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The undercard at last night’s Premier race night at Addington provided it’s share of highlights with none better than Captain Wolf’s (Captain Crunch) win in the Tyre General Mobile Pace. “I’m ecstatic. We were here to find out whether we were aiming high or low and we’ve found out we are definitely aiming high,” part […]
MILTON, ON (OCT. 9, 2026) – Eight Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series Super Finals are set to be contested on Saturday (Oct. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park – half of which will feature representatives from trainer Meg Crone. The Cambridge, ON-based conditioner, who is firmly on pace to set a personal best for seasonal earnings, […]
The term ‘whirlwind’ is often overplayed in sports, but Zach Carroll’s journey to his first Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) Gold Series Super Final embodies the very essence of the word. On Saturday (Oct. 10), at Woodbine Mohawk Park, the 26-year-old horseman will send out his homebred sophomore star, Cant Turn You Down, who has ridden […]
MILTON, October 23, 2025— Even during a meteoric rise to harness racing’s elite ranks, Todd Ratchford is as grounded as they come. On Friday night, in front of a hometown crowd at Woodbine Mohawk Park, the 29-year-old reinsman will take his rapid ascent to ceiling-shattering heights when he makes his Breeders Crown debut in the […]
TORONTO, October 10, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, decorated driver Phil Hudon, who sports more than 4,800 wins and $63 million in prizes on his sterling resume, and retired champion pacer Big […]
TORONTO, September 3, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, Renee Samson, who after spending four years as a groom for several top conditioners, including Carmen Auciello, Dave Menary, Rick Zeron, and Scott McEneny, started […]
MILTON, September 25, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, the winner of over 7,800 races and $85 million lifetime, driver Trevor Henry, and 2021 O’Brien Three-Year-Old Male Pacer of the Year and […]
MILTON, September 18, 2025— A clash of the undefeated titans is coming to Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, September 20. When the heavyweight harness racing duo of Frantic Hanover (Stay Hungry) and Beau Jangles (Cattlewash) – each perfect through seven starts thus far – line up behind the starting gate for the $1 million Metro […]
TORONTO, September 16, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, Canada’s top earning driver and Mohawk’s wins and earnings leader in 2025, James MacDonald, and his trusty, tireless trotter, Hasty Bid. A $35,000 […]
TORONTO, September 4, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, driver Jonathan Drury, who in 2024 surpassed both 2,000 wins and $30 million in lifetime earnings in 2024, and the trotter who lined […]
TORONTO, August 21, 2025 – Throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile horses who have had a life-changing impact on their closest connections. This week, Todd Ratchford – a former professional hockey player turned driver who last year recorded his first $1 million season en route to the O’Brien Future Star Award – and […]
MILTON, July 29, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, driver Tyler Jones, who registered a career-best 81 wins last season, and his father Dustin Jones’ homebred trotter, You Will Be Queen. The […]
TORONTO, July 16, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, driver Jody Jamieson, who in August 2024 became the first Canadian-based driver to reach $150 million in purse earnings, and former world […]
TORONTO, July 10, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, Canada’s 2020 Driver of the Year Bob McClure, and three-time O’Brien Award-winning trotter and 2019 Hambletonian champion Forbidden Trade (Kadabra). McClure, the winner of […]
TORONTO, July 2, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, trainer Shawn Steacy, who recently surpassed the $10 million earnings plateau for his career, and Priceless Edition, the now 21-year-old pacer who […]
Last night’s win by Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) has raised the possibility of the talented filly starting in the $300,000 The Rising Sun at Albion Park this Saturday. “Grant was talking about having a crack at The Rising Sun if she gained a start. It’s very much up in the air at the moment because the […]
TORONTO, June 28, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, it’s a dead heat with driver Tyler Borth shining light on a pair of talented trotters in Ghostly Casper and Sprite Seelster. […]
Oamaru trainer Phil Williamson’s golden run continued at Addington last night when both Jimmy Carter (The Pres) and Atlantic City (Volstead) won their races. Last Friday Becky’s Girl and Tarragindi won for the the stable and between times Our Pinocchio was successful on Thursday at the Forbury Park meeting. Atlantic City was patiently handled by […]
TORONTO, June 20, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, driver Carter Gimblett and Cosington, the bay trotter who inspired his love for the game from an early age. While the fourth-year […]
TORONTO, June 5, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, Mohawk’s leading trainer in 2024, Anthony Beaton, and the horse whose impact both on and off the track has been vital to […]
MILTON, May 27, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, Kyle Bossence, who in 2023, recorded the first $1 million season of his nine-year-training career, and retired pacer, They Call Me Gordy. The […]
TORONTO, May 21, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, veteran trainer Blake MacIntosh, and retired 11-year-old pacer Sports Column. Fresh off a career-best season in which he recorded personal highs in […]
MILTON, May 13, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, trainer Amanda Riley, who finds herself in the middle of a career year across the board, and Siddall. Riley originally claimed the […]
MILTON, May 6, 2025 – Once a week, throughout the Mohawk Park harness racing season, Woodbine will profile a horse who has had a life-changing impact on one of their closest connections. This week, the spotlight shines on trainer Carmen Auciello, and retired pacer Bugger Bruiser. Auciello, based out of Stouffville, Ontario, owns and operates […]
