Dave Briggs2024-09-23T10:29:09-04:00September 23, 2024|
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
Dave Briggs2024-09-22T10:03:28-04:00September 22, 2024|
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
Dave Briggs2024-09-22T09:57:14-04:00September 22, 2024|
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
Dave Briggs2024-09-22T09:52:17-04:00September 22, 2024|
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
Dave Briggs2024-09-22T09:45:33-04:00September 22, 2024|
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,
Dave Briggs2024-09-22T09:38:12-04:00September 22, 2024|
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
Dave Briggs2024-09-19T15:09:15-04:00September 19, 2024|
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
Dave Briggs2024-09-19T13:15:26-04:00September 19, 2024|
By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 19, 2024— Upon its inauguration in 2020, the Mohawk Million, and it’s elder, yet equally renowned companion contest the Metro Pace (first run in 1988), have worked in tandem to spotlight Standardbred racing’s next wave of superstars. The prestigious pair of million-dollar tilts for 2-year-old trotters and pacers, respectively, returns
Dave Briggs2024-09-15T09:47:49-04:00September 15, 2024|
By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 14, 2024 – Saturday night’s stakes-filled card at Woodbine Mohawk Park was all about setting the table for next Saturday’s (September 21) richest night in Canadian racing. The eliminations for the Metro Pace, Canadian Trotting Classic, Shes A Great Lady and Elegantimage all took place. Metro Pace – Recap Captain
Dave Briggs2024-09-15T09:33:02-04:00September 15, 2024|
By Woodbine Communications MILTON, September 14, 2024 – Twin B Joe Fresh completed the sweep of Woodbine’s marquee pacing mare events for 2024 with a victory in Saturday’s $205,000 Milton Stakes. A winner of June’s Roses Are Red, Twin B Joe Fresh had all eyes on her as the 1/9 favourite against five of the
