In advance of Saturday's star-studded night of stakes eliminations at Woodbine Mohawk Park, the next wave of Standardbreds with superstar aspirations will flood the racetrack on Saturday morning for the first session of two-year-old qualifiers.

The first of 11 qualifiers / baby races heads to the gate at 10:00 a.m. Of those 11 races, pacers compete in eight splits with three for trotters.

Perennial leading stallions the likes of Bettors Delight, Kadabra and Somebeachsomewhere pepper the program on the sire side. In addition, a number of first-crop stallions are represented with promising freshman. Those first-crop stallions include Sunshine Beach (6), E L Titan (3), Captaintreacherous (2), Heston Blue Chip (2), Royalty For Life (2), Uncle Peter (2), Father Patrick (1) and Sweet Lou (1).

A pair of trainers dominate the entries with Blake MacIntosh and Anthony MacDonald responsible for more than half the 84 two-year-olds entered. MacIntosh will unleash 24 freshman on Saturday morning while MacDonald sends out 20.

To view the entries for Saturday's first seasonal card of baby races at Woodbine Mohawk Park, click one of the following links:

&#9658 - Entries - Saturday Baby Races - Woodbine Mohawk Park
&#9658 - Program Pages - Saturday Baby Races - Woodbine Mohawk Park (courtesy TrackIT)

Woodbine Mohawk Park will offer a special owners’ breakfast during Saturday's baby races.

Connections of two-year-olds taking part in baby races this season at Woodbine Mohawk Park are invited to the complimentary hot breakfast. Food and drinks will be available beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Terrace Dining Room buffet, and connections are welcome to sit outside on the Mohawk Harvest Kitchen patio to watch the qualifiers.

Owners pictured on the patio in June 2017 enjoying breakfast and watching the baby races at Mohawk (WEG/Mark McKelvie)

A variety of items, including scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, pancakes, coffee, tea and juices, will be offered during the breakfast. Printed program pages for the baby races will also be available.