Momas Son Byrne blitzes Preferred-2 victory

Momas Son Byrne (Sunshine Beach) set a hot tempo on the lead in the $32,000 Preferred-2 at Woodbine Mohawk Park and backed them up by holding on to take the harness racing contest.

On top with a cushion to the quarter in :26.3, Momas Son Byrne (Jonathan Drury) received company from the first-over Lawless Shadow (Tyler Moore) down the backstretch. The leader cut :54 and 1:21.2 middle splits with that rival just off her right flank and straightened for home on top.

Momas Son Byrne vanquished Lawless Shadow soon after, but Cadillac Bayama (Trevor Henry) picked up the gauntlet from the pocket and closed in.  The closer made headway in crunch time, but Momas Son Byrne had an extra half-length and held her off to take the top pace in 1:49.1.

Cadillac Bayama was second. Lawless Shadow showed heart and held third.

MOMAS SON BYRNE REPLAY

Momas Son Byrne’s win will take the five-year-old to 16-for-57 lifetime and $226,155 in earnings. Residing in the Carmen Auciello barn, he has now won three open-level dashes this year for owner Daniel Sarafian of Unionville.

Also on the card, Metro Pace winner and Ontario Sires Stakes champion Stockade Seelster (State Treasurer, Jody Jamieson) took a tightener and prevailed in a photo. The sophomore colt took over on the backstretch and survived pocket-sitter Points North (Jonathan Drury)’s final charge to win by a nose in 1:49.4. The colt was fourth in an Ontario Sires Stakes Gold event last week and broke in his Meadowlands Pace elimination on Jul. 8. The Ian Moore-conditioned colt is now 13-for-20 lifetime and has earned $1,122,741 for owners Sally Macdonald of Souris and Paul Macdonald of Toronto.

STOCKADE SEELSTER REPLAY

Woodbine Mohawk Park continues racing on Monday, Jul. 31 with a 10-race card featuring three divisions of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots for two-year-old trotting fillies.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink