After achieving the 1,000-win milestone the night prior, trainer David Menary rolled out three winners on the Saturday evening, April 12 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park inlcuding a featured triumph in the $36,000 Preferred Pace with Brue Hanover.
Post six in the field of six pacers was no problem for recent New Holland Series champion Brue Hanover and catch-driver Travis Cullen, who went to the gate as the bettors' choice. The pair swiftly left from the outer wings, achieved the early lead and never looked back as they controlled the timer in :27.2, :56.2 and 1:24. With a :26 final panel, Brue Hanover cruised home to 2-1/2-length score in 1:50. Odds On Capitalism (Louis-Philippe Roy) finished second with Poseidon Seelster (Bob McClure) third.
Brue Hanover is owned by Pennsylvania's Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Bruscemi. The five-year-old Stay Hungry-Blind Ambition gelding moved his seasonal tally to six wins from eight starts with $120,917 banked. In his career, he has yielded $451,545 to go along with a record of 24-9-11 in 73 starts. He paid $3 as the favourite.
Menary quickly surpassed his milestone plateau with his training triactor, including wins with Century Komodo ($43.40, Doug McNair) and Kolby Two Step ($6.50, Louis-Philippe Roy).
A pair of Pop-Up Series classes went to the gate on Saturday, each carrying a $14,000 purse as part of the first leg of the series. The series was open to horses and geldings that are non-winners of $15,000 in 2025 or not averaging $1,400 per start in 2024 or 2025. The second leg will reconvene on Saturday, April 19.
Wind Blown ($2.30) took the first split from gate-to-wire with James MacDonald in the seat for Anthony Beaton, winning the mile by 3-3/4 lengths in 1:51.
All Bets On Tex ($39.40) upset in the second split with a half-length victory in 1:52.2 from post nine. Brett MacDonald piloted the winner for his father Ronald MacDonald as the trainer's 999th career victory.
To view Saturday's harness racing results, click the following link: Saturday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park.
(Standardbred Canada)