Harness racing's top ranked older male pacer, Ervin Hanover, got his first charted mile in since the Dayton Pacing Derby on Friday (Oct. 10) in a qualifying session at Woodbine Mohawk Park in preparation for the 2025 Breeders Crown.
Louis-Philippe Roy and the Dave Menary student took centre stage in the final qualifier of the morning with just two entries in the field. Ervin Hanover timed his mile in :29.3, :57.4, and 1:25.2 before using a :25.3 final quarter to win by 2-1/2 lengths in 1:51.
Owned by Pollack Racing LLC, the five-year-old son of Captaintreacherous and the Well Said mare Eloquent Grace has made eight trips to the winner's circle in 14 starts this year, yielding $734,513 and a career best 1:47.2 matched in his last three starts in the $347,222 Ewart Memorial at Scioto Downs, $75,000 Free-For-All Pace at Mohawk, and the $347,222 Dayton Derby at Dayton Raceway. Ervin Hanover is a career winner of over $1.2 million with a record of 24-8-9 in 72 starts.
The replay of the video stream is available below.
For results from the qualifying session, click the following link: Friday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park (Qualifiers).
(Standardbred Canada)