Camille and Monkey On My Wheel made the most of their trip to Mohawk Racetrack on Saturday night as they captured a pair of $30,573 Canadian Breeders Championship eliminations for sophomore pacing fillies
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Camille and driver Jason Brewer brushed to the lead past the midway point and never looked back as the daughter of Camluck-Art Of Design stopped the timer in a new lifetime best of 1:50.1.
Post time favourite, Village Janus (Scott Zeron) rushed to the front from the outside Post 8 to lead her seven rivals past the opening panel in a quick :26.2. Epoxy Queen (Sylvain Filion) was one and a half lengths back in second with Patsys Luck (Mike Saftic) positioned third.
Heading past the half in :55.1, Camille moved from fifth and cleared to the front. Village Janus was put in the pocket with Epoxy Queen third.
Epoxy Queen angled to the outside from third with Patsys Luck catching her cover as Camille made her way past three-quarters in 1:23.
Down the stretch, Village Janus then angled to the outside from the pocket, but leveled off in deep stretch. Camille scored a one and a half length victory over a hard-closing Patsys Luck with Village Janus in third.
The Rod Duford-trained Camille now has earnings of $184,094 for owner Larry Pollard of Harrow, Ont. She paid $14.20 to win.
In the second elimination, the odds-on favourite, Monkey On My Wheel scored her fourth career victory for trainer and co-owner Travis Umphrey.
In the early going, driver Jody Jamieson sent Monkey On My Wheel to the front from Post 2 to lead her six rivals past the opening station in :28. Shipps Xanadu (Randy Waples) was still on the outside in second with Montenegro (Mike Saftic) sitting third.
As the sophomore pacing fillies made their way to the half, Jamieson allowed Shipps Xanadu to take over command, but the lead would not last long as Jamieson sent Monkey On My Wheel back to the front past the half in :57.
The 8-5 second choice, Modern Connection (Mark MacDonald), angled to the outside, but could not reach the leader as Monkey On My Wheel used a :27.2 third-quarter to lead past three-quarters in 1:24.2.
Heading for home, Monkey On My Wheel faced no challengers as she was under a comfortable hand-drive to score the victory in a new lifetime best of 1:51.3. Look Cheap (Robert Shepherd) exploded in deep stretch to finish second with Modern Connection completing the triactor.
Co-owned by Mac Nichol of Burlington, Ont., Monkey On My Wheel now has earnings of $297,386. She paid $4.10 for the win.
Also on Saturday night, a pair of $32,066 Canadian Breeders Championship eliminations took place for three-year-old pacing colts.
Twin B Legend took over command on the way to the half and went on to score his fifth career victory in 1:50.3 for driver Mike Saftic in the first elimination.
Camaes Fellow (Luc Ouellette) protected rail position to lead his seven rivals past the opening station in :27.3. Twin B Legend also left and was dropped into the two-hole, ahead of Dreamfair Kovu (Randy Waples) and Drain Daddy (Rick Zeron).
Heading towards the half, Twin B Legend moved to the outside and took over command and led through the midway point in :56 and three-quarters in 1:23.2.
Drain Daddy began the first over attack with Sonic Dancer (Scott Zeron) tracking him. The 3-5 post time favourite, Mystician, had a lot of ground to make up as he was third over as the field entered the stretch.
Saftic called on his charge for more pace and the son of Mach Three responded to score the victory in 1:50.3 for trainer-owner Jack Darling. Mystician came from off-the-pace to finish second with Camaes Fellow third.
Twin B Legend now has earnings of $156,603. He paid $26.80 for the win.
In the second elimination, Mach Of Ballykeel exploded in deep stretch to score a 1:51.2 victory for driver Sylvain Filion.
Thats The Life (Jody Jamieson) cleared to the lead from Post 6 at the opening panel in :26.4. Cam B Zipper (Luc Ouellette) was in the pocket, ahead of Just Asign To Me (Paul MacDonell) with 3-5 post time favourite, Prodigal Seelster (Randy Waples) sitting fourth.
Heading towards the half, Just Asign To Me angled to the outside from third and quickly took command to lead past the midway point in :55.3 and three-quarters in 1:23.3. Around the final turn, Prodigal Seelster began the first over attack with Eastend Eddie (Mario Baillargeon) tracking him with Mach Of Ballykeel third over.
As the field entered the stretch, Just Asign To Me began the tire as the backfield was closing in. Prodigal Seelster took over the lead from Just Asign To Me, but Mach Of Ballykeel was unleashed by Filion in deep stretch and the son of Mach Three scored the win for trainer Cameron McKnight. Cam B Zipper came on for second, over Thats The Life.
Mach Of Ballykeel now has five career wins and $194,920 in earnings for owners Ballykeel Racing and Mach Of Ballykeel Stable, both of Tillsonburg, Ont.
The field will line up as follows for the $142,679 sophomore pacing filly final on July 23:
1. Camille
2. Monkey On My Wheel
3. Patsys Luck
4. Village Janus
5. Imagine Semalu
6. Modern Connection
7. Machs Delicacy
8. Look Cheap
9. Epoxy Queen
10. Brush With Royalty
AE. Lucky Taryn
The $149,643 sophomore pacing colt final, also set for July 23, will line up as follows:
1. Twin B Legend
2. Prodigal Seelster
3. Mach Of Ballykeel
4. Calgary Seelster
5. Drain Daddy
6. Cam B Zipper
7. Dreamfair Kovu
8. Thats The Life
9. Camaes Fellow
10. Mystician
AE. Eastend Eddie
For results from Saturday's harness racing card, click on the following link: Saturday Results - Mohawk Racetrack.
(With files from WEG)