Woodbine Mohawk Park Adds Four Pop-Up Series

This week, Woodbine Entertainment released additional information for its upcoming four pop-up series at its Woodbine Mohawk Park for October 2023. Each of the four events is set to have three preliminary legs with total purses of CA$15,000 for each division, as well as a CA$30,000 finals.

The track’s Race Office previously announced that these four pop-up races are designed for Ontario Sired 3-year-old non-winners of CA$20,000 in 2023 from a minimum of five starts. Allowances are not included. The races will be contested at Woodbine Mohawk Park located at 9430 Guelph Line, Campbellville, ON L0P 1B0.

Conditions and Schedule

In its press release, the Standardbred track reported that the first series will be for three-year-old Trotting Fillies. Preliminary legs for the event will be contested on October 5, 12, and 19. Meanwhile, the final for the series with CA$30,000 in purses is scheduled for October 27.

Next is a series dedicated to three-year-old Trotting Colts with its preliminary legs held on October 5, 12, and 19. The final is on October 27. There is an event for three-year-old Pacing Fillies with initial legs on October 6, 13, and 20, and a final on October 27. The last one is for three-year-old Pacing Colts with preliminary legs on October 6,13, and 20, final is again on October 27.

In the meantime, the track is preparing for the highly anticipated CA$1 million Mohawk Million on Saturday, September 23, 2023. It will feature a field of 10 two-year-old trotters, with four fillies, as part of a CA$3.5 million-plus card. The program also includes the prestigious CA$970,000 Metro Pace for two-year-old pacers.

But that is not all, as Saturday’s card will also contain the CA$660,000 Canadian Trotting Classic, CA$540,000 Shes A Great Lady and CA$381,000 Elegantimage. The track reminds that post time for the lucrative card is set at 7:10 p.m. It also reminds visitors that admissions and parking will be free for the events.

Adding Greater Betting Options

This year’s edition of the Mohawk Million will be the first one of private sportsbooks in Ontario to offer legal wagering on it. It became a reality a couple of weeks ago when bet365 launched the track’s pari-mutuel betting on horse races. CEO of Woodbine Entertainment promised that even more sports wagering operators in the province will adopt it in the near future.

However, that is not all new betting options introduced this year by the horse racing group. Earlier this year, the operator debuted Swinger, also known as Omni wager at its tracks. This product is a leading international wager which requires horseplayers to select two of the top three finishers in a selected race.

Source: “Woodbine Mohawk Park to offer pop-up series in October ” Woodbine Entertainment, September 20, 2023