The 2010 meet at Mohawk Racetrack wrapped up tonight with some very familiar faces atop the drivers' and trainers' leaderboards

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Mark MacDonald was once again the leading reinsman during the harness racing meet, which ran from May 20 to October 16. The 31-year-old driver, who won the O’Brien Award as Canada’s top driver in 2005 and 2006, racked up purses totaling over $3.5 million at the Campbellville oval this summer. Jody Jamieson, last year's winner, was a close second with $3.3 million earned. Third in the standings in terms of money earned was Randy Waples with $2.8 million in purses.

Three-time O'Brien Award winner Casie Coleman dominated the trainers' standings again this year with over $3 million in purses earned, over half of her closest competitor Jeff Gillis, who earned $1.2 million.

Coleman and MacDonald enjoyed much success together this summer at Mohawk including winning the $1.5 million North America Cup with Sportswriter and the $666,000 Fan Hanover Stakes final, both on the same night.

WEG standardbred racing will make the trip East up the 401 highway Monday night as racing returns to Woodbine Racetrack in Rexdale, Ont. for the Fall/Winter meet. Monday's 10-race program will feature a $130,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Final for two-year-old trotting fillies, which goes to post in Race 5.

When racing returns to Woodbine, the current schedule remains in effect with programs on Monday nights at 7:20 p.m., Tuesday nights at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday nights, with a 7:30 p.m. start time on those evenings.

The Fall/Winter meet, which runs through May will feature major events including the $820,000 Governor's Cup, $585,000 Three Diamonds, $718,000 Valley Victory and $616,000 Goldsmith Maid featuring the best two-year-olds in North America plus the $2.4 million Super Finals for the top performers in the Ontario Sires Stakes on November 13.

(WEG)