Try as they might, however, MacDonald and Arts Star couldn't clear, as St Lads Popcorn dug down and showed her class, fighting off a second challenge from Icey Breeze (Rick Zeron) and kicking away to win in 1:54.4.

This was the 10th win in 13 starts for St Lads Popcorn, a daughter of Twin B Champ out of the Northern Luck mare, Hot Butter.

St Lads Popcorn OSS Super Final 2 yo pacing fillies $300,000

Most recently, she captured an OSS Gold Final at London's Western Fair Raceway on November 8. John Darling trains St Lads Popcorn, who was a bargain $5000 yearling purchase and has pushed her earnings over the $500,000 mark with this win, for the Jack Darling Stables of Cambridge, Ontario.

Karen Briggs