T C I super in $620,000 Wellwood Memorial

T C I (Cantab Hall) extended his harness racing winning streak to six and booked a trip to the Mohawk Million in doing so as he captured the $620,000 William Wellwood Memorial on Saturday (Aug. 26) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

He entered the first bend fourth, but Dave Miller kept him on the rim and waited for Masstercraft (Trevor Henry) to clear before urging him to the top. T C I grabbed control past the quarter in :27.2, cruised to the half in :56.3, and stayed calm to three-quarters in 1:25.4 while Amazing Catch (Ake Svanstedt) made progress first-over.

Amazing Catch fizzled out in mid-stretch, leaving only Mars Hill (Todd McCarthy) to chase the leader, and T C I outlasted the closing rival to win by a half-length in 1:54.3.

Amazing Catch proved third-best.

“He’s been racing phenomenally,” said Miller post-race. “His gait and that, it’s kind of flawless. He’s been perfect so far.”

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T C I, owned by Burke Racing Stable of Fredericktown, Hatfield Stables of Columbus, Knox Servies of Mt. Vernon, and Weaver Bruscemi of Canonsburg, is six-for-seven in his rookie year and has won every race since his debut. The Pennsylvania-bred also leads his Pennsylvania Sires Stakes group with three wins in three tries for trainer Ron Burke. His career earnings ballooned to $425,970 with the Wellwood Memorial victory.

The win also grants him free entry to the $1 million Mohawk Million, harness racing’s richest two-year-old event, on Sep. 23.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink