Don Irvine Jr. won five races throughout Northfield Park’s 15-race program on Friday (August 7).
Irvine’s triumphs were aboard Man He Can Skoot ($4.00) in the evening’s $13,000 featured Open event in race three, Jolting Kate ($10.80) in race five, Miss Fineline ($17.00) in race six, Hot Mandy ($20.40) in race 11 and RD Elegant Yankee ($14.00) in race 15.
Irvine, 64, has been a fan favourite at Northfield for decades. He has 6,972 career wins and is approaching $35 million in total purse earnings. He currently sits 10th in Northfield’s local driving ranks with 60 wins so far this year.
Throughout his long and successful career, Irvine has competed in nearly 40,000 races and has six local dash titles to his credit. He was the leading driver over the Flying Turns in 1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983 and 1984. Irvine’s success gained him the honour of being a Northfield Park Wall of Fame inductee in 1991.
(Northfield Park)