Ocean Storm, Athena’s Girl book Oak Grove spots

OAK GROVE, KY (September 2, 2026) – Grade 1 William Wellwood Memorial winner Ocean Storm secured his spot in the eliminations to the 2027 $500,000 Oak Grove Trotting Derby with a stakes record equaling harness racing performance of 1:52.4 in Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.  Driver Yannick Gingras won the Wellwood for the fifth time in his career.  This Chapter Seven colt was an $80,000 Lexington Selected yearling and is owned by ADH Holding, LLC, Paul Kautz, Jeff Gural and Jean Pierre Barjon.

Athena’s Girl, a $300,000 daughter of Walner, out of Fashion Athena, also secured her “Win and You’re In” automation spot the eliminations to the $300,000 Oak Grove Trotting Oaks by winning the Grade 1 Peaceful Way at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday night.  Trained by Marcus Melander for owner Brad Grant, Athena’s Girl established a new lifetime mark of 1:53.0.

The “Road to…” series was established to reward top two-year-old trotting performances and enrich Oak Grove’s premier events. A series of designated Grand Circuit and Sire Stakes races serve as automatic qualifying events to the Derby and Oaks eliminations.

Road to the Oak Grove Trotting Derby (Colts)

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Date	Automatic Qualifying Race	2026 Race Winner
8/8/2026	New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship	Lifetime Dreamer
8/29/2026	William Wellwood	Ocean Storm
9/7/2026	Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championship
9/12/2026	Ohio Sire Stakes Championship (Scarlet)
9/12/2026	New York Sire Stakes Championship
9/18/2026	Peter Haughton
9/20/2026	Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series
9/26/2026	Mohawk Million
10/9/2026	Indiana Sire Stakes Championship
10/9/2026	Ontario Sire Stakes Championship (Gold)
10/23/2026	Breeders Crown 2YO Trot
11/14/2026	Valley Victory

Road to the Oak Grove Trotting Oaks (Fillies)

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Date	Automatic Qualifying Race	2026 Race Winner
8/8/2026	New Jersey Sire Stakes Championship	Wall of Fame
8/29/2026	Peaceful Way	Athena’s Girl
9/7/2026	Pennsylvania Sire Stakes Championship
9/12/2026	Ohio Sire Stakes Championship (Scarlet)
9/12/2026	New York Sire Stakes Championship
9/18/2026	Jim Doherty
9/20/2026	Kentucky Sire Stakes Championship Series
9/25/2026	Kentuckiana Stallion Management
10/9/2026	Indiana Sire Stakes Championship
10/9/2026	Ontario Sire Stakes Championship (Gold)
10/23/2026	Breeders Crown 2YO Filly Trot
11/14/2026	Goldsmith Maid

From Oak Grove Racing