2019 Canadian Trotting Classic Final: Woodbine At Mohawk Park, September 14, 2019 - Race 8 HD

Green Manalishi S and driver Tim Tetrick went to the front and never looked back to capture the $605,000 Canadian Trotting Classic on Saturday night at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Marcus Melander trainee held off a late push from Pilot Discretion to win Woodbine’s marquee event for three-year-old trotters by half a length in 1:52.4. Tetrick becomes the winningest driver in the history of the Canadian Trotting Classic with now four titles to his name. “That’s a big honour,” said Tetrick of claiming the Canadian Trotting Classic wins record. “It just kind of fell into place and worked out really good.” Tetrick’s previous three victories in the Canadian Trotting Classic came with Crystal Fashion (2018), Bar Hopping (2016) and Market Share (2012). “I wanted to get out of there and either sit really close or go ahead and cut it, but I didn’t want to have to work too hard to do it,” said Tetrick of his strategy. “I wanted him to feel really brave going down the backside and I went a little faster in the third-quarter to get a little separation on them and down by the wire it was getting close, but my horse held on good and he never wins by too many.” Owned by Courant Inc, Green Manalishi S improved to four for four in starts at Mohawk Park. The Melander trainee becomes the first horse since Father Patrick in 2014 to win the Wellwood Memorial and Canadian Trotting Classic in consecutive seasons. Green Manalishi S is now five for nine this season with $688,226 earned. The Canadian Trotting Classic victory is the 10th career visit to the winner’s circle for the son of Muscle Hill and pushes his career earnings over the million-dollar plateau to $1.2 million. Visit https://woodbine.com/Mohawk for more racing information. Follow the Woodbine TV Producers on Twitter! https://twitter.com/WoodbineTVProd Knight Angel - Douglas McNair Forbidden Trade - Bob McClure Swandre The Giant - David Miller Green Manalishi S - Tim Tetrick Pilot Discretion - Andrew McCarthy Smart As Hill - Paul Macdonell Gerry - Dexter Dunn Dont Letem - Yannick Gingras Only For Justice - Chris Christoforou Race 8 from Woodbine, Mohawk Park, September 14, 2019