Driver Louis-Philippe Roy celebrated a career milestone with his first win on the Friday night (July 22) card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
Roy earned his 2,000th career victory as he guided the popular four-year-old distaffer Settn A Precedent ($5.30) uncovered to a sub-1:50 score in the $20,000 fourth race, equalling the 1:49.4 national season's record for older pacing mares. The 32-year-old reinsman worked out the winning trip aboard the daughter of Sunshine Beach for trainer/owner Jonathan Panos as they held on by half a length over the Ontario Sires Stakes prepping sophomore filly Silver Label.
Roy scored two more wins on the 10-race program to bring his seasonal total to 152, which ranks among the top 10 drivers in Canada. His mounts have earned in excess of $3 million this year and horses driven by the Quebec native have earned nearly $32.5 million lifetime.
Roy won the Future Star O'Brien Award after his first million-dollar season in 2016 and has since been named Canada's Driver of the Year twice, including in 2018 when he put up career-best numbers winning 416 races and $7.4 million in purses.
To view Friday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Woodbine Mohawk Park.