Driver Bob McClure reached a money milestone winning the opening race with four-year-old trotter Eurobank Hanover on Monday evening, April 13 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The 35-year-old resident of Rockwood, Ont. has now driven horses to $60 million in purse earnings lifetime, with Eurobank Hanover's share of the $22,000 purse in a conditioned trot on Monday putting him just over that milestone.
McClure left from post seven with favourite Eurobank Hanover to take the lead from 7-2 second choice Wolfpack Crown (Louis-Philippe Roy) by the quarter pole, hitting the first marker in :28 before that rival moved back out for the retake. After following the leader through middle splits of :57.4 and 1:26.3, McClure tipped Eurobank Hanover from the pocket and they wore down Wolfpack Crown at the end of the 1:55.1 mile by half a length to take the lion's share of the purse. Hercules (Mark MacDonald) broke stride in the stretch leaving the show dough up for grabs with Ungawa (Paul MacDonell) closing from the backfield to hit the board more than three lengths behind the winner.
Trained by Luc Blais and owned by Determination of Montreal, Que., Eurobank Hanover delivered as the even-money bettors' choice, winning for the second time in three seasonal starts. Now nine-for-20 lifetime, the Greenshoe-Emmylou Who gelding, a full brother to 2025 O'Brien Award winner Emoji Hanover, could have a bigger payday for his connections in the future as he remains eligible to this year's $350,000 (added) Maple Leaf Trot.
McClure is coming off his 12th straight million-dollar campaign and his best season to date in 2025 when he guided winners of $7.3 million, including reigning Horse of the Year Beau Jangles, and was an O'Brien Award runner-up for the Keith Waples Driver of the Year award. The last time he topped $7 million in a single season was in 2020 when he took the Driver of the Year title.
To view Monday's harness racing results, click the following link: Monday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park.
(Standardbred Canada)