by Mark McKelvie, WEG Communications

Toronto, ON — Sylvain Filion closed out the month of February in style with a five-win performance on Saturday night (Feb. 28) at Woodbine.

The veteran reinsman scored his first victory of the night in the first of ten races on the card with pacer Hit And Giggle A.

Filion would then get on a roll by winning three races in a row. Spark Marky in the fifth, Power Move in the sixth and Nickle Bag in the seventh gave Filion a grand slam on the evening.

Filion’s fourth victory of the night with Nickle Bag in the Preferred Pace came from a disqualification to the original winner Avatartist.

The Milton, Ontario resident would record his fifth victory of the evening in the ninth race with pacer Urbana Bayama. Filion’s last drive of the night would finish out of the money.

Filion was not the only driver to have a solid night at the office, as Simon Allard completed a three-win night by capturing the last race in upset fashion with Push Back at 30-1.

The five-win night for Filion gives him 43 this season at Woodbine and extends his lead in the driver’s standings to nine wins ahead of Trevor Henry.

Filion will be back in action with five drives on Monday night’s card. Post time is 7:25 p.m.