McNair Celebrates 4,000th Career Win
Doug McNair added to his impressive list of driving accomplishments by picking up his 4,000th career victory on Friday evening (April 15) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The 32-year-old Guelph, Ont. reinsman entered Friday’s program just a win shy of 4,000 for his career and would grab the milestone victory with veteran pacer Julerica in the $18,000 sixth race.
Sent off as the even-money choice, Julerica was moved to the lead by McNair on the way to the half and fended off rival Legal Bettor in the lane to collect the victory. The 1:54 score gives the 10-year-old Julerica three wins this season and 43 career victories overall.
An O’Brien Award-winning driver, McNair began his career in 2008 by winning his first career drive and has never looked back. Now in his 15th season of driving, McNair has surpassed $1 million in earnings in all 15 seasons. His career high for wins in a year is 518 in 2010 while his top season for earnings was in 2017 with his mounts banking $6.5 million.
McNair is off to a great start in 2022, ranking second in wins and earnings ($1.3 million) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Live racing continues Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Post time is 7 p.m.
To view Friday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park
(With files from Woodbine)