Captaintreacherous filly debuts with stakes win

Cant See Me (Captaintreacherous) won her first career harness racing start in the Whenuwishuponastar first leg at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Tuesday (Jul. 23).

The filly took a seat in third approaching the first turn and hugged the pylons for Bob McClure through :28.4, :59, and 1:27.3 fractions set by Little Papi (Jody Jamieson). Cant See Me found her way out coming down the lane and teed off in the final eighth of a mile, soaring by three horses to win in 1:54 with a :25.3 last quarter. Au Jus Hanover (James MacDonald) held off Charlotte Station (Louis-Philippe Roy) for place.

CANT SEE ME REPLAY

Cant See went for $80,000 at the Lexington Select sale to Hudson Standardbred Stable. Shawn Steacy trains the two-year-old, who won her second qualifier last week in 1:57.

There were several other maiden-breaking rookies on the card. Allstar Maniac (All Bets Off, MacDonald) won her second start in 1:53.4 after a fifth in an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold on debut on Jul. 5. Ivy Lynn (Green Manalishi S, Sylvain Filion) took her first win in her fourth try, scoring in 1:57 for Jean Tourigny. P L Spencer (Resolve, Roy) made up for a break in his first outing was he won in 1:57.2. Dee (Bettors Delight, Filion), who started in two previous Golds, held on by a nose to win in 1:56. Cover Band (Propulsion, Scott Young) won by 13-and-a-quarter lengths in 1:57.1 in race seven.

Racing is set to resume at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday, Jul. 25 at 7:10 p.m. EDT. The 10-race card will feature the second Ontario Sires Stakes leg for two-year-old trotters, with two divisions for fillies and three for colts and geldings.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink