Treasured Tee takes Preferred prize

Treasured Tee came away victorious in the Woodbine Mohawk Park $34,000 Preferred Handicap Trot on Monday as he converted a dream trip into a harness racing win.

Doug McNair used the stallion’s early speed tactically to work him into the pocket going into the first turn. They then followed favoured leader Zig Zag (Sylvain Filion) through the opening two stations of :27.1 and :56.1, but they didn’t remain there for the third as McNair slid Treasured Tee off the pylons heading into the final turn.

Treasured Tee drew alongside the leader through the bend and slingshotted to the lead as they straightened for home. He left Zig Zag behind quickly and trotted to the finish strongly to score by three and a half lengths in 1:53.1.

Dream Nation (Bob McClure) finished second, and Perfetto (Dagfin Henriksen) took third. The winner paid $13.40.

TREASURED TEE REPLAY

Treasured Tee, a six-year-old son of Yankee Glide, has amassed $209,371 in earnings and 13 wins across 65 lifetime starts. Richard Moreau trains the horse who spent May and the first week of June at The Meadowlands. Brad Grant of Milton owns.

McNair won the night’s final four races in a natural grand slam.

Woodbine Mohawk Park returns on Tuesday, Jun. 15 with 10 races starting at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

For full race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink