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Woodbine Mohawk Park: Analysis for Friday 11/21
John Rallis' analysis of the Friday 11/21 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
John RallisNov 19, 2025
John Rallis' analysis of the Friday 11/21 card at Woodbine Mohawk Park.
The California Horse Racing Board on Wednesday granted dates for a five-month daytime harness racing meeting at the Fresno fair tentatively scheduled from December 2026 to early May 2027.
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Overnight purses will rise by approximately 6 percent to 7 percent in some categories at the 2025-26 Santa Anita winter-spring meeting from Dec. 26-April 5. In addition, two $100,000 stakes on turf have been restored to the schedule after not being held this year.
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Mika, a runaway allowance winner at Laurel on Sunday, will leave trainer Brittany Russell's barn in Maryland and return to Mike Maker to continue his 3-year-old campaign in New York.
On a list that includes Chad Brown and Bob Baffert, trainer Gary Capuano stands apart. The Mid-Atlantic horseman is currently enjoying a stellar campaign with juveniles, winning 18 of 44 races with 17 horses. His 41 percent strike rate with 2-year-olds is the highest in the country among trainers with at least 40 starts.
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Jockey Sahin Civaci, who was thought to have fractured two vertebrae in his back in a spill at Aqueduct on Nov. 13 and was expected to be out a month, is targeting a Dec. 4 return, agent Mike Sellitto said Wednesday.
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Jockey Victor Carrasco said that he plans to spend a few more weeks at Laurel Park before shifting his tack to Turfway Park for the winter.
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Trainer Panagiotis “Peter” Synnefias hopes his successful summer at Monmouth Park can be a harbinger for the fall and winter at Aqueduct.
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Del Mar canceled racing on Friday due to a pending rainstorm, the second weather-related cancellation at the track in less than a week.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Caretaker of the Year. The award, sponsored by Art Zubrod and Leah Cheverie’s Fair Island Farm in conjunction with the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA), recognizes the unsung heroes of the sport: The caretakers who maintain the health and welfare of the horses on a daily basis.