New Claiming Pop-Up Series to start March 4 at Woodbine Mohawk Park

New Claiming Pop-Up Series to start March 4 at Woodbine Mohawk Park

MILTON, February 21, 2024 – The Woodbine Mohawk Park Race Office has added a new Claiming Pop-Up Series for pacers to next week’s condition sheet.

Woodbine Mohawk Park will offer a four-week $8,000 Claiming Pop-Up Series for pacers beginning on Monday, March 4.

The series will consist of three preliminary legs (with purses increasing each week) and an $18,000 final on Monday, April 1. A consolation will be offered if enough horses are entered.

The dates and purses are listed below:

Leg 1: Monday, March 4 (Purse: $8,000)
​Leg 2: Monday, March 11 (Purse: $9,000)
​Leg 3: Monday, March 18 (Purse: $10,000)
​Final: Monday, April 1 (Purse: $18,000)
​Consolation: Monday, April 1 (Purse: $12,000)

A horse must race in a minimum of two legs to be eligible for the final.

The entry box for Monday, March 4 closes next Wednesday (February 28) at 10:30 a.m.

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Mark McKelvie
Mark McKelvie Sr. Manager Communications, Woodbine Entertainment

 

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Woodbine Entertainment is the largest horse racing operator in Canada, with Thoroughbred horse racing at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, and Standardbred horse racing at Woodbine Mohawk Park in Milton. Woodbine Entertaiment also owns and operates HPIbet, Canada’s only betting platform dedicated to horse racing. Woodbine and Mohawk Park are host to several world-class racing events including The King’s Plate, three Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series races, and the Pepsi North America Cup. Run without share capital, Woodbine Entertainment has a mandate to financially invest all profit back into the horse racing industry and the 25,000 jobs it supports across Ontario.   

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