Henry's Hot Hands Get Noticed

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Published: May 18, 2016 09:30 pm EDT

Since Woodbine Entertainment Group shifted harness racing to Mohawk Racetrack in April, Trevor Henry has been an unparalleled driving force. He sits atop the wins column and the money column for Mohawk's 2016 meet, and his accomplishments have garnered him some mainstream publicity.

Henry was recently featured in the Toronto Sun with a full one-page article penned by Bill Lankhof. In the article, Henry admits that making that shift to racing on the WEG circuit instead of Ontario's B tracks was never one he feared.

“I could’ve made the jump years ago but to be honest I just didn’t want to. I really only did it because I wanted to slow down,” Henry told The Sun. “Now I don’t have to drive all over...I get to spend Sunday at home with my family and have Tuesday and Wednesday off.

“Before I was never home at night; I’d never be there when the kids got off the bus ... A lot of times I’d only see them on the weekend if they came to the track,” Henry continued. “I made a good living but it could be tough for family.”

There was a time that Henry did find the move difficult, as most adjustment periods are initially.

“On the smaller tracks you have to be more aggressive. The bigger tracks (like Mohawk and Woodbine) I had to learn to be more patient," Henry noted. "I had trouble with that at first."

Judging by the statistics, there doesn't seem to be as much trouble. Among WEG's regulars, Henry is tops in wins (43), money ($633,366) win percentage (20.1%) and UDRS (0.305) for the Mohawk meet. He looks to pad those numbers with drives in eight of Mohawk's ten races on Thursday.

"It all comes down to the horses and I’ve been able to get some good ones," deferred Henry. "As long as you keep winning you’ll get the good horses.”

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