Silver Pride Heads Five Win Night For Roy At Mohawk
Driver Louis-Philippe Roy stole the show on Monday (Nov. 9) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning five on the 10-race card including one of the two $25,000 Harvest Series splits aboard Silver Pride.
Silver Pride provided the fifth and final win of the evening for Roy, scoring as the even-money favourite for trainer Jean-Francois Maguire in the second leg of the series for Ontario Sired three-year-old fillies who are non-winners of $60,000 lifetime or $30,000 in 2026.
Leaving from post five in the eight-horse field, Silver Pride was away well in third behind the pace-setting Miss Mass Appeal (driven by Mark MacDonald) to the opening quarter in :27.3. Silver Pride was out and on the charge on the backstretch, moving alongside Miss Mass Appeal as the pair reached the halfway point in :57.1. Silver Pride cleared to the lead entering the far turn, rolling to a three length advantage at three-quarters in 1:26.2.
The lead swelled to five midway through the lane before Silver Pride's strides began to shorten with Just Business (Jody Jamieson) and Rare Legacy (Tyler Borth) beginning to close as a pair. The deficit proved too much however, with Silver Pride reaching the wire first a half-length clear in 1:56. Just Business was second, with Rare Legacy grabbing the show spot.
Silver Pride has now won 10 of 19 on the year, raking in $102,475 in seasonal earnings. The homebred daughter of Alarm Detector-Hallywood Hills is a 12-time career winner, sporting career earnings of $124,840 for owners Silver Stables of Venise-en-Quebec, Que.
Earlier on the card, Roy picked up victories aboard Unsurpassable ($3.50, 1:58.3) for trainer Julie Walker, Legendary Warrior ($4.50, 1:56.2) for trainer George Zirnis, Turbo Compresseur ($2.10, 1:54.2) for trainer Maxime Velaye, and Shadow Of An Angel ($7, 1:50) for trainer Dave Menary.
Earlier in the evening, Social Wizard delivered a commanding performance to score as the heavy favourite in the first Harvest Series split.
Bet down to 2-5 with driver Jean Rene Plante, Social Wizard asserted herself from the outset, quickly crossing over from post five to cut the opening quarter in :27.1. Left alone on the lead to the half in :56.4, Social Wizard trotted away by 3-1/4 lengths at three-quarters in 1:26.
The lead continued to grow from there, with Social Wizard powering clear by 7-1/4 lengths on the line to score in 1:56. Press On Ballykeel (Tyler Borth) was second, with Abby Rose Men (Guy Gagnon) finishing third.
Trained by Benoit Baillargeon, it was the first victory in 22 tries this season for Social Wizard. The homebred daughter of Alarm Detector-Royal Witch has banked $95,254 in her career for owners Thomas and Elizabeth Rankin of St Catherines, Ont.
To view Monday's harness racing results, click the following link: Monday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park.
(Standardbred Canada; Photo of Silver Pride winning on Nov. 9)