Pair of Horses of the Year coming to Mohawk this weekend
June 11, 2015,by Mark McKelvie, WEG Communications
Campbellville, ON — The buzz for this Saturday’s Pepsi North America Cup eliminations is electric, but not lost in the shuffle is the excitement surrounding harness racing’s previous two Horse of the Year recipients gracing the Campbellville oval.
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Bee A Magician (top) and JK She’salady (bottom) are both in action this weekend at Mohawk.
Bee A Magician, the 2013 Horse of the Year, and JK She’salady, the 2014 Horse of the Year, will be strutting their stuff this weekend at Mohawk.
Bee A Magician will make her Mohawk return Friday night in an elimination for the Armbro Flight Stakes. The “Queen Bee” will leave from post two in the first C$35,000 elimination (race three) with regular driver Brian Sears in the sulky.
The 5-year-old daughter of Kadabra is off to a fantastic start this season with four wins from five starts, including a victory last Saturday in the $200,000 Charlie Hill Memorial at Scioto Downs. The $100,000 in earnings Bee A Magician received for winning the Hill Memorial made her the newest member of the triple millionaire club with more than $3 million in career earnings.
The Richard ‘Nifty’ Norman trainee has been installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite in Friday’s elimination.
The 3-year-old pacing colts may take center stage on Saturday night in the Pepsi North America Cup eliminations, but all eyes will be on JK She’salady in an elimination for the Fan Hanover Stakes. The 3-year-old daughter of Art Major puts her perfect 13 for 13 record on the line in Saturday’s third race. JK She’salady will be making her second start of the season Saturday and will team up with driver Tim Tetrick to leave from post three.
The Nancy Johansson trainee has had plenty of success north of the border. Last season, JK She’salady won the $441,600 She’s A Great Lady at Mohawk and the $377,360 Three Diamonds at Woodbine en route to being named Horse of the Year on both sides of the border.
The sophomore pacing filly enters Saturday night with $898,855 in career earnings. JK She’salady is the overwhelming 2-5 morning line choice in her elimination.
Both Bee A Magician and JK She’salady are big fans of Mohawk Racetrack. Bee A Magician has won 14 of 16 career starts over the Campbellville oval, while JK She’salady is a perfect three-for-three at Mohawk.
Fans won’t want to miss the opportunity to see two of harness racing’s superstars race on back-to-back evenings this weekend. If all goes well for Bee A Magician and JK She’salady, both stars could be racing on Pepsi North America Cup night (June 20).
Post time Friday and Saturday evening is 7:25 p.m.
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Frank Antonacci hopes he can get pumped about Iron, particularly if the 3-year-old trotter sees a favorable change in his fortunes. Iron is one of the 13 horses entered in the Goodtimes Stakes for 3-year-old trotters at Mohawk Racetrack in Ontario.