Two-year-old trotters found themselves in the spotlight Thursday evening at Woodbine Mohawk Park as the oval hosted finals of the Pure Ivory Series for fillies and the Millard Farms Series for colts and geldings.

The boys were up first in the $79,000 Millard Farms Series, and the undefeated
Macho Martini kept his perfect record intact thanks to a 1:54.4 triumph in the rich final.

With Bob McClure at the controls behind the son of Muscle Mass-Peach Martini, Macho Martini got away fourth while stablemate On A Streak shot to the top from Post 8 and supplied the field with a first quarter clocked in :27.2. As the field moved into the backstretch, McClure started up the engine on Macho Martini and asked him to march to the lead.

Macho Martini brushed to the lead and proceeded to lay down middle splits of :57.3 and 1:27 before kicking into gear and firing home in :27.4 to win by 2-3/4 lengths over On A Streak in a career-best clocking of 1:54.4. Lucky Rascal took home the show dough.

Determination of Montreal, QC owns the colt who was a $37,000 purchase from last fall’s Harrisburg Yearling Sale. Four wins from four starts has helped the youngster boost his bankroll to $140,433.

(Standardbred Canada)