Milton, ON – Woodbine Mohawk Park’s Race Office received the supplemental entry of Sabonis to this year’s Grade 1 Canadian Pacing Derby ahead of Monday’s noon deadline.
Sabonis is trained by Brett Pelling and owned by Diamond Creek Racing and Pelling Racing LLC. The 4-year-old son of Tellitlikeitis most recently won the Grade 2 Dan Patch Invitational at Harrah’s Hoosier Park on Aug. 8.
An Indiana-sired star, Sabonis has won 19 of 28 races, including the Carl Milstein Memorial at age 3 and the Graduate Series final this season, and $806,316. He sports a career mark of 1:47.3.
The fee to supplement was C$40,000.
The entry box for the Canadian Pacing Derby closes tomorrow morning (Aug. 19) at 10:30 a.m. Eliminations, if necessary, will take place this Saturday (Aug. 23).