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MILTON, August 23, 2025— Scott Zeron made a decisive brush up the backstretch with Ardonne (Tactical Landing) and comfortably held the throne to take the Grade 1 $485,000 William Wellwood Memorial in a stake record-equaling 1:52.4 harness racing mile on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Off the 7-5 second choice, Zeron floated Ardonne out […]
Hightstown, NJ – As trainer Megan Scran was preparing Ardonne (Tactical Landing) for his 2-year-old harness racing season, she had a very good feeling about the young trotter. Perhaps, she worried, too good. “I was high on him all winter and spring training down,” Scran said. “I just kept saying that I hoped he wasn’t […]
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 […]
The fields for the Peaceful Way and William Wellwood Memorial were decided on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park in a pair of harness racing eliminations for each Grand Circuit two-year-old pace event. Tactical Dynasty (Tactical Landing) dominated the opening elimination of the William Wellwood Memorial for rookie trotting males. Yannick Gingras sent the colt […]
Harness Racing This Week: Earl Beal Memorial, Max C. Hempt Memorial, James Lynch Memorial and Delmonica Hanover, Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Gold Cup and Saucer final, Red Shores Racetrack & Casino, Charlottetown, PEI; William Wellwood and Peaceful Way eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont.; and Prix d’Ete, Hippodrome 3R, Trois-Rivieres, PQ. Schedule […]
MILTON, ON – August 14, 2024 – Grand Circuit harness racing season at Woodbine Mohawk Park launches this Saturday night (Aug. 17) with the eliminations for the William Wellwood Memorial and Peaceful Way. A pair of $30,000 eliminations will be contested for each event, with 19 two-year-old trotting colts and geldings lining up in the […]
T C I (Cantab Hall-Nicole’s Promise), fresh off his win in this past weekend’s William Wellwood Memorial in Canada, drew post five in a field of eight for Saturday’s $252,000 Pennsylvania Sire Stakes championship for 2-year-old male harness racing trotters at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania. Pocono Downs will host PASS finals and consolations for […]
Harness Racing This Week: William Wellwood and Peaceful Way finals, Casual Breeze, Nassagaweya, Eternal Camnation, and Canadian Pacing Derby eliminations, Woodbine Mohawk Park, Milton, Ont. Schedule of events: Grand Circuit racing will take place at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday (Aug. 25) and Saturday (Aug. 26). The Friday program has a lone stake in two divisions, the […]
MILTON, August 19, 2023 — Rookie harness racing trotters took center stage on Saturday (Aug. 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park with eliminations for the $620,000 William Wellwood Memorial and $425,000 Peaceful Way Finals. Three eliminations of the Wellwood and two eliminations of the Peaceful Way were contested. William Wellwood Memorial Eliminations Winter Soldier (Face Time […]
Ron Burke does not often enter horses in the William Wellwood Memorial for 2-year-old trotters, but the harness racing trainer has enjoyed success in his limited trips to the event, winning in 2014 with Habitat and 2015 with Southwind Frank. On Saturday, Burke will have a horse in the Wellwood for only the second time […]
MILTON, ON – AUGUST 17, 2023 – Eight of the thirteen races carded Saturday night (Aug. 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park are for freshman as three $70,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for harness racing pacing colts and geldings go postward alongside $30,000 eliminations for the $640,000 William Wellwood and $400,000 Peaceful Way. Through two […]
Winners Bet (Walner) locked up a spot in the Mohawk Million as he flew down the stretch to capture the $665,000 William Wellwood Memorial for two-year-old harness racing trotters on Saturday (Aug. 27) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Dexter Dunn slotted the colt into fifth position and watched a front-end battle play out through :27.4 and […]
Top two-year-old trotters visited Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday (Aug. 20) to attempt to punch their tickets to the finals of the Peaceful Way and William Wellwood Memorial in eliminations for each harness racing stake. The three eliminations for the Wellwood – an Open for two-year-old trotters which boasts a $640,000 purse and a free […]
King Of The North highlighted Saturday’s North America Cup harness racing undercard with a victory in the $640,000 William Wellwood Memorial at Woodbine Mohawk Park. He dropped back and tucked in sixth among the two-year-old trotters while several of his foes battled for command through :28.3 and :57.2 opening panels. Mark MacDonald tipped the Walner […]
