Garrett Rooney celebrated a career milestone on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21 at Leamington Raceway as he drove his 2,000th winner.

The 41-year-old Iona, Ont. reinsman reached the milestone with his second winner on the program in the day's fourth race as he guided Mark Lesaux's claiming pacer Kinkaid Seelster to a 1:59.4 score off a pocket trip, defeating 1-5 favoured pacesetter Winwithawhisper and Lorne House by three lengths. At odds of 6-1, the Darell Vleeming trainee produced a $15.10 win payout for his backers.

Rooney also won three other races on the 10-dash program with Cameron McQueen trainees Something Royal ($5.40), Timewaitsonnoone ($4.30) and The Lionking As ($2.40).

Rooney is in the midst of his fourth straight million-dollar season and is just three wins away from hitting the 200-win mark for the fourth consecutive year. His 197 wins so far this year place him among the top 10 drivers in Canada while he has picked up driving titles as Dresden Raceway (38 wins) and Hiawatha Horse Park (46 wins). He currently leads the standings at Leamington Raceway's meet (23 wins) and sits fifth-place (72 wins) in the 2025 rankings at The Raceway at Western Fair District, which will resume racing on Oct. 3.

Rooney won a personal-best 294 races in 2024 while the horses he drove won more than $1.47 million in purses. He surpassed the $10 million mark in career earnings this past spring.

To view Sunday's harness racing results, click the following link: Sunday Results - Leamington Raceway.

(Standardbred Canada)