Woodbine Mohawk Park: Rookie Grand Circuit races set to begin July 10

Woodbine Mohawk Park is set to ramp up its Grand Circuit 2-year-old stakes with the Tompkins-Geers first up followed by a new format and increased purses for the Dream Maker, Whenuwishuponastar, Millard Farms and Pure Ivory.

The Tompkins-Geers and four other 2-year-old stakes are all open events and offer strong racing opportunities for American breds and for Ontario eligible horses looking at races outside sires stakes.

The Tompkins-Geers for 2-year-old pacers will take place this Friday (July 10), while the Tompkins-Geers for rookie trotters is set for the following weekend (July 17, 18).

As for Dream Maker, Whenuwishuponastar, Millard Farms and Pure Ivory, all four events have switched from a series format (two preliminary legs and a final) to eliminations and a final. The events also switched from late closing to early closing, with nominations in February and sustaining payments in the months following.

Under the new format, the Dream Maker and Whenuwishuponastar for 2-year-old pacers are estimated to have a final purse of C$125,000 each, while the Millard Farms and Pure Ivory for trotters are both estimated at C$150,000.

The dates for the Tompkins-Geers, Dream Maker, Whenuwishuponastar, Millard Farms and Pure Ivory are listed below:

July 10

Tompkins-Geers (2-Year-Old Colt Pace)

Tompkins-Geers (2-Year-Old Filly Pace)

July 16

Tompkins-Geers (2-Year-Old Filly Trot)

July 17

Tompkins-Geers (2-Year-Old Colt Trot)

July 30

Pure Ivory – Eliminations (2-Year-Old Filly Trot)

July 31

Millard Farms – Eliminations (2-Year-Old Colt Trot)

August 7

Pure Ivory (G3) – Final (2-Year-Old Filly Trot)

Millard Farms (G3) – Final (2-Year-Old Trot)

August 13

Whenuwishuponastar – Eliminations (2-Year-Old Filly Pace)

August 14

Dream Maker – Eliminations (2-Year-Old Pace)

August 21

Whenuwishuponastar (G3) – Final (2-Year-Old Filly Pace)

Dream Maker (G3) – Final (2-Year-Old Pace)

To view the eligibles to the Tompkins-Geers, click here.

To view the eligibles to the Dream Maker, Whenuwishuponastar, Millard Farms and Pure Ivory, click here.

-edited release (Woodbine)