Gregg McNair, a regular trainer on the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) circuit, scored his 2,000th career training victory on Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack.
With his son, Doug, in the sulky, Swinging Beauty won her conditioned event from off-the-pace to reach the special career milestone mark. The four-year-old mare, who is owned by William Switala and James Martin, recorded her seventh lifetime victory in a career-best performance of 1:50.3. The pacing miss lifted her lifetime earnings to $516,455 in the process.
“It’s nice to get there. It means you're getting older too,” McNair quipped. “I was glad I was here [on track] for it and it was nice to get it with a good horse like that and with Doug driving.”
During Mohawk’s 2012 summer meet, McNair’s trainees have so far crafted a record of 10-6-9 from 57 starts, with over $500,000 in purse earnings, which ranks the veteran horseman 10th in the trainer standings.
Over the years, the 51-year-old Guelph, Ont. resident has conditioned the likes of standouts Aracache Hanover ($1,271,037), Tiz To Dream ($702,578), OK Commander ($453,624) and Trail Boss ($273,590), just to name a few.
His trainees have also banked more than $33 million in career purse earnings.
To view Friday's harness racing results, click on the following link: Friday Results - Mohawk Racetrack.
(With files from WEG)