Pikachu Hanover pocket pops in Preferred

Harness racing driver Trevor Henry set Pikachu Hanover up perfectly in the Woodbine Mohawk Park $34,000 Preferred, and the horse capitalized.

Henry accepted the pocket spot as Treasured Tee (Doug McNair) motored to the top before the first turn, and the leader carved out a :26.4 first quarter mile and a half in :55.4 with Pikachu Hanover biding his time in second. Henry swung Pikachu Hanover to the outside prior to hitting three-quarters in 1:24.1 as Perfetto (Dagfin Henriksen) edged closer on the outside.

Pikachu Hanover grinded away into the stretch against a defiant Treasured Tee, but the latter capitulated at the eighth pole and Pikachu Hanover thundered home for the 1:53.1 score. Treasured Tee continued battling after losing the lead and finished second by three quarters of a length. Perfetto sustained his first-over bid and took show. The winner paid $5.50.

PIKACHU HANOVER REPLAY

Pikachu Hanover, a seven-year-old Andover Hall stallion, has won 21 of 56 career starts, and he has brought in $203,784 for his connections. High Stakes Stable, based in Farmington Hills, owns the horse and employs Gregg McNair as the trainer.

Sylvain Filion posted three victories on the day. He appeared in the winner’s circle with Dealin With Dewey (1:55) after the second, Jaydens Place (1:52.4) after the fifth, and Rays Kredit (1:52) after the eighth. Filion is the track’s leading driver with 56 scores in the current year.

Woodbine Mohawk Park will see action next on Thursday, Jun. 24. First post is set for 7:00 p.m. EDT.

For full race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink