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    "body": "<p>MILTON, June 25, 2026 &ndash; Live racing resumes tonight at Woodbine Mohawk Park for the first Thursday card of the season, bringing the racing schedule up to five-nights-a-week.</p><p>The Campbellville oval will host five cards each week from now through October 12. The increased schedule coincides with two-year-olds races ramping up, including several stakes opportunities over the next few weeks. \u200b </p><p>Woodbine Mohawk Park remains the ideal spot to develop two-year-olds, whether those horses be Ontario sired or not. Grand Circuit opportunities start in mid-July with the Tompkins-Geers, while the Ontario Sires Stakes season starts on July 3.</p><p>Tonight&rsquo;s card will feature four two-year-old races to follow up on three already contested last Friday. This weekend&rsquo;s two-year-old qualifiers will take place Friday and Saturday morning.</p><p>The upcoming two-year-old stakes are listed below:</p><p><strong>July 3<br>\u200b</strong>Ontario Sires Stakes Gold &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Pace<br>\u200bOntario Sires Stakes Gold &ndash; 2-Year-Old Filly Pace </p><p><strong>July 5<br>\u200b</strong>Ontario Sires Stakes Gold &ndash; 2-Year-Old Filly Trot<br>\u200bOntario Sires Stakes Grassroots &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Pace</p><p><strong>July 6<br>\u200b</strong>Ontario Sires Stakes Gold &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Trot<br>\u200bOntario Sires Stakes Grassroots &ndash; 2-Year-Old Filly Pace </p><p><strong>July 9<br>\u200b</strong>Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots &ndash; 2-Year-Old Filly Trot</p><p><strong>July 10<br>\u200b</strong>Tompkins-Geers &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Pace<br>\u200bTompkins-Geers &ndash; 2-Year-Old Filly Pace<br>\u200bOntario Sires Stakes Grassroots &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Trot</p><p><strong>July 16<br>\u200b</strong>Tompkins-Geers &ndash; 2-Year-Old Filly Trot </p><p><strong>July 17<br>\u200b</strong>Tompkins-Geers &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Trot<br>\u200bOntario Sires Stakes Grassroots &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Pace </p><p><strong>July 18<br>\u200b</strong>Ontario Sires Stakes Gold &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Pace </p><p><strong>July 19<br>\u200b</strong>Ontario Sires Stakes Gold &ndash; 2-Year-Old Filly Pace </p><p><strong>July 23<br>\u200b</strong>Ontario Sires Stakes Gold &ndash; 2-Year-Old Filly Trot<br>\u200bOntario Sires Stakes Grassroots &ndash; 2-Year-Old Filly Trot </p><p><strong>July 24<br>\u200b</strong>Ontario Sires Stakes Gold &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Trot<br>\u200bOntario Sires Stakes Grassroots &ndash; 2-Year-Old Colt Trot</p><p>Live racing continues every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Post time for each card of live racing is 6:30 p.m.</p><p>For the latest news and information, visit <a href=\"https://woodbine.com/mohawk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Woodbine.com/Mohawk</a> or follow @WoodbineSB on social media.</p><p>-30-</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/e3ed9e8b-0de7-4843-9507-112ab5c083c1/-/resize/1200x/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"4-Year-Old pacer Crack Shot winning in front of the Woodbine Mohawk Park grandstand on June 13, 2026. 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