Saturday, the total Jackpot Hi-5 pool could reach $3 million. The last two Standardbred Hi-5 mandatory payouts (March 11, 2017 and December 23, 2016) saw $1.4 million and $2 million of new money wagered, respectively.

This Saturday’s Jackpot Hi-5 event is a Non-Winners of 3 Races or $42,000 Lifetime featuring an overflow field of 12 pacers. The purse for the event is $30,000 and all starters will receive money.

The Jackpot Hi-5 requires horseplayers to select the top-five finishers in order and features a $0.20 minimum wager and a 15 per cent takeout.

-edited release (WEG)