Milton, ON — Musical Rhythm extended his win streak to six in a row with a track record-equaling mile of 1:50.4 on Monday evening (June 17) at Woodbine Mohawk Park.

Musical Rhythm equaled Mister Herbie’s 1:50.4 track record in Monday’s Preferred Trot at Woodbine Mohawk Park. New Image Media photo.

The Ben Baillargeon-trained 7-year-old bested five rivals in the C$34,000 Preferred Trot to match the record set by Mister Herbie in the 2012 Maple Leaf Trot.

Musical Rhythm and driver Mario Baillargeon left out from post three and got away second behind stablemate Bautista, who cut an opening quarter of :26.4. B Yoyo moved up from third to first in the backstretch and posted a sizzling half of :54.4.

The tempo didn’t let up in the third quarter, as Musical Rhythm rushed to the top from third and reached three-quarters in 1:22.4 to carry a lead of over two lengths in the lane.

Musical Rhythm completed his mile with a :28 final quarter and dug in to hold off a late push from Free Willy Hanover to win by a half length. Eleven-year-old Catch The Dream closed with a final quarter of :27.2 to finish third, while Monopoly was fourth.

The track record-equaling performance gives Musical Rhythm six consecutive victories and seven wins in 15 starts this season. The Baillargeon trainee, who is also owned by Santo and Nunzio Vena and Claude Hamel, is now a 36-time winner in his career. He paid $2.70 to win.

Live racing continues Tuesday evening (June 18) at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Post time is 7:10 p.m.