Jay broke her maiden with an authoritative front-end score in the sole $20,000 Whenuwishuponastar Pacing Series first-leg dash for rookie fillies during a truncated card at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday, July 24.

The $95,000 London Classic Yearling Sale purchase had her nose on the gate and charged out from post seven, landing on the top heading into the first turn. She provided :27.4 and :58.4 splits before facing her first challenge as Cackle Berry (Tyler Jones) fired out of fourth on the final turn. Cackle Berry pulled alongside the leader at three-quarters in 1:28, but Jay rebuffed that rival and kicked clear under confident handling by Bob McClure, cruising home to win in 1:55. Adina Hanover (Louis-Philippe Roy) soared late, pipping Cackle Berry for second.

Jay, a daughter of Cattlewash-Jan, is trained by Dr. Ian Moore for Wilma and James MacKenzie of Ennismore, Ont. and Paul Chapman of Oakville, Ont. She is one-for-three after starting her career with two Ontario Sires Stakes Gold attempts, finishing third on debut and seventh on Jul 17. She paid $4.90 to win.

Mohawk cancelled the remainder of the card after the sixth race due to unsafe track conditions caused by thunderstorms in the area. The $140,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Leg 2 contest for two-year-old male trotters was scheduled as Race 7. The new date for that race will be determined on Friday, July 25.

To view Thursday’s harness racing results, click the following link: Thursday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park.

(Standardbred Canada)