Woodbine Mohawk Park: Selfie Queen, The Mighty Hill get Mohawk Million slots via EquineX

On Tuesday (Sept. 14) EquineX North America Corp announced that Selfie Queen (filly slot) and The Mighty Hill (colt slot) have been selected to complete in the C$1,000,000 Mohawk Million.

Selfie Queen (Muscle Hill -- Lady Lakewood) $76,250 1:51 2/5M is owned by David Anderson, John Fielding and Robert Leblanc and trained by Nancy Takter. The Mighty Hill (What the Hill -- Maxine the Mighty) $213,485 1:55 4/5H is co-owned by trainer Chris Beaver along with fellow owners Donald Robinson and VIP Stable.

On February 15th, 2021, EquineX announced that it had purchased two slots for the September 25 C$1,000,000 Mohawk Million for 2-year-old trotters to be held at Woodbine Mohawk Park near Toronto. A three person selection committee was established to choose the filly and colt who represented the best chance to win this race at the time of selection. Dave Briggs (HRU), Derick Giwner (DRF) & Bob Heyden made up the selection committee.

The top five performing fillies and colts that the final selection was made from were:

Fillies: American Beauty, Baptism, Gabbys C Note, Mon Cheval, Selfie Queen

Colts: Branded By Lindy, Gabbys Bit Coin, Looks Like Moni, Majestic J, The Mighty Hill

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The committee unanimously selected Selfie Queen and The Mighty Hill as their first choice. Gabby C Note was the second choice for the filly category and Branded By Lindy was the second choice in the colt category. In the event that the first selection declines the invitation to use the designated slot, the second choice will receive the invitation.

When reached for comment, Chris Beaver confirmed that he will accept the invitation with The Mighty Hill. Nancy Takter said she wasn't sure yet whether Selfie Queen would accept.

-edited release (EquineX)