Battle of Waterloo enters new era
At 0h02, on August 1, 2024 • By Grand River Raceway
Industry Day at Grand River Raceway will have a brand-new feel on Monday (Aug. 5). Since the former half-mile oval was expanded to a five-eighths-mile track for this meet, many of its track records have been rewritten. Fittingly, this year’s Battle of Waterloo, sponsored by Winbak Farm, will see the newly-minted record holders for 2-year-old colts and geldings face off.
The Battle of Waterloo was established in 1998 at Elmira Raceway. It was relocated to Grand River Raceway in 2004, where it continues to be operated by the Grand River Agricultural Society. Open to Ontario-sired 2-year-old pacers, the Battle of Waterloo final and its companion race for 2-year-old filly pacers, the Battle of the Belles, are annual highlights of the Industry Day card at Grand River.
The 11-race card will include two Pick-5s. The early Pick-5, beginning in race one, features a guaranteed pool of C$10,000. The “Super-Charged” late Pick-5 (races 7-11) also offers a guaranteed pool of C$10,000, for a sequence that includes two Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots Legs for 3-year-old male pacers (races seven and eight), the “Button Up” Preferred 2 (race nine), the C$175,200 Battle of the Belles final (race 10), and the Battle of Waterloo final (race 11).
Post time for the afternoon card is 12:30 p.m.
