After nearly a year away from the racetrack, former top class competitor Awesome Hill appears eager to make up for lost time.
Making her last pari-mutuel appearance at the age of five in November 2023, Awesome Hill returned during the session of qualifiers on October 25 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Victorious by a head one week ago, the six-year-old daughter of Sunshine Beach - Taxi Fare Hanover sharpened during the Nov. 1 session at Mohawk with another triumphant effort.
Entered in a field of four on Friday morning, Awesome Hill sat fourth for the majority of the mile as Yoda Queen (Bert Renaud) fronted the quartet through fractions of :30.1, :59 and 1:28.1. Fanned to the outside by James MacDonald in the stretch, Awesome Hill closed in :27.4 to pick off a stubborn Yoda Queen in a 1:56.4 effort. Western Wish, making her first appearance since mid-May, finished a half length back in third for driver Tyler Jones.
A 16-time winner in her career with $307,146 in earnings, Awesome Hill is conditioned by Chantal Mitchell for owner/breeder Tom Hill.
The full video stream from Friday's session is available below.
For results from the qualifying session, click the following link: Friday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park (Qualifiers).
(Standardbred Canada)