Returning one week ago after a five-month layoff, pacer Franco Santana N delivered a solid qualifying effort during the seven-dash session at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, March 13.
Driver James MacDonald pointed the six-year-old son of Captaintreacherous - San Rafaella to the front in his morning test against six seasoned rivals and the pacer powered through the cool Campbellville air with relative ease. After fractions of :28.2, 58.3 and 1:26.1 sporting a comfortable margin over his closest competitor, Franco Santana N bid adios to his foes with a :26.3 final fraction to trip the timer in 1:52.4 with a winning margin of nearly 10 lengths.
Trained by Chantal Mitchell for owner Kevin Harvey of Halifax, N.S., Franco Santana N is a six-time winner in his career — with four of those wins coming in a four-race win streak last summer, highlighted by a pair of 1:49.4 performances.
A pair of notable names followed Franco Santana N across the wire. Hands Off Harry, most recently seen winning the 2025 Western Canada Pacing Derby last October at Century Mile, finished second in his Ontario debut for trainer-driver Paul Davies. O'Brien Award finalist Calicojack Hanover, the 2025 Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup champ, finished third with Tyler Jones up for trainer Luc Blais.
The full qualifying session replay is available below.
For results from the qualifying session, click the following link: Friday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park (Qualifiers).
(Standardbred Canada)