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The Red Mile will host the last of its stakes contests this meet for freshmen on Saturday (Oct. 8).

The last of the week’s stakes action for freshman Standardbreds is set to go to post on the Friday (Sept. 30) card at The Red Mile with pacing colts and geldings and trotting fillies in competition in a total of six Bluegrass Stakes divisions.

Bulldog Hanover was back to being the unanimous choice for No. 1 in the Week 17 Hambletonian Society/Breeders Crown poll released Tuesday (Sept. 27).

After tasting defeat for the first time in his career one week ago, rookie Stockade Seelster started a new win streak courtesy of an impressive performance in the $900,000 Metro Pace on Saturday night (Sept. 24) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. 

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. - Oh Well was the class of the Mohawk Million on Saturday night.

All good things must come to an end. So when Stockade Seelster's unbeaten streak was snapped in his 2022 Metro Pace elimination on Saturday (Sept. 17) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, trainer Dr. Ian Moore began the process to start a new win streak.

The stage is officially set for this year’s edition of the Mohawk Million after post positions were drawn Monday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

The two $40,000 Metro Pace eliminations for two-year-old pacing colts Saturday (Sept. 17) at Woodbine Mohawk Park saw a heavy favourite, Save America, and a long shot, Tip Top Cat, emerge victorious.

“What she did tonight was an exceptional effort,” said trainer Shawn Steacy of his rookie filly Sylvia Hanover, who established a stakes record of 1:50.2 with an impressive performance in the lone Champlain Stakes division for two-year-old pacing fillies on Saturday (Sept. 10) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Undefeated two-year-old colt Stockade Seelster streaked to his fifth consecutive victory on Friday evening (Aug. 19) at Woodbine Mohawk Park, winning the $158,100 third Gold leg of the Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) season.