by Mark McKelvie, Woodbine Entertainment Group Communications

Toronto, ON — Not even the cold temperatures could cool off the red-hot Richard Moreau barn on Monday night (Jan. 26) at Woodbine.

Moreau’s stable sent out seven starters in six races over the course of Monday’s 10-race card and visited the winner’s circle an impressive five times. Driver Sylvain Filion teamed up with Moreau to drive four of the five winners.

The Moreau barn didn’t waste any time winning races, as they swept the first three races of the night.

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Big Package was the first of Richard Moreau’s five winners on Monday.

Trotter Big Package, a first time starter for the Moreau stable, won the opener with Filion in the bike in 1:57.1. In the second race, 3-year-old pacer Camvicted also won in his Moreau barn debut to remain unbeaten in two career starts. Trevor Henry piloted the sophomore to victory in 1:54.1. Trotter Tymal Colossus kept the barn’s hot streak going by easily winning the third race with Filion in 1:57.

Moreau didn’t send out his next starter until the sixth race, but he picked up right where he left off. Pacer Arrived Late and Filion turned in a big last quarter to track down and defeat the favorite Velocity Headlight in 1:56.

Moreau would next send out a pair of trotters in the top-level conditioned trot and score his fifth victory in upset fashion. Filion was able to get the veteran trotter Watkins to the wire first for a 13-1 upset in 1:55.2. The other Moreau starter, Cracker Zack, finished fourth.

Moreau’s final starter on the evening, Gonna Rock N Roll, finished out of the money in the final race of the night.

The five win evening for Moreau catapults him ahead of Joe Cirasuola for top spot in the WEG trainer’s standings. Moreau has won 15 races from 74 starters in 2015 at Woodbine.

The veteran conditioner is a finalist for the O’Brien Award as Canada’a top trainer in 2014. The O’Brien Awards will take place on Saturday (Feb. 7).

Moreau will look to keep the hot streak going when he sends out three starters Thursday night at Woodbine.