Woodbine names Stars of the Month for May

TORONTO, June 6, 2022 – Woodbine Entertainment today announced the Woodbine Stars of the Month for harness racing at Mohawk Park in the month of May.

The Woodbine Stars of the Month recognizes top performers in three categories (Horse, Trainer, Driver) for live racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The “Stars” are selected by the Woodbine Communications Team and consideration for selection is based off statistics, significant wins, notable career accomplishment and milestones.

The Woodbine Stars of the Month will be named on the first Monday of each month.

The Standardbred winners were selected based off performances in May.

Horse: Oney Hall (Deweycheatumnhowe)

The Bob McIntosh trained six-year-old won three of four starts in May, with his only loss being a narrow runner-up finish. All three of Oney Hall’s victories came in the Free For All/Preferred, including a national season’s best mile of 1:51.1 on May 16. 

Trainer: Richard Moreau 

Moreau posted 19 wins from 98 starts for a 19% win percentage. Moreau capped off the month with four wins on the May 30^th card. Top performers included Jimmy Freight (two Free For All Pace wins) and Patriarch Hanover (Free For All Trot winner).  

Driver: James MacDonald 

MacDonald led all Woodbine drivers with 29 wins in the month of May (21% win percentage). The reigning O’Brien Award Driver of the Year won three SBOA Stakes Finals (Adare Castle, Silver Label, Twin B Archie). MacDonald currently leads all Woodbine drivers in victories, sitting at 145 wins through May.

by Mark McKelvie, for Woodbine Communications