Logan Park back to business

Logan Park (Archangel) returned from his Breeders Crown attempt to the Open ranks with style on Monday (Nov. 14) at Woodbine Mohawk Park in the track’s $38,500 Handicap harness racing feature.

He trekked two-wide through the opening quarter of :27.3 to take command from Hp Mama B (Louis-Philippe Roy) entering the backstretch. The four-year-old gelding travelled to the half in :56.1 for Doug McNair and came under pressure from Locatelli (James MacDonald) while showing the way to three-quarters in 1:24.3.

Locatelli applied the blowtorch into the final eighth of a mile, but Logan Park trotted strongly to the finish and took the victory in 1:51.4.

Hp Mama B passed the tiring Locatelli late for second.

LOGAN PARK REPLAY

Logan Park’s win was his 12th lifetime in 42 starts. The Robert Don Fellows trainee, who finished fifth in the Breeders Crown Open Trot on Oct. 29, has now earned $709,002 for owners Outofthepark Stable of Rockwood, Reg Higgs of Strathroy, and Arpad Szabo of Bradford.

The card also saw the second leg of the Ontario-sired Harvest Series for three-year-old trotting fillies. Saint Antoine (Kadabra, Scott Youg) overhauled Hershey Seelster (MacDonald) from the pocket and repeated in the series with a 1:56 win. Angelwithattitude (Bob McClure) was third.

The winning filly is now three-for-19 with $66,741 in earnings after debuting this season at three. Brian Lee conditions her for Saulsbrook Stables of Windsor and Edward Gorc of Sudbury.

The $40,000A final is set for Monday, Nov. 21 at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Woodbine Mohawk Park racing continues on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:00 p.m. EST.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink