Doug McNair added to his impressive list of driving accomplishments by picking up his 4,000th career victory on Friday evening (April 15) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The 32-year-old Guelph, Ont. reinsman entered Friday’s program just a win shy of 4,000 for his career and would grab the milestone victory with veteran pacer Julerica in the $18,000 sixth race.
Sent off as the even-money choice, Julerica was moved to the lead by McNair on the way to the half and fended off rival Legal Bettor in the lane to collect the victory. The 1:54 score gives the 10-year-old Julerica three wins this season and 43 career victories overall.
An O’Brien Award-winning driver, McNair began his career in 2008 by winning his first career drive and has never looked back. Now in his 15th season of driving, McNair has surpassed $1 million in earnings in all 15 seasons. His career high for wins in a year is 518 in 2010 while his top season for earnings was in 2017 with his mounts banking $6.5 million.
McNair is off to a great start in 2022, ranking second in wins and earnings ($1.3 million) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Live racing continues Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Post time is 7 p.m.
To view Friday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park
(With files from Woodbine)