Super Chapter (Chapter Seven) made an authoritative brush to the lead heading to the half and strode confidently to a track- and Canadian-record 1:49.3 victory in the $620,000 Grade 1 Maple Leaf Trot, a trotting free-for-all event, on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Dexter Dunn eased odds-on favourite Super Chapter out of post […]
Harness racing fans can watch live video from Woodbine Mohawk Park as many of North America’s best older horses clash on a huge stakes card. The program is headlined by the $705,000 Canadian Pacing Derby, $620,000 Maple Leaf Trot and $255,000 Milton Stakes. The Canadian Pacing Derby field is listed below. $705,000 Canadian Pacing […]
Super Chapter (Chapter Seven) matched the track and Canadian record for aged trotting stallions and French Wine returned victorious to the site of his career’s biggest win when they won their respective $50,000 eliminations for the Grade 1 Maple Leaf Trot on Friday, Aug. 28 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Marcus Melander trainee Super Chapter swooped up the […]
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, […]
The stage is set for one of harness racing’s premier days as $2million in stakes gets divvied up at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday August 30th 2025. Fans can catch all the action with video coverage of the main stakes races starting at 7:49pm local time. Racing starts on Saturday 30th August 6.35pm local time, Sunday 31st […]
Milton, ON – Record miles in eliminations for the Canadian Pacing Derby (G1) and Maple Leaf Trot (G1) have the stage set for this week’s marquee harness racing races at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The run of Grand Circuit action at the Campbellville oval continues with another “Super Saturday” program. The C$690,000 Canadian Pacing Derby and C$630,000 […]
Periculum (Muscle Hill) exploded down the stretch and flew to victory in the $600,000 Maple Leaf Trot, giving harness racing driver Scott Zeron a sweep of the major stakes on the Saturday (Aug. 31) card at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The stallion floated out three-high into the first turn from post five as Logan Park (Doug […]
Saturday’s (Aug. 31) harness racing card at Woodbine Mohawk Park featured more than $1 million in Grand Circuit stakes, headlined by the Maple Leaf Trot and Canadian Pacing Derby. The undercard included the Simcoe Stakes with one division for each sex of three-year-old trotters and two fourth-leg Ontario Sires Stakes Golds. This page contains all […]
MILTON, ON – August 29, 2024 – Harness racing trainer Rob Fellows had circled Hip #54 in his notebook well before the tall, sleek horse set foot into the sales ring. It was a moment he had anticipated and prepared for, the one when the trotter who would become known as Logan Park (Archangel) entered […]
Harness Racing This Week: William Wellwood and Peaceful Way finals; Casual Breeze, Nassagaweya, and Eternal Camnation; and Maple Leaf Trot eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit racing will take place at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday (Aug. 23) and Saturday (Aug. 24). The Friday program has a lone division in the […]
Alrajah One IT (Maharajah) made history on Saturday (Sep. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park as he returned from a year-long layoff to win the $530,000 Maple Leaf Trot and break the Canadian record for an aged trotting stallion. Dexter Dunn held the seven-year-old in fifth with Its Academic (Dave Miller), riding a five-race win streak, […]
A year after being scratched from the Maple Leaf Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park because of an injury that sidelined him the remainder of the harness racing season, Alrajah One IT (Maharajah) is ready to return to action Saturday in this year’s edition of Canada’s top event for older trotters. The 7-year-old stallion, unbeaten in […]
MILTON, August 31, 2023 – Harness racing Hall of Fame trainer Ron Burke holds a strong hand in the finals of the $615,000 Canadian Pacing Derby and $530,000 Maple Leaf Trot, Saturday night (Sept. 2) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Burke, one of the sport’s highest-profile and most successful conditioners, will have four chances – three […]
The harness racing Grand Circuit swings into Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday (Sept. 2) and will offer the C$615,000 Canadian Pacing Derby final for older pacers, the C$530,000 Maple Leaf Trot for older trotters, the C$177,300 Simcoe for 3-year-old male trotters and the C$157,200 Simcoe for 3-year-old filly trotters. Complete entries for the Mohawk races […]
Mark McKelvie of Woodbine Mohawk Park announced that the Maple Leaf Trot, one of Canada’s richest harness racing trotting races, will go straight to a final on Sep. 2 with eight entrants. Among them is Alrajah One IT (Maharajah), who came to North America from Italy and won three Grand Circuit stakes races last year […]
Back Of The Neck (Ready Cash), off the board in all three prior starts this harness racing season, flew down the stretch to win the $610,000 Maple Leaf Trot at 9-1 on Saturday (Sep. 3) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The stallion. guided by Tim Tetrick, resided in the seven-hole through :26.4 and :55.1 first-half panels […]
Standardbred Canada reports that the complexion of the 2022 Maple Leaf Trot has changed dramatically with the news that morning line favourite Alrajah One IT (Maharajah) has been scratched from the harness racing event and will not race for the remainder of the year. Sarah Svanstedt confirmed the news to Trot Insider on Friday morning (Sept. 2). […]
Woodbine Entertainment today released the list of eligible harness racing horses for its 2022 major Standardbred stakes, including the $1 million Pepsi North America Cup. The Pepsi North America Cup, harness racing’s richest race for three-year-old pacers, received 61 nominations, down from 72 in 2021. The list of nominees includes Dan Patch Award and Metro […]
Lindy The Great circled Forbidden Trade and Atlanta in the stretch to capture the $546,000 Maple Leaf Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, avenging his loss in last year’s edition of the harness racing stake. Driver James MacDonald had the Crazed stallion storming out of post six, but he ended up with the three-hole after […]
Follow this story for live updates on a stakes-filled Saturday harness racing card from Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Canadian Pacing Derby, Maple Leaf Trot, and Roses Are Red finals feature on the program that includes eliminations for the North America Cup, the Goodtimes, and the Fan Hanover. Allywag Hanover captures $590,000 Canadian Pacing Derby Allywag […]