Woodbine Mohawk Park is set to resume live harness racing this Saturday, March 30 with an extra-large 15-race card.
The New Holland Pacing & Trotting Series finals will highlight the super-sized program on Saturday. The $71,000 pacing final will go as Race 6 while the $70,000 trotting is carded as Race 9.
Whichwaytothebeach carries momentum in the New Holland Pacing Series final after a 3-1/4-length score in the second leg. The Garry Merner trainee is no stranger to stakes finals, having raced in last year’s Canadian Pacing Derby and many top Grand Circuit events as a three-year-old. Sylvain Filion will sit behind Whichwaytothebeach, leaving from post three. A career winner of 20 races and more than $820,000, the six-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere posted a mile of 1:50.3 in last week’s second leg, the fastest of all the preliminary legs.
First leg winners HP Momentum (Post 1, Trevor Henry) and Jilliby Dynamite A (Post 4, Louis-Philippe Roy) will be prominent factors in Saturday’s pacing final, which has a full field of 10 and an approximate post time of 8:15 p.m.
The New Holland Trotting Series final will have all eyes on seven-year-old Pemberton. The former O’Brien Award winner has won two of three starts this season, including a length and a half second leg triumph in 1:55.2. James MacDonald will sit behind the Julie Walker-trained Wheeling N Dealin gelding, who has 16 lifetime wins and more than $500,000 in earnings. Post two is the starting spot for Pemberton.
Southwind Oncore (Post 1, Travis Cullen) got the better of Pemberton in the opening leg of the New Holland. The Jodie Cullen trainee posted a career-best 1:53 victory in round one, but finished fifth in the next round.
The trotting final will have a field of nine clashing with post time scheduled for approximately 9:24 p.m.
After live racing took a brief “spring cleaning break," the action resumes on Saturday at an early post time of 6:10 p.m.
The 15-race card will feature three Pick-5 wagers and three Pick-4 wagers. The $100,000 Early Pick-5 starts in Race 1, while the middle Pick-5 starts in Race 6 and the Late Pick-5 in Race 11. The Pick-4 wagers start in Races 4, 8 and 12.
To view Saturday's complete harness racing entries, click the following link: Saturday Entries - Woodbine Mohawk Park.
(With files from Woodbine)