Quebec shipper hits milestone at Mohawk

Jimbelina (Big Jim) reached $300,000 in career harness racing earnings in her return from Quebec to Woodbine Mohawk Park on Thursday (Aug. 29) in the Pop-Up Series.

The mare flew forward to lead into the turn but was headed by Better Be Donna N (Jonathan Drury) at the quarter in :26.4 and shuffled to third in the second split. She sat on the cones to the half in :56 before pulling out on the final turn to attack the leader.

Jimbelina eclipsed Shes Lawless (Trevor Henry) at three-quarters in 1:25 and sprinted clear by three lengths down the lane. Her cushion was cut down to a length-and-a-half in the final eighth, but she completed the victory in 1:53.2.

Getting Euchred (Doug McNair) closed for place and held off show finished Chelsis Choice (Tyler Borth).

JIMBELINA REPLAY

Jimbelina is now 33-for-141 lifetime and increased her earnings to $304,435 with the latest victory. She raced at Hippodrome 3R for most of the season and hit the board in six of her last seven starts in Quebec. Jean Tourigny trains the 11-year-old for Roland Trudel of Becancour.

Silent Crossing (Captaintreacherous, James MacDonald) won the first division of the Pop-Up Series in a three-and-a-quarter-length score. The five-year-old stopped the clock in 1:52.1 in her 15th career win. Blake Macintosh trains her and shares ownership with Hutt Racing Stable.

Racing will resume at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday, Aug. 30 at 7:10 p.m. EDT. The headliner event is the $36,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred-Handicap, backed up by three divisions of the Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink