Double milestone for nine-year-old

Muscle Fashion, a nine-year-old Muscle Mass gelding, passed $400,000 in career harness racing earnings in his 200th start on Tuesday (Aug. 13) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The 14-1 shot enjoyed a pocket ride through :27 and :55.4 first-half panels and got the lead with no work required as the previous pacesetter Quebec Hanover (Louis-Philippe Roy) jumped it off on the final turn. Muscle Fashion hit three-quarters in 1:24.3 and lengthened his advantage as he came down the stretch. He had no trouble in the closing stages, crossing the line two-and-a-quarter-lengths the best in 1:52.4. Storm Trotter (Scott Young) finished second over Mister Magic (James MacDonald).

MUSCLE FASHION REPLAY

The victory was Muscle Fashion’s 26th lifetime. He has stayed at the mid- to low-level conditions at Woodbine Mohawk Park for most of the past three seasons. His earnings now total $406,465. Katelyn Graham trains the gelding for Steve Mihalic of Oakville.

Woodbine Mohawk Park will host its next card on Thursday, Aug. 15, featuring Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Mid-Season Finals for two-year-old pacers. First post is set for 7:10 p.m. EDT.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink