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MILTON, January 31, 2025 – Woodbine Entertainment has announced that tonight’s card of live harness racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park has been cancelled due to unsafe racing conditions. With rain throughout the day followed by snow and dropping temperatures, Woodbine made the decision to cancel out of the best interest for all racing participants. Live […]
MILTON, January 28, 2025 — Nominations close for Woodbine Mohawk Park’s 2025 New Holland Series on Monday, February 3. Both the trotting and pacing harness racing series consist of two $30,000 preliminary legs and a $60,000 added money final. The nomination fee for each series is $500 CAD. The conditions and dates are listed below: […]
MILTON, January 18, 2025 — Woodbine Mohawk Park was forced to cancel Saturday evening’s live harness racing program following three races due to unsafe track conditions. Mild temperatures and rain throughout Saturday caused deteriorating track conditions that led to the cancellation. Live racing is scheduled to resume on Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. by Grace […]
MILTON, January 13, 2025— Woodbine Entertainment is now accepting entries to purchase a slot in the 2025 Mohawk Million (G1). Following significant interest in 2024, Woodbine has kept the price of purchasing a slot in the Mohawk Million at $50,000. A total of 10 slots will again be available and Woodbine will add $500,000 to […]
Lookinlikeamillion (Armbro Baylor) made it back-to-back stakes scores with an impressive harness racing performance in the Golden Boy second leg at The Loop on Saturday (Sep. 14). Away fourth of five in a :29.4 opening quarter, Richard Remillard put him in gear as the field banked into the second turn. Lookinlikeamillion reached wheel of leader […]
MILTON, Sep 14, 2024 – Twin B Joe Fresh (Roll With Joe) completed the sweep of Woodbine’s marquee pacing mare harness racing 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 […]
MILTON, ON – June 19, 2024 – Woodbine Entertainment today announced the harness racing promotion of Jim Gillespie to Standardbred Race Secretary at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The promotion of Gillespie comes as Tony O’Sullivan, current Race Secretary, is set to depart from Woodbine as of Friday, July 5. “We want to thank Tony for his […]
MILTON, June 8, 2024 – Captains Quarters (Captaintreacherous), Funtime Bayama (Hes Watching), and Nijinsky (Bettors Delight) captured Saturday night’s Pepsi North America Cup eliminations at Woodbine Mohawk Park. A total of three $50,000 eliminations were contested on a rainy evening in Campbellville. The top-three finishers from each split punching their ticket to next Saturday’s $1 […]
MILTON, ON – May 13, 2024— The Woodbine Mohawk Park Race Office would like to remind all harness racing participants of a variety of stakes nominations and sustaining that are due on Wednesday, May 15. Woodbine Mohawk Park is a top destination for racing two-year-olds, with Summer Series available ahead of its lucrative Grand Circuit […]
MILTON, ON – May 11, 2024— Woodbine Mohawk Park is all set to host its annual Fireworks and Family Fun Night this Saturday (May 18). An evening of fun for all ages is planned, led by exciting live harness racing action and a massive fireworks display. Fireworks and Family Fun Night will also include face […]
MILTON, ON – April 27, 2024— The Woodbine Mohawk Park Race Office has shared an updated harness racing training and qualifying schedule for the spring and summer. Beginning on May 1, Training will take place on Wednesday and Saturday mornings at 7 a.m. – 12 p.m. Qualifiers Qualifiers will continue to take place on Monday […]
MILTON, ON – March 28, 2024 – Woodbine Mohawk Park is set to resume live harness racing this Saturday with an extra-large 15-race card. The New Holland Pacing and Trotting Series Finals will highlight the super-sized program on Saturday. The $71,000 Pacing Series Final will go as Race 6, while the $70,000 Trotting Series Final […]
MILTON, ON – March 26, 2024— The Woodbine Mohawk Park race office would like to remind harness racing participants that nominations are due on April 1 for the following: ON Sired Spring Series, City of London Series, and Mark Austin Memorial Pacing Series. To make payments online, click here. If sending payments by mail, envelopes must be clearly […]
MILTON, February 15, 2024 – In this year’s first edition of ‘Fast Five,’ Woodbine Mohawk Park harness racing driver Tyler Borth shares a handful of insights into his life on and off the track. After spending 10 years successfully competing at Ontario’s ‘B’ tracks, Borth made Woodbine Mohawk Park his home base in 2023. His […]
TORONTO, January 23, 2024– Woodbine Entertainment today announced the appointment of Lisa Headrick to Executive Vice President, Finance, Strategy and Operations. “Lisa brings incredible depth and experience to the Woodbine leadership team,” Woodbine Entertainment CEO Michael Copeland shared. “We are excited to have her join our team and help lead our business and the horse […]
MILTON, January 17, 2024— Desiree Jones had every reason to believe the stars would align for her and her harness racing horses in 2023. Although she can’t recollect the exact day last year, the 30-year-old trainer does remember the month in which she took a momentary pause to look at the season ahead. And when […]
MILTON, January 15, 2024— Louis-Philippe Roy has plenty of reasons, five, specifically, to be excited about the upcoming O’Brien Awards. When the names of the finalists are read aloud on the evening that recognizes Canadian excellence in harness racing, Roy will have a close association with four of the nominees. The 34-year-old will also be […]
MILTON, December 14, 2023— Woodbine Mohawk Park today announced this year’s holiday harness racing schedule. Live racing will proceed as scheduled until December 23, and will return with the traditional matinee card on Boxing Day (December 26). Please note there will be no live racing on Christmas or Christmas Eve. Qualifiers will take place on […]
MILTON, ON – November 30, 2023– Woodbine Mohawk Park’s race office would like to remind harness racing participants that the annual Winter Series nominations close tomorrow, December 1, 2023. The Niagara and Valedictory Pacing Series will both take place in December, concluding on the annual Boxing Day matinee program. The Blizzard and Snowshoe Pacing Series […]
