Woodbine Mohawk Park — Friday, September 4, 2026
Post Time 6:30 PM | 12 Races

Woodbine Mohawk Park serves up a loaded 12-race card on this 151st racing night of the season, headlined by two Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for the sophomore trotting crop and a pair of $151,000-and-up added-money features that should draw a strong betting handle.

FEATURE RACE: Race 2 — The Simcoe Stakes (Grade 3), $151,000, 3-Year-Old Filly Pacers, 1 Mile
Tonight’s marquee event brings together six of the top sophomore pacing fillies on the Grand Circuit, and it’s shaping up as must-watch action. Daya, the $713,500-earning superstar out of the John Darling barn (a gaudy 39% win clip), has been in the money in six consecutive starts against the toughest Gold and Grand Circuit company Ontario has to offer, and she draws the five-post for one of the meet’s leading reinsmen, Jody Jamieson. She won’t have it easy — Easy Station, fresh off two tough Kentucky Sires Stakes tries against males, and Lavender Seelster, guided by the highest win-percentage trainer on the entire card (Dr. Ian Moore at 42%), both have the class and connections to spring the upset. Expect a fast, competitive mile that could go a long way toward shaping this division’s championship picture.

Beyond the feature, Race 6’s Grand Circuit test for 3-year-old trotting fillies (headlined by Breeders Crown champion Storybook Love) and back-to-back Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions in Races 5, 7, and 9 for the state’s best 2-year-old trotters round out a card with something for every type of horseplayer.

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WOODBINE MOHAWK PARK — FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 — FULL CARD ANALYSIS

Post Time 6:30 PM | 12 Races

Program Introduction

Woodbine Mohawk Park serves up a loaded 12-race card on this 151st racing night of the season, headlined by two Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions for the sophomore trotting crop and a pair of $151,000-and-up added-money features that should draw a strong betting handle.

FEATURE RACE: Race 2 — The Simcoe Stakes (Grade 3), $151,000, 3-Year-Old Filly Pacers, 1 Mile Tonight’s marquee event brings together six of the top sophomore pacing fillies on the Grand Circuit, and it’s shaping up as must-watch action. Daya, the $713,500-earning superstar out of the John Darling barn (a gaudy 39% win clip), has been in the money in six consecutive starts against the toughest Gold and Grand Circuit company Ontario has to offer, and she draws the rail-adjacent five-post for one of the meet’s leading reinsmen, Jody Jamieson. She won’t have it easy — Easy Station, fresh off two tough Kentucky Sires Stakes tries against males, and Lavender Seelster, guided by the highest win-percentage trainer on the entire card (Dr. Ian Moore at 42%), both have the class and connections to spring the upset. Expect a fast, competitive mile that could go a long way toward shaping this division’s championship picture.

Beyond the feature, Race 6’s Grand Circuit test for 3-year-old trotting fillies (headlined by Breeders Crown champion Storybook Love) and back-to-back Ontario Sires Stakes Gold divisions in Races 5, 7, and 9 for the state’s best 2-year-old trotters round out a card with something for every type of horseplayer. Full race-by-race analysis and selections follow below.

Methodology for every race: recent speed/closing pattern, class consistency, post-position fit for a 1-mile oval, driver/trainer meet win% and ROI, and morning-line odds weighed against actual current form (not used as the sole factor). Horses with a qualifier in their last five lines, or no actual pari-mutuel start in 14+ days, were down-weighted for the Top 3 even when class was strong.

RACE 1 — F&M, NW $6,000L4/NW $12,500L8, 1 Mile Pace

1. #5 Raptors Won (ML 5-1, PP5) — Elite Cullen/Cullen driver-trainer tandem (trainer 30%+ win over a massive sample), has raced every 1-2 weeks with no gaps, and keeps grinding out minor checks against this class.
2. #7 Seaclusion N (ML 7-2, PP7) — Roy/Dupont is one of the sharpest combos in the field, she won two starts back and gets class relief tonight after a tune-up race.
3. #10 Madam X (ML 15-1, PP10) — Comes in off a gate-to-wire win last time out and the connections (Thiessen/Merner) have her sharp; a big price for a horse that just won. Longshot Value: #8 Charmbo Stormy (ML 15-1, PP8) — Driver McNair (34%) and trainer Mann (34%) are the two best win-percentage numbers in the field by far, and she has a recent win buried in her line; a big overlay if that elite barn believes in her tonight.

RACE 2 — SIMCOE STAKES (Gr.3), 3-Year-Old Fillies, 1 Mile Pace, $151,000

1. #5 Daya (ML 6-5, PP5) — Trainer John Darling is running at a 39% clip, and Daya has finished no worse than 2nd in six straight starts against Gold/Grand Circuit company — the clear class horse.
2. #3 Easy Station (ML 4-5, PP3) — Elite McNair/Fellows combo; her only two subpar efforts came against males in Kentucky, and she drops back into conditions that fit.
3. #1 Lavender Seelster (ML 10-1, PP1) — Trainer Dr. Ian Moore is the highest win-percentage trainer on the entire card (42%), and she was competitive in a stakes try at Pocono last out. Longshot Value: #4 Cackle Berry (ML 15-1, PP4) — Won twice in June, has been passing horses late in traffic-troubled trips since, and gets a clean look tonight in a small field.

RACE 3 — F&M, NW $27,000L4 (AE 3YO), 1 Mile Pace, $33,000

1. #4 A Clean Deal (ML 2-1, PP4) — Elite Mcnair/Fellows combo and simply the most talented filly in this field, with a 9-1-1 sophomore-stakes résumé that towers over everyone else here; her recent qualifier was a tune-up, not a form concern.
2. #2 Madrid A (ML 5-1, PP2) — Trainer Clifford McGuire is red-hot with this filly, she’s won or been in the money in every one of her last four true starts, and driver James Macdonald leads the entire meet colony.
3. #3 Always Dawn (ML 7-2, PP3) — Trainer Kevin Benn wins at a 33% clip, and she’s coming off a determined stretch-run win last week. Longshot Value: #6 Glenboro (ML 10-1, PP6) — Elite trainer Jodie Cullen, drops back into a very winnable spot, and has finished in the top three in five of her last seven.

RACE 4 — F&M, NW $9,000L4/NW $18,000L8, 1 Mile Pace, $24,000

1. #2 Perfectly Chic (ML 6-1, PP2) — Elite driver Bob McClure, she scored her first win of the season three starts back and is now dropping back into an easier spot off a troubled last race.
2. #7 Betterdoubledown (ML 8-1, PP7) — Elite driver Doug McNair, has been closing every gap and just missed for the win last out after getting class relief.
3. #3 Pownal Bay Bobbi (ML 3-1, PP3) — Elite Macdonald/Fellows combo, the ML favorite here but backed up by genuinely solid recent placings, not odds alone. Longshot Value: #8 Betternotmachme (ML 10-1, PP8) — Elite trainer Jodie Cullen, remarkably consistent — she has finished in the money in six straight starts, yet drifts to double-digit odds. (Note: #5 Wise Professor is a live Pennsylvania shipper but hasn’t raced in four weeks and switches barns tonight — too much uncertainty for a short price.)

RACE 5 — OSS GOLD LEG 4, 2-Year-Old Trotting Fillies, $100,000

1. #8 Rebel Moon (ML 5-2, PP8) — Elite Macdonald/Jamieson combo and by far the best résumé in the field with four wins from seven starts this year.
2. #6 Verily (ML 2-1, PP6) — Elite driver Louis-Philippe Roy, two wins from five starts and has finished no worse than 3rd all year.
3. #3 Major Contender (ML 7-2, PP3) — Elite family barn (trainer/driver Jamieson), won two back and has been competitive every time out. Longshot Value: #4 Kings Lady (ML 10-1, PP4) — Lightly raced but has a win in three career starts, and elite driver Tyler Borth climbs aboard.

RACE 6 — GRAND CIRCUIT, 3-Year-Old Trotting Fillies

1. #7 Delightful Yankee (ML 8-1, PP7) — Elite trainer Luc Blais (36% win rate, tops in the field), riding a two-race win streak at Grand River right into this class rise.
2. #6 Cupid Hall (ML 6-1, PP6) — Elite driver James Macdonald, the most consistently in-the-money filly in the field with a recent win.
3. #3 Storybook Love (ML 6-5, PP3) — The Grade 1 Breeders Crown winner drops back into more manageable company after facing tougher Grand Circuit foes; her ceiling is the highest in the race even though her very last U.S. start was rough. Longshot Value: #2 Barbara May (ML 10-1, PP2) — Elite McNair/McNair trainer-driver combo and a recent win buried in her line; sharper now off an 18-day freshen-up.

RACE 7 — OSS GOLD LEG 4, 2-Year-Old Trotting Colts/Geldings, $150,000

1. #3 Detonater Hanover (ML 6-5, PP3) — Elite Moore/Moore combo (trainer 42%, driver 31%), with multiple recent wins and clearly the fastest colt in the field.
2. #4 Great White North (ML 10-1, PP4) — Elite trainer Michael Keeling (41%), has won his last two starts outright and keeps improving.
3. #1 Three Six Zero (ML 6-1, PP1) — Elite trainer Robert Kyle Fellows, remarkably consistent with three wins and three seconds from seven career starts. Longshot Value: #6 Grand Manalishi (ML 15-1, PP6) — Has a win on his ledger and drops back into conditions after facing males in Gold company; live outsider in a good post.

RACE 8 — F&M, 4YO & Younger, NW $23,500 Lifetime, $21,000

1. #1 Mollys On Fire (ML 8-1, PP1) — Elite driver James Macdonald, riding a four-race win streak into tonight’s spot.
2. #7 Cold Creek Cali (ML 4-1, PP7) — Elite Roy/Bishop combo; her only bad recent line was an equipment failure (broken buxton), not a form decline — she was winning before that.
3. #10 Lainey Blu (ML 5-1, PP10) — Two wins in her last four real starts and a live driver in Trevor Henry. Longshot Value: #8 Always Be Emma (ML 15-1, PP8) — Elite McClure/Dupont connections; capable of a big number if she stays flat and avoids the gait issues that have cropped up recently.

RACE 9 — OSS GOLD LEG 4, 2-Year-Old Trotting Fillies, $100,000

1. #5 Treasure King (ML 4-1, PP5) — Elite family barn (Jamieson/Jamieson), owns a Gold win and a Grand Circuit runner-up — the deepest résumé in the field.
2. #7 Flawless Lady (ML 5-2, PP7) — Elite driver James Macdonald, broke through impressively last out immediately after a barn change — clearly a filly on the way up right now.
3. #1 Twin B Kingsley (ML 10-1, PP1) — Two wins from five career starts and comes in off a sharp qualifier. Longshot Value: #6 Song From Heaven (ML 6-1, PP6) — Elite driver Tyler Borth, has been competitive every start without a win yet — due for one at a square price.

RACE 10 — SIMCOE STAKES (Gr.3), 3-Year-Old Fillies, 1 Mile Trot, $78,000

1. #4 Cher Hill (ML 9-5, PP4) — Elite McNair/McNair combo; beat the favorite (Blue Jean Gal) head-to-head in their last true meeting and owns the fastest recent mile in the field.
2. #5 Blue Jean Gal (ML 6-5, PP5) — Elite driver James Macdonald and the most accomplished résumé of any 3-year-old trotting filly on the grounds — a very close #2 rather than an automatic favorite pick.
3. #6 A Splash Of Green (ML 10-1, PP6) — Zero qualifiers in her recent form (unlike the top two), and she’s finished 1st-or-2nd in five straight actual races — red hot right now. Longshot Value: #2 M E Laurel (ML 6-1, PP2) — Has a recent win and drops into a manageable trip in a small field.

RACE 11 — F&M, 4YO & Younger, NW 2 Races/$30,000 Lifetime, $22,000

1. #7 Jay (ML 5-1, PP7) — Elite trainer Dr. Ian Moore (42%, tops on the card); dominant lifetime-mark win three starts back and drops back to a fitting class tonight.
2. #6 Annies Diva (ML 10-1, PP6) — Elite trainer Blaine McKenna (34%, the best in this field), consistently competitive with an improving trend.
3. #2 Horse With A Plan (ML 3-1, PP2) — Elite Cullen/Cullen combo, steady minor-money form all year. Longshot Value: #5 Sweet Lake (ML 10-1, PP5) — Elite driver James Macdonald aboard, two recent wins on her ledger even if at smaller tracks.

RACE 12 — F&M, NW $2,500L4/NW $5,000L8 (Optional Claimer), $13,000

1. #9 Santafes Appetite (ML 10-1, PP9) — Elite Cullen/Cullen barn, has been finishing better with every single start and won impressively last time out.
2. #5 Superior Delight (ML 3-1, PP5) — Elite trainer Jamie Copley (33%, the best trainer number in this field), consistently competitive with this class.
3. #6 Pretty Missy May (ML 8-1, PP6) — Elite trainer Gerard Demers (31%), has an actual recent win in a wide-open bottom-level field. Longshot Value: #8 Miss Danni Song (ML 15-1, PP8) — Elite driver Bob McClure rarely takes a mount without a live chance, and she has a recent runner-up finish in her.