Top Mohawk mare reaches 70 wins in another tight finish

So Much More (Big Jim) tallied her 70th lifetime harness racing victory as she finished her season with another close win in the $36,000 Fillies and Mares Preferred at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Friday (Dec. 29).

So Much More was fourth to the quarter in :27.1 and came first-over for James MacDonald nearing the half in :55.2. She received no cover, advancing into the breeze and pulling to within a length of leader Dabarndawgswatching (Jody Jamieson) as they turned into the stretch.

So Much More left the pacesetter behind, but Huntress (Sylvain Filion) emerged from the pocket and met her on even terms at the pylons. Tells On A Roll (Travis Cullen) also entered the scene in mid-stretch, and the three went toe-to-toe to the finish. Huntress raised the white flag in the final metres, and So Much More hung on over Tells On A Roll to prevail in 1:51.3.

Tells On A Roll was a neck short. Huntress finished third.

SO MUCH MORE REPLAY

So Much More, Canada’s two-time Older Pacing Mare of the Year, concluded her year with 13 wins in 33 tries. The seven-year-old, trained by Don Beatson, has earned $1,584,827 and won 70 times in her 158 career starts. Beatson co-owns the mare with Ken Beatson of Palgrave and Cole England of Exeter.

Woodbine Mohawk Park will host its final card of the year on Saturday, Dec. 30. The first of 10 races is set for 7:10 p.m. EST.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink