Woodbine Entertainment today released the official wagering menu for this year’s Mohawk Million card taking place this Saturday, September 26 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The richest night in Canadian racing is headlined by the Mohawk Million and Metro Pace, two $1 million Grade 1 stakes. The card also features three additional Grade 1 events: the Canadian Trotting Classic, She’s A Great Lady and Elegantimage.
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An extensive wagering menu at Woodbine Mohawk Park will complement the evening’s stakes action, highlighted by a $100,000 Guaranteed Early Pick 5 and a $100,000 Guaranteed All Stakes Pick 5. Plus, mandatory payouts of the Pick 6 (Race 5) and the Jackpot Hi-5 (Race 7).
A special $5 Woodbine Stakes Pick 3 will also be offered, linking races 6, 7 and 10. Note that this wager will appear as a separate card from the main Woodbine Standardbred card and will be listed as “Woodbine Stakes Pick 3” wherever Woodbine wagering is available.
Below is the full list of featured wagers for Mohawk Million Night:
- Race 1: $100,000 Guaranteed Early Pick 5
- Race 3: Early Pick 4
- Race 5: Pick 6 Mandatory Payout
- Race 6: $100,000 Guaranteed All-Stakes Pick 5
- Races 6, 7 & 10: Woodbine Stakes $5 Pick 3
- Race 7: Jackpot Hi-5 Mandatory Payout
- Race 9: Late Pick 5
- Race 10: Late Pick 4
Mohawk Million (G1) – $1 million – Race 10
The Mohawk Million for two-year-old trotters will crown a seventh champion. The unique “buy-in” race saw more than 30 interested parties enter to purchase a slot back in February. Each of the 10 slots were priced at $60,000. With each slot holder having the flexibility to keep, sell, lease or trade their spot, the 10 rookie trotters were officially declared on Monday.
Wellwood Memorial (G1) winner Ocean Storm and Peaceful Way (G1) winner Athenas Girl return to the Campbellville oval seeking another Grade 1 victory.
Dexter Dunn and Marcus Melander team with filly Athenas Girl in hopes of a third straight Mohawk Million win. The duo team last year with Apex, who races in Saturday’s Canadian Trotting Classic, and in 2024 with Maryland. Melander has won three of the six editions, securing his first in 2022 with Oh Well.
Athenas Girl is joined by Dataprivacy, Kissme Ifyoucan and Nevis Peak as fillies in the field. The lone filly to win the Mohawk Million was Venerable in 2021.
Cameron Capone trainee Ocean Storm came out on top in the Wellwood Memorial on August 29 and has won three of four races to begin his career. Yannick Gingras drove Ocean Storm to victory in the Wellwood but sticks with Ron Burke trainee Nevis Peak. James MacDonald gets the assignment behind Ocean Storm.
Serge Godin’s Determination and trainer Luc Blais have been after the Million trophy since the race was established. The prominent connections have acquired two spots in the race, sending out Peaceful Way third-place finisher Dataprivacy with Louis-Philippe Roy and Wellwood runner-up Access Now with Bob McClure.
Bill Pollock secured a spot in the Million through the slot draw and will send out his colt Seven Pledges on Saturday. The $700,000 yearling purchase is trained by Andrew Harris and will have the driving services of Joe Bongiorno.
Detonater Hanover and D A Johnny Cash wave the Ontario sired banner in this year’s race. The Dr. Ian Moore trained Detonater Hanover has won four of eight starts, while the Chris Matthews trained D A Johnny Cash has a pair of wins from six starts. Tyler Moore guides “Detonater”, while Doug McNair steers “Johnny Cash”.
Wrong Sounds Right looms as major player for trainer Jim Campbell and driver Todd McCarthy. The New Jersey sired standout has won four of six starts to date, including a 1:51.4 win in the New Jersey Classic.
Greg Luther’s filly Kissme Ifyoucan will race in her third rich race in as many weeks on Saturday. The Todd Luther trainee was fifth in Sunday’s Kentucky Sires Stakes Championship and second in the Ohio Sires Stakes Championship on September 12. Austin Hanners drives.
Ron Burke could become the second trainer to have multiple Mohawk Million victories if Nevis Peak prevails. A two-time winner from five starts, Nevis Peak was fourth in the Peaceful Way.
The Mohawk Million Field
1 – Dataprivacy – Louis-Philippe Roy – Luc Blais
2 – Athenas Girl – Dexter Dunn – Marcus Melander
3 – Detonater Hanover – Tyler Moore – Dr. Ian Moore
4 – Seven Pledges – Joe Bongiorno – Andrew Harris
5 – Wrong Sounds Right – Todd McCarthy – Jim Campbell
6 – Kissme Ifyoucan – Austin Hanners – Todd Luther
7 – Nevis Peak – Yannick Gingras – Ron Burke
8 – D A Johnny Cash – Doug McNair – Chris Matthews
9 – Ocean Storm – James MacDonald – Cameron Capone
10 – Access Now – Bob McClure – Luc Blais
The Mohawk Million stakes record is 1:51.4, set last year by Apex. It also stands as the Woodbine Mohawk Park track record for a two-year-old male trotter.
