Fillies will be in the spotlight at Mohawk Racetrack on Friday evening, as the Campbellville oval will host Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Series legs for the two-year-old pacing and three-year-old trotting lasses.
Undefeated Bee A Magician will put her 12-race win streak on the line from Post 4 in the first of two $105,000 sophomore trotting filly divisions. The daughter of Kadabra and driver Rick Zeron of Oakville will tackle a field of seven fillies in their final prep before the September 28 Super Final, where Bee A Magician will hope to repeat as the division champion.
Melvin Hartman of Ottawa, Herb Liverman of Miami Beach, FL and David McDuffee of Delray Beach, FL share ownership of Bee A Magician, who has banked $966,979 in her flawless 11-race sophomore season while battling the best fillies in North America.
Current division point leader Motown Muscle will square off against Bee A Magician for the seventh time this season from Post 2. The daughter of Muscle Mass came within a head of halting her rival’s win streak in the August 10 Mid-Summer Challenge, and will be taking another shot at the task on Friday. Ben Baillargeon of Rockwood conditions Motown Muscle for owner-breeders Bet Max Sables Inc. of Casco, MI and Benenati Inc. of Clinton Twp., MI.
The two-year-old pacing fillies return to Gold Series action on Friday for the first time since their Mid-Summer Challenge at Mohawk on July 19. Division leader and Mid-Summer Challenge victor Nefertiti Bluechip will be looking for her fourth victory from Post 8 in the first $105,000 division.
Jack Darling of Cambridge owns and trains the daughter of Shadow Play, who prepped for Friday’s test with a September 4 qualifier over the Mohawk oval, finishing second to her stablemate Alibi Seelster in a 1:57.1 clocking. Alibi Seelster will make her own bid for a fourth victory from Post 10 in the second division.
Among the fillies Alibi Seelster will face is Battle of the Belles winner Lady Shadow, who has not raced since she captured the August 5 event at Grand River Raceway. Guelph resident Gregg McNair conditions the Shadow Play filly for Lindsey and Connie Rankin of Lexington, MI.
The two-year-old pacing fillies are featured in Races 1 and 6 on Friday, while the three-year-old trotting fillies will impress Mohawk Racetrack fans in Races 2 and 3. The evening’s first race will go behind the starting gate at 7:25 pm.
To view the harness racing entries for Friday at Mohawk, click the following link: Friday Entries – Mohawk Racetrack.
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