A short set of five qualifiers hit the track at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Monday (March 8) under dim sunshine and over a “fast” surface.
Rockin N Talkin opened the session with a 1:56.3 effort from off the pace. The five-year-old Custard The Dragon gelding stormed to the finish off fractions of :28.2, :58 and 1:27.4 to sweep the field with a :27.3 final quarter. Bob McClure sat in the sulky for trainer Herbert Holland.
In the qualifier following, Fly Eagle Fly went the fastest trotting mile on the morning with a wire-to-wire 1:57.4 stroll. Driver Nick Boyd rated the four-year-old son of European champion Bold Eagle through fractions of :28.4, :58.1 and 1:27.3 in progress to a two-and-a-quarter length win over Spun From Magic. Jeff Gillis conditions the trotter for owner Richard Gutnick.
Ali blazed over the cold track with a 19-length romp to post the fastest pacing mile of the session. Conditioned by Anita Ouellette, the six-year-old Dali gelding sped to the front and set a clip of :29, :57.1 and 1:25.3 to then wrap the mile with a :28.4 final quarter and stop the clock in 1:54.2. Whos Watching finished second with Tapestry another three lengths behind in third. Travis Henry drove the winner for owner Luc Ouellette Inc.
The Monday qualifying session can be viewed in its entirety below:
To view Monday's qualifying results, click on the following link: Monday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park (Qualifier).