Harness News Update: Picks and analysis for Woodbine Mohawk Park April 27th

Woodbine Mohawk Park has a 12-dash harness racing card set for Saturday (Apr. 27) that features four finals for the Ontario Sired Spring Series. The card kicks off with a Pick 5 wager in the first race and the late Pick 5 starts in the sixth.

The Ontario Sired Spring Trots Final for three-year-old fillies kicks off the card. Kinnder Hotblood(Kadabra) comes in as the 2-1 morning line favourite. She draws post six as she looks to make it back-to-back wins. She won last time in the second leg in 1:55.1 after finishing fourth in the first leg. Matthew Baxter trains the filly and James Macdonald will be in the bike.

KINNDER HOTBLOOD REPLAY

Lexus Angel (Archangel) returns after taking the second leg off. She won the first leg in 1:57.1 which was her third win of the year. She has been racing well as she has only finished out the top two in her five starts. Lexus Angel is trained by Shannon Henry and Trevor Henry will be in the sulky.

LEXUS ANGEL REPLAY

The three-year-old colt & gelding trotters have their final in the third race and the heavy favourite is Covoy Hall (Muscle Mass). He is a perfect five-for-five in his career and has a lifetime mark of 1:55.4. He won the first leg in 1:57.4 and felt no need to race in the second round. Sylvain Filion has been in the bike for all five career starts and is scheduled to drive once again on Saturday for Robert Mcintosh.

CONVOY HALL REPLAY

Another big battle looms in the three-year-old pacing filly division between Lightning Lizzie and Right Match. Lightning Lizzie (Betterthancheddar) is the 9-5 morning line favourite in the sixth race, and she draws post three.  She remains perfect in her career after only two starts. Her current fastest mile is 1:53.3 which she achieved in the first leg. She was scratched from the second leg due to illness.  Sylvain Filion is set to drive for Murray Brethour.

LIGHTNING LIZZIE REPLAY

Right Match (Sportswriter) is looking to sweep the series and get her third straight win. She won both prior legs in 1:53 which is her personal best time. She has yet to finish worse than second place this year but will have to come from post-eight on Saturday. Right Match is one of two Robert Mcintosh entries in this race, and she will have Tyler Jones in the bike.

RIGHT MATCH REPLAY

In the eighth race, Write Me A Rose (Sportswriter) is looking to continue his journey in sweeping the Canadian Graduate Series. He won the first leg in 1:52 and followed that up with 1:51.2 mile in the second leg. He has shown he likes to take the early lead and has become hard to catch. Doug McNair will be in charge of the reins for Robert Kyle Fellows.

WRITE ME A ROSE REPLAY

$32,000 is up for grabs in the tenth race and a field of seven are entered in the Preferred 2 Pace. The Manitoba-bred, Emmetts Buddy (In The Irons) comes in as the 5-2 morning line favourite. He won his first start of the year in the same division in 1:50. He followed that up with a solid second place finish behind the monster, Taurasi. Emmetts Buddy is trained by Michael Kwietniowski and Ontario Regional Driving Champion, Tyler Borth will be in the bike.

EMMETTS BUDDY REPLAY

My Picks

Race 1: Ontario Sired Spring Series Trot Final – Three-year-old Fillies

Kinnder Hotblood (6)

Billie Jean Queen (7)

Lexus Angel (8)

 

Race 2

Do Better (9)

T H Mcmurry (7)

Saulsbrook Ian (8)

 

Race 3: Ontario Sired Spring Series Trot Final-Three-year-old Colts & Geldings

Covoy Hall (3)

Captain Wania (6)

The Canam Banker (5)

 

Race 4

Ricardoshilyshally (6)

Wikipedia (1)

Best Night Ever (7)

 

Race 5

Stop the Shootin (1)

Nazare (10)

Southwind Sambucca (6)

 

Pick 5

6,7,8,4/9,7,8,3/3/6,1,7/1,10,6

 

Race 6: Ontario Sires Spring Series Pace Final – Three-year-old fillies

Lightning Lizzie (3)

Right Match (8)

Always A Catch (5)

 

Race 7: Ontario Sires Spring Series Pace Final – Three-year-old colts & geldings

Four By Four (2)

Your Party (5)

Warraweeforlaura (7)

 

Race 8: Canadian Sired Graduate Series Pace: 3^rd leg

Write Me A Rose (1)

No Control (2)

Wry (6)

 

Race 9

Major Hill (1)

Lets Tie One On (2)

Highlandneachsbest(7)

 

Race 10

Emmetts Buddy (5)

Poseidon Seelster (3)

Hungry Man (1)

 

Pick 5

3,8/2,5,7/1/1,2/5,3,1

 

Race 11

My Ibiza N (4)

Code Cracker (1)

Ilikemebettor (8)

 

Race 12

Reactor Now A (7)

Ron (5)

Cold Creek Queso (4)

 

The first race kicks off at 7:10 p.m. EST.

For the complete race entries, click here.

by Trey Colbeck, for Harnesslink