Champlain Splits Set

Freshmen pacers will be out in full force this weekend at Mohawk Racetrack with four divisions of the Champlain Stakes set to go postward.

Friday night's card will feature a pair of $133,762 divisions for two-year-old filly pacers.

In the first division, Race 2 on the card, Shes A Great Lady runner-up Break The News will be vying for the winner's share of the rich purse for trainer and co-owner Carl Jamieson. Jody Jamieson is listed to drive the daughter of Western Ideal who leaves from Post 3 and is the 2-1 morning line favourite.

In the second division, the Jamiesons will send Bud Light winner Shes A Fan (PP2, 5-2) postward to battle against Eternal Camnation Stakes victors In The Game (PP5, Mark MacDonald, 4-1) and Terroronthebeach (PP3, Ron Pierce, 7-2).

Mohawk's stakes-packed card on Saturday night will feature two Champlain open divisions for rookie pacers worth over $160,000.

With Doug McNair at the reins, Battle of Waterloo winner Trail Boss (PP3, 7-1) will meet up with the fourth place finisher in the $1 million Metro Pace, Well Said (PP6, Ron Pierce, 5-2) and the Metro Consolation winner Straight Shooting (PP9, John Campbell, 3-1) in the first division.

In the second split, New Jersey Sire Stakes champ Allamerican Improv (PP7, 5-1) will attempt to extend his own win streak to four with Campbell in the bike and put an end to Carnivore's win streak, which includes a victory in last week's $300,000 Kentucky Sires Stakes Final. Pierce is listed to drive the Real Desire colt, leaving from Post 3 and favoured in the morning line at 5-2.

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