James MacDonald celebrates 4,000th win

MILTON, February 28, 2025 – James MacDonald, Canada’s four-time defending Driver of the Year, celebrated harness racing career win 4,000 on Friday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The Guelph, Ontario resident entered the evening just one win shy of the 4,000-win mark.

MacDonald reached the milestone early by winning the evening’s second-race with five-year-old pacing mare Firstofanera ($11.10) for trainer Carmen Auciello.

The 4,000-win milestone is part of a tremendous run of success for MacDonald over the last several seasons.

MacDonald was recently named the Keith Waples Driver of the Year at the O’Brien Awards for the fourth straight year. His incredible 2024 season included earning over $12 million, the most in a single season by a Canadian based driver, and notable victories in the Meadowlands Pace and two Breeders Crown events.

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It took MacDonald only 861 days to go from 3,000 career wins to 4,000.

After winning four straight Woodbine driving titles, MacDonald is off to another great start in 2025 with 45 wins at the Campbellville oval entering Friday, 12 more than his nearest rival in the standings.

Live racing continues Saturday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Post time is 6:30 p.m.

by Mark McKelvie, for Woodbine Entertainment