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Women Layer and Dandy Ideal book Breeders Crown tickets

By Chris Lomon ·

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Women Layer and Dandy Ideal stamped their tickets to the big dance in a pair of $25,000 Breeders Crown Open Pace eliminations, Saturday evening (Oct. 17) at Scioto Downs. In a week’s time, Women Layer and Dandy Ideal will see if they are indeed fit for a ‘Crown.’ On this night, both […]

USA

Wrong Sounds Right cruises as Lifetime Dreamer matches world record

By Chris Lomon ·

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Lifetime Dreamer (Ecurie D Dk) and Wrong Sounds Right (Tactical Landing) took their respective Breeders Crown 2-Year-Old Colt & Geldings Trot eliminations on Friday night (Oct. 16) at Scioto Downs. In the first elimination, carded as Race 6, Presidente, leaving from post six in a field of seven, glided to the front […]

Canada

Detonater Hanover delivers record-setting OSS performance in Super Final

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Detonater Hanover (Muscle Mass) was prominent early and perfect late in the $350,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final for 2-year-old colts & geldings on Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. An explosive turn of foot put Detonater Hanover in control early. A game stance in the […]

Canada

Totally Tyler totally awesome in $350,000 OSS Super Final

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, ON (OCT. 11, 2026) – Totally Tyler (Bulldog Hanover) found the winning path in the $350,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final for 2-year-old pacing colts and geldings on Saturday night (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The group of 10 rookies put on a standout show for what seemed to be nearly every […]

Canada

Aceandaten ready to play her hand in $350,000 showdown

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, ON (OCT. 10, 2026) – It’s no stretch, nor is it an eye-rolling pun, to say that Jason Castellan has come up aces with 2-year-old pacing filly Aceandaten (Cattlewash). When a field of 10 lines up behind the starter car for Saturday night’s (Oct. 10) $350,000 Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Super Final at Woodbine […]

Canada

Sid the Kid goes for Open gold

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, February 20, 2026 – Sid the Kid (Alarm Detector), named after NHL and Team Canada superstar Sidney Crosby, will chase gold on Sunday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Trained by Ben Baillargeon, Sid the Kid, a five-year-old son of Alarm Detector-Miss Congeniality, will look to rebound from an off-key seventh-place performance last time out […]

Canada

Cold Creek Pantera looks to pounce in Snowshoe final

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, January 30, 2026 – The stage is set for the first two stakes harness racing finals of 2026, this Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The $37,400 Snowshoe Series and the $34,000 Blizzard Series finals have been carded as races eight and five, respectively, on Saturday’s 11-race card (first post is 6:15 p.m.). In […]

Canada

62-1 blowout in 3-Year-Old C&G Breeders Crown Trot

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, October 25, 2025 – Meshuggah (Greenshoe) took the inside track to victory in the $822,000 (CAD) Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Colt & Geldings Trot on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Go Dog Go was unleashed from the outside post 10 as the starter car sped away and crossed over to secure the lead into […]

Canada

Walner mare blazes to 1:50.2 Breeders Crown triumph

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, October 25, 2025 – Warrawee Michelle (Walner), with champion horseman Ake Svanstedt at the controls, put on a record-setting harness racing performance in Saturday’s $548,000 (CDN) Breeders Crown final Open Mares Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The curtain-raising event on the second night of Breeders Crown action delivered an outstanding opening act. It was […]

Canada

Jason Bartlett embraces Breeders Crown Moment

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, October 23, 2025— Jason Bartlett has his wheels in motion heading into the Breeders Crown. There’s no question the decorated harness racing driver and pride of Augusta, Maine, is at the top of his game. One look at his statistics – past and present – speaks volumes about his enduring success in harness racing. […]

Canada

Beau Jangles powers tight-knit ownership group ​

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, October 23, 2025— When it comes to his admiration for Beau Jangles (Cattlewash), Dr. Adam Ainspan is proud to own it – literally and figuratively. It’s been a thrill ride, to say the least, for Ainspan and the ownership group behind the fleet-footed, 2-year-old pacing sensation. The Dr. Ian Moore-trained harness racing colt brings […]

Canada

Delaney Hanover, Yo Tillie shine in Breeders Crown Elims

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, October 18, 2025 – If the harness racing eliminations for the Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old trotting fillies are a sign of what is to come in next week’s  harness racing final, it should be a stirring sophomore showdown at Woodbine Mohawk Park. A pair of $34,250 eliminations featuring top-tier trotting fillies yielded two impressive performances […]

Canada

Apex overpowers Endurance in $1,000,000 Mohawk Million

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, September 20, 2025 – Apex, with Dexter Dunn in the race bike, put on a show in the Grade 1 Mohawk Million, Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The sixth edition of the Million boasted the deepest harness racing field the race has ever seen – and the two-year-old trot battle did nothing to […]

Canada

Loua Dipa delivers in $470,000  Shes A Great Lady

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, September 20, 2025 – Loua Dipa (Sweet Lou) charted a record-breaking performance in Saturday’s Grade 1 $470,000 Shes A Great Lady harness racing final at Woodbine Mohawk Park. It was a multi-horse scramble for the early lead as Jen Tilly, Daya and Perfect Thought slugged it out seconds after the starter car sped away, while […]

Canada

Lexus Kody sizzles winning $630,000 Maple Leaf Trot

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, August 30, 2025 – Lexus Kody (Archangel), with Yannick Gingras in the race bike, showed no shortage of strength, stamina and savvy down the lane to take the $630,000 Maple Leaf Trot (Grade 1) in record fashion, Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park. In a race chock full of top-shelf trotting harness racing talents, […]

Canada

Sweet win for Sugar Packet in $385,000 Peaceful Way

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, August 23, 2025 – Sugar Packet (Six Pack) found a seam into the turn for home and then powered down the lane en route to a scintillating harness racing score in the Grade 1 $385,000 Peaceful Way final, Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The race for rookie trotting fillies saw a multi-horse tussle […]

USA

Louprint wins $1 million Pepsi North America Cup thriller

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, June 14, 2025 – Louprint (Sweet Lou) dug down deep to best a game Madden Oaks in an enthralling 42nd edition of the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The premier North American event for three-year-old pacers delivered yet another captivating chapter in its storied history, played […]

Canada

Brue Hanover strikes gold in $100,000 Mohawk Gold Cup

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, June 14, 2025 – Brue Hanover (Stay Hungry) was a brute force at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday evening, hanging tough to win the $100,000 Mohawk Gold Cup Invitational Pace (G3). With Yannick Gingras at the controls, the five-year-old son of Stay Hungry out of the Art Major mare Blind Ambition was powered to […]

Canada

Pepsi North America Cup elims in the books

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, June 7, 2025 – Captain Optimistic (Captaintreacherous), Lite Up The World, and Louprint roll into next Saturday’s prestigious $1 million Pepsi North America Cup (Grade 1) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in top-tier form after winning their respective $50,000 eliminations on Saturday evening. If tonight’s performances are any indication of what’s to come on June […]

Canada

Woodbine celebrates racing directors Megan Walker and Martha Wakely

By Chris Lomon ·

TORONTO, March 31, 2025— Throughout horse racing history, women have made invaluable contributions to advancing the sport, from breaking barriers as jockeys and trainers to influencing its development as owners and breeders. Respected figures like Woodbine Entertainment’s Megan Walker and Martha Wakely have played pivotal roles in reshaping the industry and inspiring future generations. Though […]

Canada

Living the dual-breed dream

By Chris Lomon ·

TORONTO, March 24, 2025— Omar Moreno’s horse racing journey has taken several unexpected yet rewarding turns, particularly through his growing relationship with horses and his active involvement in the Standardbred racing community. It was around two years ago when Moreno, Canada’s champion apprentice jockey of 2009 and winner of both the Sovereign and Eclipse Awards […]

USA

The caretaker, Chantilly and a cherished connection

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, March 18, 2025— Every time caretaker Candace Nivins and the imperturbable harness racing filly step out of the Woodbine Mohawk Park paddock and into the spotlight of the racetrack, they share an unspoken understanding of what that moment represents. “She is the only horse that has ever showed me, ‘If you get me ready, […]

Canada

Shadow Place strikes gold in Life After Racing

By Chris Lomon ·

There were many things, a combination of kismet, coincidence, serendipity, and the very definition of a team effort, that brought Shadow Place to his happy place. “I guess it really was meant to be,” started Tim Dickieson, a longtime Standardbred racehorse owner, who along with his wife, Alexandra, reside on a picturesque parcel of land […]

Canada

Canadian record set in Mohawk Million

By Chris Lomon ·

MILTON, September 21, 2024 – Maryland (Chapter Seven-Crucial) powered home to take all the spoils in the Mohawk Million, putting an exclamation point on a picture-perfect Saturday night for harness racing 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 […]

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