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Harness racing driver Doug McNair reached the $70 million earning milestone on Saturday (Jun. 25) as he steered Wheels On Fire (Somebeachsomewhere) to victory at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
He hustled the gelding out from post six to take point in a :26.1 opening panel. The 1/5 favourite cooled the pace down to a :55.2 half but was forced by an advancing American History (Sylvain Filion) to pick it up again to three-quarters in 1:22.2.
Wheels On Fire spun off the turn and unleashed his remaining energy to kick two lengths ahead. The seven-year-old then powered home to score in 1:49 and give McNair $13,000 more in earnings – enough to eclipse $70,000,000 lifetime.
DOUG MCNAIR MILESTONE REPLAY
McNair is the regular driver of Wheels On Fire, whom Richard Moreau trains for Brad Grant. The gelding’s six straight wins last summer made weekly headlines.
McNair celebrated his 4,000th driving win in April. He started driving in 2008 and was the 2017 Driver of the Year in Canada. His yearly high for wins was 518 in 2010.
Fellow driver Bob McClure reached a milestone one race prior when he drove his 4,000th winner. To read the full story, click here.
For complete race results, click here.
by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink
