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    "modified_at": "2026-09-15 20:09:53",
    "published_at": "2026-09-15 20:09:00",
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    "body": "<p>MILTON, September 15, 2026 &ndash; A busy slate of stakes action is now set for over the next two weekends at Woodbine Mohawk Park.</p><p>The entry box closed Tuesday morning for a quartet of Grade 1 races - Metro Pace, Canadian Trotting Classic, Shes A Great Lady and Elegantimage.</p><p>The Canadian Trotting Classic for three-year-old trotters and the Shes A Great Lady for two-year-old filly pacers will not need eliminations this weekend. The Canadian Trotting Classic received eight entrants, while the Shes A Great Lady attracted a group of 11.</p><p>The entrants for both races are listed below.</p><p><strong>$590,000 Canadian Trotting Classic (G1)</strong></p><p>AI (Ron Burke)<br>\u200bApex (Marcus Melander)<br>\u200bHighland Destiny (Nancy Takter)<br>\u200bMagic Punk (Ake Svanstedt)<br>\u200bNix Nacken (Marcus Melander)<br>\u200bStrobe Lite (Ben Baillargeon)<br>\u200bTouchedbyanangel (Kyle Fellows)<br>\u200bYankee Boost (Gregg McNair)</p><p><strong>$510,000 Shes A Great Lady (G1)</strong></p><p>Aceandaten (Gregg McNair)<br>\u200bJersey Bulldog (John Pentland)<br>\u200bMauritius (Kyle Fellows)<br>\u200bMericana Hanover (Tony O&rsquo;Sullivan)<br>\u200bMoney Carlo (Dr. Ian Moore)<br>\u200bQued Up (Kyle Fellows)<br>\u200bRockin Jade Deo (Luc Blais)<br>\u200bTreacherous Nova (Kevin Benn)<br>\u200bTwin B Copacabana (Anthony Beaton)<br>\u200bTwin B Mayreau (Francis Dumouchel)<br>\u200bWaves Of Fortune (Anthony Beaton)</p><p>The Metro Pace (G1) for two-year-old pacers will have a pair of six-horse eliminations this Saturday evening. The top five finishers from each will advance to the $1 million final on Saturday, September 26.</p><p>The Elegantimage (G1) for three-year-old filly trotters will have eliminations this Friday. A pair of nine-horse eliminations have been drawn. 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