With the Feb. 15 stakes deadline looming, Woodbine Mohawk Park is reminding owners and trainers of two-year-olds of the various stakes opportunities available this season.

New for 2026, as previously reported, the Dream Maker, Whenuwishuponastar, Millard Farms and Pure Ivory have all been switched from a three-week series to elimination/final format. These four summer stakes have annually been a launching pad to bigger stakes success. The new format and stakes payment schedule is expected to lead to sizable purses for each final ($125,000 to $150,000).

Additionally, each two-year-old division has stakes events stretching from July through late September. The schedule for each division is listed below.

Two-Year-Old Pacing Colts & Geldings

Tompkins-Geers – July 10
​Dream Maker (G3) – Aug. 14 & 21
​Nassagaweya (G3) – Aug. 29
​Champlain (G3) – Sept. 12
​Metro Pace (G1) – Sept. 19 & 26

Two-Year-Old Pacing Fillies

Tompkins-Geers – July 10
​Whenuwishuponastar (G3) – Aug. 13 & 21
​Eternal Camnation (G3) – Aug. 29
​Champlain (G3) – Sept. 12
​Shes A Great Lady (G1) – Sept. 18 & 26

Two-Year-Old Trotting Colts & Geldings

Tompkins-Geers – July 17
​Millard Farms (G3) – July 31 & Aug. 7
​William Wellwood Memorial (G1) – Aug. 21 & 29
​Champlain (G3) – Sept. 11
​Mohawk Million (G1) – Sept. 26

Two-Year-Old Trotting Fillies

Tompkins-Geers – July 16
​Pure Ivory (G3) – July 30 & Aug. 7
​Peaceful Way (G1) – Aug. 21 & 29
​Champlain (G3) – Sept. 11
​Mohawk Million (G1) – Sept. 26

To view Woodbine's 2026 Stakes Booklet, click here.

To make stakes payments online, click here.

If sending payments by mail, envelopes must be clearly post marked no later than Feb. 15, 2026 or payment will not be accepted. Registered mail is recommended.

All race dates are pending regulatory approval by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

(With files from Woodbine; photo of 2025 Metro Pace champion Beau Jangles)