Following Friday's cancellation, Woodbine Mohawk Park hosted a qualifying quartet under sunny skies on Monday morning (Dec. 13).
The session opened with a pair of $250,000 career earners back in action for the first time since late August.
A five-time winner this year, pacing mare Sly Eleanor N returned with a 4-1/2-length romp in 1:54.3 with Sylvain Filion aboard the eight-year-old daughter of Mcardle for trainer/co-owner Gary Lance. She carved out fractions of :28.1, :56.4 and 1:25.2 with 2020 Western Canada Pacing Derby champion Major Custard closing well for second and Skater Chick finishing third.
A regular in Preferred action this past summer, six-year-old Muscle Hill gelding Muscle Fashion was back on track with a 1:58 qualifying victory over stablemate Free Willy Hanover for trainer Carmen Auciello. James MacDonald was in the bike behind the three-time winner this year, who last competed in the Earl Rowe Memorial Invitational Trot. He followed Free Willy Hanover through panels of :28.1, :58.2 and 1:27.2 before trotting by to win by 1-1/4 lengths. Storm Trotter finished third and Cindy Lane, who matched strides with the tempo-setter at the third quarter mark, ended up fourth.
Woodbine Mohawk Park's video stream of the qualifiers (last two races only) is available below.
To view the complete qualifying results, click on the following link: Monday Results (Qualifiers) - Woodbine Mohawk Park.