Rapid final quarter for two-year-old winner

Two-year-old Sauble Wilson (Betterthancheddar) flew home in :26.1 for a debut harness racing victory on Tuesday (Jun. 25) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Bob McClure sat the homebred colt in fourth through :30.3 and 1:00.3 first-half panels set by Belmont Blazer (Travis Cullen). Sauble Wilson edged off the cones and caught cover approaching three-quarters in 1:29.2 but still had a sizable gap to abridge by the eighth pole. The colt found another gear, though, and motored to the front to win by three-quarters-of-a-length in 1:56.3. Belmont Blazer was second with Century Lucifer (Tyler Borth) rolling from last to third.

SAUBLE WILSON REPLAY

Sauble Wilson paid $28.40 in the victory, off the back of a 2:01 qualifier. Otis Hall trains the freshman out of the Shadow Play mare Performing Art. Nasussito Racing of Ayr and Sean Dunnett of Cambridge own and bred the colt.

The night’s other two-year-old winner was Hey Dude (Greenshoe), driven by Jody Jamieson for trainer Carl Jamieson to a 1:59.3 performance.

HEY DUDE REPLAY

The next card at Woodbine Mohawk Park is scheduled for Thursday, Jun. 27 with a 7:10 p.m. EDT start. The Tompkins-Geers for two-year-old fillies and the second Ontario Sires Stakes Gold leg for sophomore trotting males feature on the program.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink