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2024-09-27T10:19:19-04:00September 27, 2024|

Dion hopes Tricky Wicky is grooving in Grassroots Final Saturday

The last time we saw Tricky Wicky it ended in disappointment for the two-year-old pacing filly, who sits atop the Grassroots Series leaderboard. A homebred of David and John Prushnok (Indiana, Pa.), the daughter of McWicked has been a dominant force all season long, winning all of her Grassroots starts with the exception of her

2024-09-27T09:27:53-04:00September 27, 2024|

Blazing Belle, Wikipedia wow in Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series

By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 26, 2024 – It wasn’t a holiday, but the final Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event for three-year-old pacers provided fireworks on Thursday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Both the three-year-old pacing colts and geldings and three-year-old pacing fillies had a single $140,000 division contested Thursday to cap off the regular

2024-09-23T10:29:09-04:00September 23, 2024|

Two-year-old colt trot Prospect Series cancelled at Flamboro Downs

MILTON, SEPT. 23, 2024 – Flamboro Downs cancelled its Saturday, Sept. 21 card due to unsafe track conditions (read the notice here), and as a result Leg 5A of the two-year-old trotting colt Prospect Series was not contested. The Standardbred Improvement Program committee has decided to equally divide the purse and points among the Leg

2024-09-22T10:03:28-04:00September 22, 2024|

Dunn Show: Maryland romps to Mohawk Million triumph

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 21, 2024 – Maryland powered home to take all the spoils in the Mohawk Million, putting an exclamation point on a picture-perfect Saturday night for driver Dexter Dunn. After taking the inside track, literally, to impressive victories in the $347,000 Elegantimage (with French Champagne) and $713,000 Canadian Trotting Classic

2024-09-22T09:57:14-04:00September 22, 2024|

Amazing Catch Capitalizes in Canadian Trotting Classic

By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 21, 2024— Despite a post-10 draw, Amazing Catch barreled forward and sat a snug pocket trip to burst through an inside seam and win at double-digit odds in the $713,000 Canadian Trotting Classic on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Amazing Catch crossed from the grandstand to the pylons alongside

2024-09-22T09:52:17-04:00September 22, 2024|

Chantilly Stays Undefeated with Win in Shes A Great Lady

By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 21, 2024— Millar Farms homebred Chantilly stayed unbeaten from seven starts with a 1:50.2 crowning in the $532,000 Shes A Great Lady final on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Chantilly raced unhurried in fifth to a :27 first quarter carved by a headstrong The Last Martini, who stayed to

2024-09-22T09:45:33-04:00September 22, 2024|

Fallout Fires to Equal Stakes Record in Metro Pace

By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 21, 2024— Elimination winner Fallout forged first-over glory in the $1,000,000 Metro Pace final, delivering as the 8-5 second choice to equal the stakes and track record on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Blue Onyx blasted out of post 9 for the front and cleared after the first eighth,

2024-09-22T09:38:12-04:00September 22, 2024|

No pour decisions: French Champagne uncorks vintage Elegantimage victory

By Chris Lomon/Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 21, 2024 – French Champagne found an opening in the final moments to win a thrilling edition of the $347,000 Elegantimage Stakes on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Trained by Ake Svanstedt and driven by Dexter Dunn, the daughter of Muscle Hill-French Cafe crossed over from post eight

2024-09-19T15:09:15-04:00September 19, 2024|

Draw for Grassroots Consolation and Championship scheduled for Sept. 24

MILTON, SEPT. 20, 2024 – With the Grassroots Series regular season complete, the top point earners are gearing up for the season-ending Consolations and Championships at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The eight $25,000 Consolations will go postward on Friday, Sept. 27, while the $75,000 Championships take place Saturday, Sept. 28. The box closes Tuesday, Sept. 24