A new Pop-Up Series for trotters kicked off at Woodbine Mohawk Park during the track's final card of 2024 on Monday, Dec. 30.
This Pop-Up event is for trotters that are non-winners of $30,000 (fillies and mares $37,500) in 2024 (with a minimum of 15 starts). Trotters not averaging $1,500 (fillies and mares $1,875) per start in 2024 (with a minimum of 15 starts) are also eligible.
Delcrest Brent ($8.60) kicked off the evening card and captured the first division of the series. A wire-to-wire winner, Delcrest Brent and driver Steve Hudon set fractions of :29.1, :57.4 and 1:26.3. In the stretch, Delcrest Brent pulled away effortlessly, crossing the finish line in 1:58.2 for a commanding seven-length victory.
A son of Il Sogno Dream and Northern Kitti, this five-year-old gelding is trained by Laura Toscani, who co-owns him alongside driver Steve Hudon.
The second division was claimed by Kenogami Coco ($6), driven by Bob McClure. Starting as the 2-1 favourite, the pair was first up after a :58 half. Kenogami Coco surged to the front in the final turn, maintaining his momentum to fend off a strong late challenge from No Angel Like Me (Scott Coulter). The duo crossed the wire in 1:58.2, securing the 1-1/2-length victory.
Kenogami Coco is a seven-year-old gelding by Wheeling N Dealin out of Profound Wisdom. The gelding is trained by Gerard Demers for owners Marie-Claude Reid, Mario Menard and Jean-Francois Reid.
The first two legs offer purses of $14,000 followed by a $30,000 final.
The second leg of the series will take place on Monday, Jan. 6, with the final being contested on Monday, Jan.13.
The 2024 season has officially wrapped up at Woodbine Mohawk Park, and the final leaderboard is now set.
James MacDonald claimed the title of leading driver, dominating both the wins and earnings categories. With 407 victories from 1,882 starts, MacDonald earned a total of $8,732,954 in prize money.
Louis-Philippe Roy finished as the runner-up with 274 wins and $6,640,769 in earnings, while Doug McNair rounded out the top three with 235 wins and $5,646,011 in earnings.
On the training side, Richard Moreau took the top spot for wins, with 115 victories from his stable out of 661 starts. Kyle Fellows finished second with 94 wins, while Jodie Cullen was close behind in third with 91 victories.
In the earnings category, Anthony Beaton emerged as the leading trainer, banking $2,520,396 over the season. David Menary was the runner-up with $2,316,770 and Moreau rounded out the top three with $2,167,958 in earnings.
Live harness racing resumes at Mohawk in 2025 on Thursday, Jan. 2 with a new post time at 6:30 p.m.
To view Monday's harness racing results, click the following link: Monday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park.
(Standardbred Canada)