Whichwaytothebeach upsets in Mohawk Preferred

Whichwaytothebeach (Somebeachsomewhere) captured the $32,000 Preferred-2 at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday (Jun. 29) in an 8-1 harness racing upset.

Sylvain Filion fired the gelding off the wings and got him to the front, crossing over Saulsbrook Victor (Brett MacDonald) before allowing him to take point nearing the quarter in :27.1. Whichwaytothebeach remained in the pocket through middle panels of :55.4 and 1:24, tipping out at the head of the lane to attack the leader.

Saulsbrook Victor withstood the advance into mid-stretch, but Whichwaytothebeach muscled past and drew clear by two-and-a-quarter lengths for the 1:50.1 victory.

Saulsbrook Victor was second-best. Write Me A Rose (Jody Jamieson) passed horses in the final quarter for third.

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Whichwaytothebeach, trained by Garry Merner for Gino Toscani, has now won 22 of 86 career races and has earned $877,053. The six-year-old won his last start on Jun. 22 in a conditioned event and is now four-for-16 this season.

Watch Her Dewitt (Hes Watching) won her fifth straight later on the card, reaching six digits in career earnings with the 1:53.4 win. Trevor Henry drove the four-year-old, a 12-time winner this year, to victory for trainer Shayne Barrington. Barrington co-owns her with Macks Stable of Stoney Creek.

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The card also saw a pair of two-year-old maiden winners. Wickedpace (McWicked, Doug McNair) scored in her second start in 1:53.2 for Paul Cameron, who co-owns her with Jayne Cameron and Arnolds Horse Shack. Au Jus (Stay Hungry) took an initial mark of 1:55.4 as she rallied from sixth at the top of the lane to win her debut. Tony Beaton trains the $50,000 Harrisburg Purchase for Casie Coleman, Dumain Haven Fram, Mac Nichol, and Kevin McKinlay.

Woodbine Mohawk Park is scheduled to resume racing on Monday, Jul. 1 at 7:10 p.m. EDT.

For complete race results, click here.

by Nicholas Barnsdale, for Harnesslink